colourful illustration by Happy Cities, showing an interior courtyard of a multi-unit apartment building. There are older adults in the courtyard doing a range of activities, like gardening, chatting with a neighbour, or exercising

Aging in the right place: Designing housing for wellbeing and older adults

colourful graphic by happy cities, showing illustrated people doing various activities together: playing ping pong, planting gardens, talking, playing music, and more.

Power of placemaking research and engagement

photo of a pop-up event for the regina accessibility plan at a Regina Pride event. people of many ages gather under an outdoor tent to share their thoughts. there is a colourful striped flag in the background

Regina accessibility plan

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Richmond, BC accessibility plan

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Sea to sky health vision and master plan

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North Vancouver open streets: Public life study

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Surrey budget 2024 engagement

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Building social connections: Housing design policies to support wellbeing for all

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Vancouver seniors housing strategy

A happy cities pop-up engagement event in Newton, Surrey. The photo shows the Happy Cities tent set up next to a sports field and benches, with colourful bunting strung overhead

Community engagement and placemaking in Newton, Surrey

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Best practices to support resident wellbeing during redevelopment

colourful isometric line diagram showing a dementia-friendly street corner and path. there is a community centre, safe streets, and a green open space with walking path, trees, benches, games, placemaking, and more.

Dementia-inclusive planning and design guidelines

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My home, my neighbourhood wellbeing study

Colourful illustrated graphic in blue and yellow showing people in a public space with buildings, trees, hills, and a bus in the background. People of all ages and abilities are moving through the space and chatting with one another, shown through speech bubbles.

Accessibility legislation engagement for Alberta

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Richmond community wayfinding strategy

Colourful, isometric illustration showing the concept of a walkable community with icons of people walking, biking, and hanging out on small neighbourhood streets lined with shops, housing, public spaces, parks, benches, places to play, and more

Community wellbeing assessment tool

Colourful illustration showing several floating circle outlines in green, blue and orange. inside the rings, there are cartoon illustrations of people socializing, dancing, biking, and walking in public space. There is also an illustration of one of the iconic buildings on Zamorano University campus.

Campus placemaking to support student health and wellbeing

close up photo of an engagement event in Fort St. John. In the front, there are two sticky notes that people have written their priorities on. One says "Action". In the back, there is a blurred Fort St John logo

Fort St. John community arts & culture framework

Photo of a main street in Rossland BC, lined with small shops, sidewalks, and trees. There is a crosswalk in the foreground. In the background, a mountain is visible

Rossland economic data visualization and communications

Youth engagement and education workshops

Spring Garden Road, Halifax wellbeing assessment methodology

Sea2City: Envisioning a resilient future for False Creek

Olde Town Hills master plan: A new mixed-use community for rural Nova Scotia

Richmond permanent patio program development

Photo rendering of the planned new community in eastern passage, showing an idyllic street scene lined with leafy trees and colourful houses. On the street, people walk and bike to get around

Eastern Passage community design

Social wellbeing in modular housing

Uptown active transportation and public realm improvements

Agnes Street Greenway activations

Crosstown Greenway: Youth-led placemaking for safer streets

Vancouver breweries patio wellbeing study

Downtown Vancouver laneway transformation strategy

Happy neighbours: Design and programming for social connection in multi-unit buildings

Streets for people in 2020

Rapid placemaking to bring back Main Street

Photo of the SkyTrain running on an elevated rail line in downtown Vancouver. Below are streets and treets, in the background are medium to high-rise apartment buildings.

Transit investment choices wellbeing study for TransLink

Major urban parks audit and assessment

Inspired by nature: Creative placemaking master plan

Photo from behind of a group of kids walking together along a street in the Bloemhof neighbourhood of Rotterdam. The street is lined with 3-storey brick buildings

Walkable Rotterdam: Bloemhof

Designing for difference: Vancouver public plazas analysis

Pavement-to-plaza wellbeing assessment

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Aging in the right place: Designing housing for wellbeing and older adults

Power of placemaking research and engagement

Regina accessibility plan

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