Project Objective
To build excitement and engage diverse communities in reimagining parks and public spaces through an equity lens.
8 80 Cities and the City of Kitchener came together to launch the first-ever pop-up park in downtown Kitchener to build excitement and engage diverse communities in reimagining parks and public spaces through an equity lens.
The pop-up park was a real-time display of ideas generated by residents through the Places and Spaces engagement conducted by the City of Kitchener’s Parks, Recreation and Cemeteries Division. The pop-up park demonstrated real-time ideas and input shared by equity-deserving communities during months of engagement leading up to the pop-up installation.
Together 8 80 Cities, the City of Kitchener and community stakeholders crafted Project Goals, Design Directions and Programming Themes that guided the design, programming, layout and activation of the Kitchener Pop-Up Park.
The Kitchener Pop-Up Park Project Findings Report details the project goals, design directions and programming themes while diving into observations and key data points. Download the report.
