For youth, by youth
OurCity
Creating Places. Engaging Minds.
We are creating meaningful ways for youth to shape equitable and sustainable cities.
What We Do
Mentorship
We aim to engage youth in the consultation and design phases of youth-facing projects and services for public and non-profit organizations.
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Workshops
We deliver city-building workshops for schools and youth organizations that focus on sustainability.
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OurCity Program
We enable high school students to lead their own community design-build projects by providing inspiration, leadership training, and project mentorship.
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Our latest youth engagement events and stories.
How the highway-dependency of Canadian cities can be seen today
And why mixed-use zoning doesn’t always make sense in North American cities and suburbs.
Learn how you can contribute to making your city more sustainable
The OurCity program supports cities in their transformation into youth-centred places, by enabling young people to take part in city design and governance and providing space for them to thrive.
It’s time to become a ‘Planner as Advocate’: Starting with Bill 23
Planners and designers tend to play several roles in municipalities — planner as facilitator, as regulator, as policy advisor, as technician, as negotiator. It’s a complicated role to navigate. Planners are also visionaries, wanting the best for the communities they serve. Planners also increasingly need to become — and are becoming — advocates.
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Our Team
Azka Siddiqui
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Aliza Faraz
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Rahima Nur
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