Scarborough

From Oct. 2018 to June 2019, journalists Anita Li and Aparita Bhandari created pop-up journalism and community engagement in Scarborough that invited locals to contribute to stories that combat stereotypes and explore issues like transit and culture. The Discourse Scarborough is now on hiatus.

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Making change: How small actions have big impact

“Many of the best, most authentic and enduring destinations in a city, the places that keep locals and tourists coming back again and again, and that anchor quality, local jobs, were born out of a series of incremental, locally-based improvements. One by one, these interventions built places that were more than the sum of their […]

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Bringing the street to life by making innovation easier
How Saint Paul turns an everyday maintenance regime into public art
Schoolyards to playgrounds

Unlocking park space by unlocking schoolyard gates

Hidden assets: Creating public spaces in unlikely places
The Underline

Converting unused land under Miami's Metrorail into a linear park

Network connections: Getting where we need to go
How Vancouverites are finding room for more rental housing, right in their backyards
Walkability: Creating great cities by putting pedestrians first
Pavement to plazas

Finding spaces for new public places in one of the world's densest cities