Une plateforme collaborative en temps réel comportant des ressources, des outils et des récits qui vous instruisent sur la manière avec laquelle les bâtisseurs et les résidents de la ville font face à la COVID-19
Nous voici au moment ultime où le Canada doit exploiter sa résilience en misant sur la communauté. Nous vous demandons de nous faire connaître des moments où les communautés canadiennes ont su faire face à la crise en faisant preuve de créativité et d’imagination. Les approches collectives à la résolution de problème et la collaboration seront au cœur des solutions adoptées par le Canada pour atténuer les répercussions locales de la COVID‑19.
Les initiatives soulignées
The Windsor pizza club encourages participants to dine with 8 partnering pizzeria – and if you eat at all of them you will be rewarded with a commemorative t-shirt.
Did you know that Windsor boasts its own style of pizza that it claims is the best in the world? The library has posted a page on the history of it here.
Tactical Urbanist Responses to COVID-19
Some communities have turned to tactical urbanism to adapt our infrastructure, accommodate safe physical distancing, and support a new kind of public life. Here’s how:
Urban Interventions to Slow the Spread of COVID-19 and Improve Public Health in the Long Term
Tactical urbanism interventions designed to slow the spread of the SARS-CoV-2 virus also improve air quality, reduce noise levels, encourage physical activity, reduce the risk of traffic accidents, benefit mental health and prevent non-communicable diseases. They also promote social equity—provided that the health of vulnerable populations and essential workers is prioritised—and can reduce the demand for health services.
City of Ottawa extending patio season to December 31
The city is coming up with a plan for winter that will see snowbanks removed quicker than usual in high-traffic curbside pickup areas, such as Wellington West, Montreal Road, Elgin Street, St. Joseph Boulevard and Bank Street.
Short video showing impact of moving a couple from an encampent to supportive housing
Produced by Mary Wiens, this is a 9 minute video.
Sudbury’s neighbourhoods invited to be more neighbourly
As we enter the seventh month of the pandemic and days shorten, small tokens of kindness help us connect and support each other, coalition says
Six approaches to improving the look and feel of the city centre of Bradford (UK).
- Use empty retail spaces and 1st & 2nd floors to encourage independent shops and to incubate a recycle, repair and regenerate artisanal industry to create a healthy mix of well-designed work/live spaces.
- Use available micro spaces to set up pocket parks, as in cities such as Tokyo, Barcelona and San Francisco.
- Convert more streets to pedestrian use only, widen pavements on shared streets, and create better links to public transport.
- Strengthen alliances with other like-minded groups in Bradford to engage with Council to ensure a generous level of consultation well before important planning decisions are made.
- Work with community groups in Bradford to create activity spaces that can be enjoyed by all the city’s communities.
- Join with other groups to exchange ideas and learn from experiences.
How have UK-based business improvement districts responded to COVID-19?
This UK-based report aims to give Business Improvement Districts information on how the industry has responded during the COVID-19 epidemic, allow individual BID managers to learn from the experiences of the industry across the country, visualize and then enable planning for the changed business environment in the ‘new normal’, and leverage change with local and national government to allow for further development of BIDs, both within their locations and across the UK.
Design for Distancing installations encourage social distancing in fun, artsy ways in Baltimore’s commercial districts
Station North is designated as an arts district in Baltimore, known for its restaurants, theaters and art galleries. A patio installation has been created to be used as outdoor dining space for the nearby restaurants. There’s also a bright blue promenade behind the seating area so people can walk around diners, instead of weaving their way through tables set up on the sidewalk.
$1.1M committed for public washrooms in Downtown Eastside Vancouver
Public spaces in downtown Vancouver becoming washrooms during the COVID-19 pandemic, as homeless residents ‘have no other options’
Crowdsourced list of Black Owned Businesses & Restaurants Open in the Toronto area during COVID
A Toronto restaurant has put fridges out front that are full of free food and accessible 24 hours a day to address issues of food insecurity in the local community.
So far, the fridges out in front of Ten are filled with neatly organized healthy produce as well as dried goods, bread and milk. Guidelines posted in the Instagram story of an official account connected to the fridge project instruct donors on how to neatly place their donations, and not to donate anything they wouldn’t buy at the store themselves.
Ideas for cities to prepare for COVID winter
Among the lessons we take from COVID-19 should be the importance of preventing disconnection and improving health outcomes in our cities through more thoughtful investment in our civic commons. We are more aware than ever of the importance of spending time outside for both physical and mental well-being. Beyond providing better access to warm clothing and adequate housing in the winter, this post describes ways that we can make winter more liveable by making our outdoor spaces more inviting, so that we can create community and vibrancy post-pandemic and year-round.
Ville d’Hiver is a tool for decision-makers, professionals and citizens who wish to contribute to better adapting communities to the winter reality through the development of public spaces, universal accessibility and street furniture.
Active design in a winter context aims to take into account the characteristics and constraints imposed by the cold season on the experience lived in public spaces. The objective is to develop local living environments that promote the practice of physical activity, break through isolation and reveal the identity and inclusive nature of winter.
The guide is available in French for download free of charge.
#SmallBusinessEveryDay is an initiative to encourage supporting local small businesses
Parks activation tactical toolkit for outdoor dining
Bars and restaurants will take their operations to the streets this summer, under a multi-million dollar package designed to prop up Melbourne’s ailing hospitality sector.
Another $30 million will go towards running events and cultural activities safely over coming months, offering a much-needed salve to Melbourne’s arts community.
Urban Canvas Project beautifies Regina alleys
The Regina Downtown Business Improvement District unveiled the 2020 edition of the Urban Canvas project.
13 artists were selected to produce a unique design for doors in the back alley between Hamilton and Scarth Streets in Regina’s downtown.
Calgary Dollars enable you to Earn, Buy, Sell, and Exchange
Post ads, earn rewards, and be local!
Local Dollars, an app based platform, helps people to purchase from local businesses and recirculate funds in community.
Based in Manitoba
The City of Chicago Winter Dining Challenge
To date, Chicago has received more than 640 submissions with winter outdoor dining solutions aiming to help restaurants as safety concerns restrict indoor dining during the pandemic. In August, the city announced a contest as fall approached with winter’s chill lurking. Restaurants — in lieu of a governmental industry-specific bailout — are searching for creative ways to continue outdoor dining season and keep their businesses afloat.
The Boston Society for Architecture (BSA) and the Boston Society of Landscape Architects (BSLA) are organizing members to volunteer conceptual design assistance that can help local restaurants design or redesign outdoor seating and also help think about how to redesign interior spaces to respond to evolving COVID-related standards.
Volunteers needed to provide design assistance to help local restaurants and small businesses re-imagine their open spaces.
Winter Activation Ideas for Main Streets & Neighborhoods During COVID19
As COVID19 restrictions and public safety concerns limit indoor activities, restaurants, entertainment, public events, social gatherings and more have turned to the outdoors. This has been a great lifeline during the spring and summer but will become challenging during the colder, darker winter months. This program seeks ideas and designs for quickly implementable, low cost interventions to drive visitors back to Main Street that will encourage them to stay longer and patronize area restaurants and businesses. Final designs will then be published in an open-source “Winter Places” activation guide book with full credit given to the respective designers.
Black Foodie Week aims to ‘bring joy’ to Toronto while also highlighting how Black food culture is tied to social justice
Running until Sept. 27, the inaugural Black Foodie Week is a free virtual event promoting Afro-Caribbean cooking in the city with the goal of getting people to eat good food, and support Black-owned businesses during COVID-19
Torontonians are encouraged to safely explore ShowLoveTO and follow COVID-19 safety measures to help reduce the virus spread. Learn about what to expect and what is required as you begin to visit establishments and take part in ShowLoveTO activities.
Toronto is ready to welcome us back. From hitting the patio to supporting local art, restaurants and shops, it’s time to get out and do the things we love. Experience ActiveTO’s newly expanded cycling network, BigArtTO’s digital art projections. Dine out on countless CafeTO pop-up patios and find hidden gems all over the city with StrollTO’s new exploration guides. Because when we shine, our city shines. And when we do the things we love, we #ShowLoveTO.
Supporting main streets in Quebec City through « Solidarity Dollars » to alleviate the precariousness of businesses during COVID19.
This group has created a local currency so that the contributors’ investment can be returned directly to participating businesses. This currency will be available in paper or digital form through the Wyse Wallet app.
The project will consolidate the achievements of the commercial arteries and allow citizens to participate concretely in the recovery by investing in hyperlocal entrepreneurship. Let us be # solidairespournosartères!
Downtown Edmonton launches Annual Report focused on how it can continue to recover, adapt and grow through COVID-19 and beyond
Research and interviews conducted with Downtown stakeholders between May and August revealed four key drivers of community resiliency, select issues that impact those drivers, proven strategies to
overcome those issues and business examples showcasing those strategies in action.
ʃ Fostering Innovation
ʃ Enhancing Inclusivity
ʃ Strengthening Cultural Vitality
ʃ Developing Interconnectivity
Downtown Live, an initiative headed by Edmonton’s Downtown Business Association, was created to give Edmontonians an option to be outside and enjoy themselves during the COVID-19 pandemic days.
It is also a chance for downtown business owners to draw an audience.
The City of Melbourne & the State launch $100 million city recovery fund that would offer practical support to small and medium-sized business, and the arts and cultural communities.
The city recovery package focuses on outdoor trading, increased marketing, events and entertainment to attract workers and visitors back to the city. Town Hall will also waive permit fees, and the funding will pay for vacant shopfronts to be used for art installations and pop-ups.
Every One Every day provides space, platform & resources to share project or business ideas to make their neighbourhood better.
Every One Every Day builds on the ‘hands on’ projects that people have been creating over the last few years in their own neighbourhoods. These types of projects welcome people from all walks of life.
• Sharing skills, spaces and resources.• Families working and playing more together. • Batch cooking and community meals. • Food growing and tree planting. • Trading, making and repairing.
The team will make things very simple – including:
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Find you useful spaces for the projects (kitchens, workshops storage spaces etc.)
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Supplying materials and equipment for practical activities – no form filling for grants.
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By arranging insurances and health and safety.
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Holding festivals, workshops and business programmes.
A project designed to help artists and small businesses sell their wares online is coming to Calgary with the help of Google Canada’s ShopHERE program.
The City of Calgary announced Thursday it will work with Google Canada to help 90 artists and small businesses set up an online marketplace with the help of MBA students. Applications are open to small, independent businesses that are registered, have a commercial or home-based location, have fewer than 10 employees — or fewer than 25 if a restaurant or bar — and is not a corporate chain or franchise. All artists are also welcome to apply.
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