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COVID Signpost: 100 Days

New research on the impacts of COVID-19 on Canadian cities over the first 100 days of the crisis shows that our experiences with the pandemic have depended largely on who we are, and where we live.

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COVID100

June 19 marks 100 days since the World Health Organization (WHO) declared COVID-19 as a pandemic. COVID100 is marking the day with a look across Canada at how far we have come, and where we must go next

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Cities in the Time of COVID-19

A new CUI series of online, candid conversations bringing together city builders of all stripes to discuss what’s working, what’s not and what’s next for urban communities across Canada

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CUI’s Impact During COVID-19

Read the latest about CUI’s projects, research and campaigns since the start of COVID-19 in our June newsletter

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A Call to Courage: An Open Letter to Canadian Urbanists

Jay Pitter, award-winning placemaker and CUI Senior Fellow, Equity-Based Placemaking, releases an open letter to Canadian urbanists with a toolkit of resources for responding to anti-Black racism in urbanist practices and conversations

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The Case for a Canadian Urban Policy Observatory

Research recommending the development of a “one-stop-shop” housing the best quantitative and qualitative data on Canada’s cities

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COVID-19 Initiatives

This is an all-hands-on-deck moment, one that calls for us to support our local governments and community agencies, and unleash our collective ingenuity.

CityShare Canada

A real-time, crowdsourced platform that houses resources, tools, and stories on how city-builders and residents are responding to COVID-19
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CityWatch Canada

An interactive platform that tracks emergency response measures put in place by local governments across Canada, updated daily
#COVID19 #PublicFinance&Governance

CityTalk Canada

Candid conversations, analysis, and commentary on the new urban reality under COVID-19
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Bring Back Main Street

A nationally coordinated research and advocacy campaign about finding the best solutions to ensure our main streets recover from COVID-19 and emerge more resilient than ever
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COVID Signpost 100 Days

Research on the impacts of COVID-19 on Canadian cities over the first 100 days of the crisis shows that our experiences with the pandemic have depended largely on who we are, and where we live.
#COVID19

The Case for a Canadian Urban Policy Observatory

Research calling for the development of a “one-stop-shop” housing the best quantitative and qualitative data on Canada’s cities, as a building block toward greater intergovernmental dialogue on urban priorities.
#COVID19 #PublicFinance&Governance

A Call to Courage: An Open Letter to Canadian Urbanists

Jay Pitter, award-winning placemaker and CUI Senior Fellow, Equity-Based Placemaking, releases A Call to Courage: An Open Letter to Canadian Urbanists, with a toolkit of resources for responding to anti-Black racism in urbanist practices and conversations.

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July 7, 2020

Cities in the Time of COVID-19: How are restaurants and nightlife adapting to the pandemic?
Joining CUI host Mary W. Rowe for our ongoing series of candid conversations – How are restaurants and nightlife adapting to the pandemic? – are Alicia Scholer, Vice President of the Responsible Hospitality Institute; Matt Webber, owner of Berkeley North; Patrick Watt, Senior Partner, Foodservice and Strategy Expert at J.C. Williams Group; Chef Vikram Vij, owner at Vij’s Restaurants group; and Wendy Nicolay, co-owner of Cascade Restaurant Group. 
#COVID19 #Culture #Downtowns&MainStreets #MainStreets
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July 9, 2020

Cities in the Time of COVID-19: How can we leverage the power of design and engagement to make better main streets?
Joining CUI host Mary W. Rowe for our ongoing series of candid conversations – How can we leverage the power of design and engagement to make better main streets? – are Anjuli Solanki, Program Director of The STEPS Initiative; Jason Robbins, Principal Architect at JC Robbins Architecture and 1st Vice President of the RAIC Board; Devin Segal, Director of Landscape Architecture at Fathom Studio; Mitchell Reardon, Experiments, Urban Planning & Design Lead at The Happy City; and Mark Lakeman, Founder of City Repair.
#Architecture&UrbanDesign #COVID19 #Downtowns&MainStreets #MainStreets
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Coming Up: July 10

Cities in the Time of COVID-19: Live City Check-In—One-on-One with Mayor Drew Dilkens, Windsor, ON
Joining CUI host Mary W. Rowe for our continuing one-on-one conversation series is Drew Dilkens, Mayor of the City of Windsor, ON. 
#COVID19 #PublicFinance&Governance
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CUI is Canada’s Urban Institute

The Canadian Urban Institute is the national platform that houses the best in Canadian city building – where policymakers, urban professionals, civic and business leaders, community activists and academics can learn, share and collaborate with one another from coast to coast to coast. Through research, engagement and storytelling, our mission is to ensure Canada builds vibrant, equitable, livable and resilient cities. (Registered charity #121844419 RR000)
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