Happy Cities and Meaningful Access Consulting worked with the City of Penticton to assess and improve accessibility across the city’s most-visited beaches. 

Reviewing development proposals to strengthen meaningful access and inclusion for all ages and abilities.

Happy Cities worked with McLaren Housing society to identify solutions for supporting resident wellbeing and aging in place.

A missing middle cohousing project offers a promising solution to Vancouver’s housing and social isolation crises.

Happy Cities is spearheading community engagement and conducting design reviews to optimize well-being at Mary Anne’s Place, a forthcoming mixed-use development in Port Moody, BC.

Design strategies and research to support aging in the right place.

Happy Cities has dedicated over a decade to researching the connections between urban design and well-being. Our efforts culminated in a cutting-edge community assessment tool. This tool evaluates four design realms and tracks over 80 evidence-based criteria to gauge a project's impact on well-being.