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.
Congratulations to our 30 2026 Ontario Community Changemakers! They will receive $5,000 in grant funding, leadership development training, and peer networking opportunities to bring community-focused projects to life.
Now in its sixth year, the OCC program has become a launchpad for local leaders and placemakers that reflects this province’s diversity of people and geography. The program supports leaders of communities of all sizes, including rural areas, small towns, cities, and First Nations territories, as well as individuals whose perspectives and lived experiences have historically been and are currently underrepresented in the placemaking sector, including those from Indigenous, Black, and racialized communities, and 2SLGBTQI+ backgrounds.
In a new blog post in the series 8 80 Cities, 20 Years of creating cities for all, 8 80 Cities Communications Manager, Camila Uriona, shares an overview of our 8 80 Resources & Toolkits, a result of programs and projects and also one of our services.
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...
Global– Gil Penalosa, Founder and Chair
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Press Release 30 local leaders from Ontario have been selected to receive $5,000 in grant funding, leadership development training and peer-to-peer networking to implement their project idea through the Ontario Community Changemaker (OCC) program. TORONTO — October 7, 2026 — Thirty local leaders......
October 08, 2026
By Katie Konstantopoulos, Rebecca Arshawsky and Praneti Kulkarni, Project Managers, 8 80 Cities Since 2021, 8 80 Cities has brought together a network of 120 local leaders (and counting!) to implement bold ideas to activate public space, enhance civic engagement, and foster social inclusion in......
September 25, 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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