@880Cities

Create a city that's great for an 8-year-old and an 80-year-old, and you'll create a city that's great for all.

 Toronto, ON
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📢 The 10/26 deadline is fast approaching! Submit an application for PPS's #CommunityPlacemaking#Grants: #StreetsasPlaces w/ @GM. Learn more about how you can apply for a $75K grant to transform a public space for improved street safety & usability. 🔗 pps.org/community-placemakin…
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Great opportunity to create safer routes to school! Applications are now open! Details 👇🏼 🙌🏼@citymississauga
City of Mississauga
@citymississaugaOct 16
Mississauga's School Streets program is helping create safer routes to school! 🚶 By temporarily closing roads to vehicle traffic during drop-off or pickup times, the program reduces congestion and makes it easier for students to walk, bike or roll to school. Applications are open to eligible elementary and middle schools until October 31. Learn more: bit.ly/3TKl3M5
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Mississauga's School Streets program is helping create safer routes to school! 🚶 By temporarily closing roads to vehicle traffic during drop-off or pickup times, the program reduces congestion and makes it easier for students to walk, bike or roll to school. Applications are open to eligible elementary and middle schools until October 31. Learn more: bit.ly/3TKl3M5
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8 80 Cities retweeted
Ophea@opheacanadaOct 14
Exciting School Nutrition initiatives happening as part of #GrowingHealthyPlaces! Very proud to be part of this collaborative project. @880Cities @BrockUniversity @PeelSchools @citymississauga @novonordisk @ROPpublichealth @regionofpeel
Glenhaven Senior PS_PDSB@GlenhavenSrOct 14
Thank you Cook Smart for an engaging and informative session with our Gr. 6 students today! Students learned about making healthy food choices and had fun exploring nutrition through the Sneaky Pesk video and the Choose Smart message. 🍎🥕 #CookSmart #ChooseSmart #HealthyLiving
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8 80 Cities retweeted
ISUH@IS_UrbanHealthOct 14
🔴 Now live from #ICUH2026: @Penalosa_G of @880Cities explores how cities can make healthy living the easy choice through better policies, infrastructure, and programs. With the support of @novonordisk.
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Exciting news! Join us in welcoming our 2026 #OCChangemakers, who will be pursuing projects to invigorate change in their local communities. We can’t wait to see what they accomplish! 🔗 Meet the #OCChangemakers: ontariocommunitychangemakers…
Portraits of 30 diverse individuals forming the 2026-2027 Ontario Community Changemakers cohort on a red background. The words "Congratulations to the 2026-2027 cohort!" are in the top right corner.

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Recently, 8 80 Cities leaders led a walking tour for #AdaptationCanada, showcasing Toronto's east-end streets as tools for #climateaction. #880Cities #Placemaking #ActiveMobility #CompleteStreet #ClimateAdaptation
A woman stands on a platform speaking to a diverse group gathered on a sunny city sidewalk near a tree and modern buildings.

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On September 30, we honour the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation and Orange Shirt Day. Truth and Reconciliation begins by listening to lived experiences with humility, compassion, and respect. This day is an opportunity to reflect on the enduring impacts of residential schools, honour the children who never returned home, and recognize the strength, resilience, and leadership of First Nations, Inuit, and Métis peoples. Truth and Reconciliation requires more than reflection. It calls for ongoing learning, meaningful relationships, accountability, and action. At 8 80 Cities, we are committed to advancing reconciliation through our work and organizational practices. As we continue to learn, we strive to: 🔸 Support Indigenous-led programs, initiatives, and public space activations. 🔸 Integrate Indigenous perspectives, cultural awareness training, and ongoing learning into our team's professional development and organizational culture. 🔸 Build reciprocal relationships with Indigenous organizations and partners, ensuring Indigenous knowledge and contributions are respected and fairly compensated. Our human rights and anti-oppression approach has been strengthened through guidance from Indigenous partners who remind us that our responsibility extends beyond one another to the land, water, and air that sustain us. As we work toward creating healthier, more equitable, and inclusive communities, we recognize the interconnectedness of all living things and the importance of Indigenous knowledge in shaping a more just future. Today, we encourage everyone to take time to listen, learn, reflect, and act in support of Truth and Reconciliation. #TruthAndReconciliationDay #OrangeShirtDay #EveryChildMatters #Reconciliation #IndigenousPeoples #880Cities
An image with white text and symbols on an orange background. The illustration features a feather, a narwhal and a flower, representing First Nations, Inuit and Métis. The symbols are surrounded by stars, a crescent moon, rising smoke, dotted patterns and flowing lines representing themes of remembrance and the ongoing journey of reconciliation. Text: National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, September 30

ALT An image with white text and symbols on an orange background. The illustration features a feather, a narwhal and a flower, representing First Nations, Inuit and Métis. The symbols are surrounded by stars, a crescent moon, rising smoke, dotted patterns and flowing lines representing themes of remembrance and the ongoing journey of reconciliation. Text: National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, September 30

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The September #880Cities newsletter is here! Learn about our work, explore articles and resources, and see what our team has been up to. 🌍 Read the latest issue: ow.ly/gFY050ZSlH2 #CreatingCitiesForAll
880 Cities celebrates 20 years of creating inclusive urban spaces in the September newsletter.

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Summer was busy for Growing Healthy Places in Mississauga as we prepared for back to school! ☀️🎒 We spent the summer refreshing school spaces, with painted tarmac games and activities, new seating, shade, and more. As part of this 8 80 Cities and @opheacanada collaborative project, our 8 80 team is leading the activation of school spaces, working alongside partners and school communities to bring co-created ideas into the physical spaces. Now it is time to welcome students back. As the school year gets underway and the fall season comes into full swing 🍂, we will be back in these spaces with continued programming that gives students opportunities to play, move, connect, and help shape how their school spaces are used. Stay tuned to see how we will bring these spaces to life, inspire school communities, and bring students into the process throughout the school year. ➡️ Swipe through for a look at some of the summer transformation
A paved pathway leading toward a school building, surrounded by grassy areas. The pathway features colourful Fundamental Movement Paths, with painted markings and designs that encourage different types of movement and play. Text reads, “Back to School… …we are back to activate their school spaces.” Smaller text at the bottom reads, “Sneak a peek at the summer transformation” with a right arrow after to indicate swiping direction.

ALT A paved pathway leading toward a school building, surrounded by grassy areas. The pathway features colourful Fundamental Movement Paths, with painted markings and designs that encourage different types of movement and play. Text reads, “Back to School… …we are back to activate their school spaces.” Smaller text at the bottom reads, “Sneak a peek at the summer transformation” with a right arrow after to indicate swiping direction.

A collage of photos showing colourful games and activities painted on schoolyard tarmac. The games include Mirror Me, with sets of brightly coloured red, blue, green, orange, and yellow circles. Another photo shows a bike rodeo, with painted pathways and markings for cycling activities. Other photos show additional painted games, such as four square, basketball court lines, and movement activities across different areas of the schoolyard. Text reads, “New games and activities on the tarmac!”

ALT A collage of photos showing colourful games and activities painted on schoolyard tarmac. The games include Mirror Me, with sets of brightly coloured red, blue, green, orange, and yellow circles. Another photo shows a bike rodeo, with painted pathways and markings for cycling activities. Other photos show additional painted games, such as four square, basketball court lines, and movement activities across different areas of the schoolyard. Text reads, “New games and activities on the tarmac!”

A collage of photos showing new shaded areas for students to gather, connect and rest. Large red and dark blue shade umbrellas provide cover over paved and grassy areas, with light-coloured armourstones arranged as seating. The photos show these new seating and shade areas in different parts of the school spaces. Text reads, “Areas to connect and rest with shade and seating!”

ALT A collage of photos showing new shaded areas for students to gather, connect and rest. Large red and dark blue shade umbrellas provide cover over paved and grassy areas, with light-coloured armourstones arranged as seating. The photos show these new seating and shade areas in different parts of the school spaces. Text reads, “Areas to connect and rest with shade and seating!”

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8 80 Cities retweeted
ISUH@IS_UrbanHealthSep 2
Meet #ICUH2026 plenary speaker @Penalosa_G, Founder and Chair of @880Cities and Founder of Cities for Everyone. He joins Plenary 3 to explore how intergenerational public spaces, walking and cycling can support healthy urban living across the lifecourse icuh2026.org/
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📣The 8 80 Cities August Newsletter is now out! As we continue to celebrate our 20th anniversary, we share a new blog post on our 20-year series, this time sharing a collection of some of our Resources & Toolkits that we have developed throughout these years as part of our programs, projects and partnerships; and, as always, a set of curated articles, videos and podcast episodes, and a list of upcoming events. 😊Enjoy! 🔗Read it here: mailchi.mp/880cities.org/8-8… #880Cities #CReatingCitiesForAll #20Years
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This past July, Toronto became a gathering place for people from around the world to attend the long-awaited FIFA World Cup. They walk our streets and share public spaces to enjoy the games. As we reflected on the impacts of such an event in our city, from public to private view parties and events, we invited David Roberts, professor of Urban Studies at the University of Toronto and Research Co-Director of a research team assessing Human Rights and FIFA 2026, to discuss how the games affected the way we use public spaces, which individuals are neglected in the process, and what cities can do to ensure that future events like this promote a more inclusive and accessible space for everyone. By 8 80 Manager of Communications, Camila Uriona, and Summer Communications Volunteer, Hannah Huen. Read on! 880cities.org/what-july-taug… #880Cities #RightToPublicSpace #FIFA
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Did you know that in the past year there were 11 School Streets programs implemented in Canada? In our new blog post, our Director of Programs & Develpment, Jiya Beni, shares the journey of this exciting program that aims to support safe and fun active transportation for kids and their caregivers during drop-off and pick-up times! 🔗 Read the full story here: 880cities.org/a-collaborativ… #880Cities #NewBlog #NASSI #SchoolStreets
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Hey Ontario! There are less than 24 hours left until applications close for the Ontario Community Changemakers program for 2026. Don't miss your chance at $5000 and the skills to ignite change in your community! This is the final boarding call! Applications close Today, at 5:00 pm EDT. Apply Now! @Park_People #OCChangemakers #socialinclusion #civicengagement #publicspace
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📢 We have another call for volunteers! With the new Church Street Pedestrianization Pilot, 8 80 Cities is looking for volunteers to participate in a public life study. As a volunteer, you can expect a short 1-hour shift in which you will map movement and activity using templated data-collection tools and survey community members about their experiences on Church Street. The main dates are on August 8th and 10th, with two supplementary dates in case of a change in weather conditions (August 9th and 11th). There will be 5 time slots a day, each requiring 4 volunteers, with a total of 20 volunteers per day. Time Slots: – 7:30 – 8:30 AM – 10:00 – 11:00 AM – 2:00 – 3:00 PM – 6:30 -7:30 PM – 10:30 – 11:30 PM Skills and Experience: Volunteers should be familiar with or interested in developing skills in placemaking, urban planning, spatial design, data analysis, and community engagement. Interested volunteers should complete the following Sign Up form to indicate their availability: 🔗signup.com/go/WZnbPhs If you require more information, send us an email at [email protected] with the subject line “Public Life Study", Church Street, or click the linktree in our bio. If selected, we’ll share a link to the training and provide additional details. #PublicLifeStudy #880Cities
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📣The 8 80 Cities July Newsletter is here! We are happy to share reflections on the power of collaboration in School Streets programs from our Director of Programs and Development, Jiya Benni; updates on our work; and a curated collection of articles, videos, podcasts, and resources on cities and placemaking, plus upcoming events! 🎉 ❗Don't miss it! 🔗 ow.ly/NWBC50Zuwxt #880Cities #20Years #CreatingCitiesForAll #July #Newsletter
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ALT 8 80 Cities 20th-anniversary logo with the slogan 'Creating cities for all' alongside the July Newsletter text.

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It's the last week to apply to 2026 Ontario Community Changemakers program! Don't miss your chance at $5000 and the opportunity to create change in your community. We are looking for 30 changemakers aged 19+ with creative community project ideas that active public space, enhance civic engagement and/or foster social inclusion. Got a bold idea? Apply now at: ontariocommunitychangemakers… @Park_People #OCChangemakers #socialinclusion #civicengagement #publicspace
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Looking for inspiration as you submit your application to OCC? Check out the features from our blog! From exciting new projects to media mentions, our Changemakers have had many creative solutions for challenges related to public space, civic engagement and social inclusion. We love it when applicants learn from previous Changemakers, build on existing ideas, and try something new in their home communities. Explore their stories, get inspired, and submit your application today. Click the link below for more. 🔗 ontariocommunitychangemakers… @Park_People #OCChangemakers #socialinclusion #civicengagement #publicspace
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Third on the 20-year anniversary blog series, 8 80 Cities' Founder and Chair, Gil Peñalosa, reflects on his lifelong work and commitment to advancing people-centred cities, sharing why he founded 8 80 Cities, key progress over two decades, ongoing challenges, and his vision for the future. 🔗Read it here:880cities.org/an-interview-w… Stay tuned for more insights to come! 💫 #880Cities #20Years #CreatingCitiesForAll #BlogSeries
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