Creating Community Gardens for People of All Ages
Creating Community Gardens for People of All Ages, a 32-page publication by AARP Livable Communities with 8 80 Cities, can help...
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Our mission is to ignite action and challenge the status quo to create healthier, more equitable, and sustainable cities for all people.
WHAT IS 8 80 CITIES?
We believe that if everything we do in our cities is great for an 8 year old and an 80 year old, then it will be great for all people.
Upcoming Webinar
Community Gardens: A Tool for Growing Community Change
Join us on February 16th from 2:00 – 3:30 PM ET for the Community Gardens: A Tool for Growing Community Change webinar to hear more about Creating Community Gardens for People of All Ages — a 32-page publication by AARP Livable Communities with 8 80 Cities and community garden-focused grant opportunities provided by our partners AARP Livable Communities.
OUR SERVICES
We don’t do boring.
Work with us. Have fun again!
Our team can help your community’s streets and public spaces thrive.
Unconventional Engagement
Everyone has a voice, we provide the megaphone. Our expertise is in creating unconventional engagement strategies that get people informed, involved, and excited about new initiatives in their cities.
Idea Labs
Changing cities starts by harnessing exceptional new ideas and taking action. That’s what 8 80 Idea Labs are all about. We will share our knowledge of best practices from cities around the world to generate new and exciting ideas and action plans for your community.
Open Streets Planning
We are international experts in Open Streets design and implementation. ‘Open Streets’ are community-based programs that temporarily open selected streets to people, by closing them to cars. Streets become places where people of all ages, abilities, and backgrounds can come out and improve their health.
Special Projects
We love to break the mold. That’s why we take on Special Projects- these are projects that go beyond our other services. Our Special Projects incubate new strategies and ideas to elevate people-centred urbanism. We develop these projects in collaboration with our partners and clients.
FEATURED PROJECTS
This is 8 80 Cities in action.
The 8 80 concept is universal. From communities of 5,000 to 5 million, our projects always start at the same place; how do we meaningfully engage people in urban transformation.
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School Streets
School Streets are programs that create a car-free environment in front of schools at the start and end of the school day to pr...
Global“Post-COVID People and Cities. People: healthier and happier.
Cities: equitable and sustainable.”
– Gil Penalosa, Founder
Stories & Insights
From the world of 8 80 Cities.
Like cities we’re always evolving! Keep up to date with the latest stories and thoughts from 8 80.
Insight#OCChangemakers 2021-2022 Project Highlights: Carly, Leah and Serisha
Ontario Community Changemakers is a fellowship and micro-grant program for young civic innovators with bold ideas to activate public space, enhance civic engagement and foster social inclusion. This program is powered by 8 80 Cities and funded by Balsam Foundation. Visit ontariocommunitychangemakers.org to learn more.......
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