The “Spot On” podcast helps post-secondary students develop and share their vision of a sustainable future: “We get to spotlight the innovative climate action happening across Calgary campuses and beyond. Together, we’re eager to use relatable storytelling and interviews to connect local voices with national sustainability goals and inspire meaningful change in our community. “
Read MoreThe Connaught Open Street is a collaborative, community-led project that provides a safer way for kids to get to school.
Read MoreLearn from species around you to design healthier, more sustainable ways of living!
Read MoreA collaboration of the City of Calgary, University of Calgary and Sustainable Calgary: rules of thumb for folks planning neighbourhood streets!
Read MoreStepping Towards a Greener Tomorrow takes kids out of the back seat (figuratively and literally) and gets them involved in planning healthy communities.
Read MoreAnchored by the art installation titled “While We Wait" by Blank Page Studio, Destination Marlborough is rooted in design schemes chosen by the community.
Read MoreA publication and conversation series on how policy can promote healthy design.
Read MoreLocal citizens and professional designers team up to co-create healthier neighbourhoods.
Read MoreHow can existing pathways improve pedestrian networks? Enter Catwalks. Found in 134 communities in YYC, these often neglected spaces connect people to parks, schools and transit.
Read MoreCo-designing for the “regional” and “commuter” scales with Acadia, Haysboro, Fairview, Kingsland, Willow Ridge and Southwood.
Read MoreCo-design with the future in mind. How can Manchester meet the needs of local residents and businesses while aiming for a zero-waste, net-zero-energy circular economy?
Read MoreAre we designing our communities for health equity? Original research investigates.
Read MoreCan a parking lot be a park? A market? A concert venue? A shared space? A flood management tool? An oasis from the heat island effect? We think so!
Read MoreAn annual professional workshop that turns community feedback into design schemes. Step 3 of our co-design process.
Read MoreA sample of the conversations we love to host!
Read MorePrototypes Acadia’s top-voted Design Scheme! Features designed-for-Acadia furniture, espresso, pop-up bookstore, bocce ball, ping pong, board games, arts & crafts, snacks, and simple traffic calming.
Read MoreThe pre-cursors to pie: planters and seating created with strawberries and rhubarb in mind. Project of O2 Planning + Design and YRK YPK for SustainableYYC and community of Acadia.
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