Our mission is to ignite action and challenge the status quo to create healthier, more equitable, and sustainable cities for all people.
We work with municipalities, planning and urban design firms to create equitable engagement strategies that build excitement, and unlock the power of community voices, assets, and capacities.
We co-create public space activations with community partners to reimagine underused spaces and streets as spaces for people.
We work with our clients to develop customized in-person or virtual training and capacity-building workshops on creating equitable and age-friendly cities and public spaces.
We work with community partners to put neighbourhoods back at the centre of city development.
From inspiring civic leaders to foster change in their communities to hosting immersive workshops in global cities on best practices in mobility, participation, and public spaces, we develop unique, custom-made programs that break the mould in collaboration with funders and partners.
We work with partners and clients to create attractive and comprehensive resources and toolkits to create better cities for all ages and abilities.
8 80 Cities is a proud implementation partner on the Growing Healthy Places initiative in Mississauga that is bringing more support to schools and neighbourhoods to make it easier for children to be active and eat healthy.
Growing Healthy Places: Mississauga will scale and evaluate local approaches like these across 10 schools to learn what works and how to sustain change.
This film shares examples of what’s possible through community-led solutions that could be adapted elsewhere.
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?
Transforming Underused Spaces to Support Health Equity in Tower Neighbourhoods is a 3-year multi-disciplinary project led by 8 ...
Mississauga, ON (Canada), Toronto, ON (Canada), CanadaSchool Streets are programs that create a car-free environment in front of schools at the start and end of the school day to pr...
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Like cities, we’re constantly evolving! Keep up to date with the latest stories and thoughts from 8 80.
By Katie Konstantopoulos, Project Manager, 8 80 Cities From August to October 2025, 8 80 Cities worked with the Town of Caledon to host pop-up engagements and focus groups, to gather recommendations for their upcoming Public Art Plan. As Town Staff have begun implementing recommendations from......
March 26, 2026
By Raisa Hossain, 8 80 Cities Project Coordinator. This blog post is part of the Knight Emerging City Champions blog. You can also read it here. Knight Emerging City Champions is a fellowship program that supports people with bold ideas for building stronger, more connected communities. Powered by......
February 11, 2026
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8 80 Cities acknowledges that the land on which we are situated is the traditional territory of the Mississaugas of the Credit, the Anishinaabe, the Chippewa, the Haudenosaunee, the Huron-Wendat, and Petun First Nations. These lands are the site of Treaty 13 and the Dish With One Spoon Wampum Belt Covenant — an agreement forged between the Anishinaabe Nation and the Haudenosaunee Confederacy to peaceably share resources around the Great Lakes.
We are mindful of broken covenants, violations of human and treaty rights, and affirm the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. It is our responsibility to actively interrogate and challenge settler-colonial systems of oppression through our work. We are committed to strengthening our relationships with Indigenous Peoples and Lands.
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