The Power of Placemaking
Learn more about the unique role that community-led placemaking initiatives play in cultivating collective wellbeing.
Download the report and accompanying resources to make your own case for placemaking!
AARP Livable Communities is hosting a webinar on Wednesday, February 8th between 2 p.m. and 3 p.m. (Eastern Time). This webinar will describe the 2023 Community Challenge grant program, explain the application process, highlight the work of a few past grantees who jump-started long-term changes in their communities, and answer applicant questions. Learn more and […]
Cities for Everyone with Gil: The Webinar, presents Arrested Mobility: Exploring the Impacts of Over-Policing BIPOC Mobility in the U.S. /w Guest, Charles Brown This presentation will examine how the collective racialized forces of over-policing (i.e., policy, planning, policing, and polity). Black physical mobility in the US lead to adverse social, political, economic, and health […]
Join Placemaking Canada for a cross-country check-in on placemaking and public space. What’s going on across Canada? Share your placemaking story, or attend the session and learn about key public space aspirations, projects, and initiatives for 2023. Placemaking is all about transforming public spaces – our plazas, parks, streets and civic buildings – into vibrant, […]
L’aménagement des milieux de vie a une influence majeure sur la santé, la qualité de vie et les possibilités d’épanouissement des populations qui y résident. Ainsi, les choix urbanistiques peuvent atténuer ou, au contraire, perpétuer, voire aggraver les inégalités sociales. Ce webinaire se veut une introduction à la vaste question du rôle potentiel de l’aménagement […]
In December 2022, The Somali Centre for Culture and Recreation, in partnership with the Infrastructure Institute at the University of Toronto, released a report entitled, Inhibited Growth: Examining Public Investment Gaps in Black Infrastructure Needs. This report examines the gaps in public investment and access to Black-led social infrastructure that integrates community centres, recreational spaces, and cultural […]
All are welcome to come and enjoy an evening celebrating Black excellence and culture. The evening will include guest speakers, African drummers, music, art, food and the presentation of the Black Excellence Awards. Doors open at 6 p.m. and the formal program begins at 7 p.m. Come out and join us for an evening of […]
