The small town of Bauline in Newfoundland and Labrador, located 30 kilometres from St. John’s, is working to reduce food insecurity. Currently, one in eight households in Canada are affected by food insecurity. In Bauline, participants pay 20 dollars to receive food hampers. A typical food hamper has chicken, vegetables, …
As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Canadian government has gone into debt in order to provide much-needed financial relief to Canadians. The debt to the GDP ratio has had its most significant rise ever from 31% to 55% between 2019 and 2020. This is worrisome to debt watchers, …
Research shows that government spending on childcare can lead to job creation and a return on investment in the form of a fiscal injection to local economies. Comparative research conducted in Australia found that if the country invested in public childcare as much as the Nordic countries, an increase in …
The total social cost of cars worldwide is $6 billion dollars, but they are highly subsidized vehicles. First, cars weigh 10-20 times more than the average person, so the impact on the road is more severe, causing it to degrade at a faster rate. Moreover, 40% of people do not …
A study conducted by The Urban Institute shows that police funding has made up approximately 3.7 percent of state and local budgets, however, the number of crimes has been steadily decreasing since the 90s. This disconnect between police funding and crime indicates that there is a need to reform the …
Edmonton looks to become the first North American city to remove minimum parking requirements. In recent years, cities have come to a realization that vast amounts of space is allocated to automobiles and as a result, there has been a shift in planning mentality to focus on regaining space and …
Participatory City’s “Every One Every Day” project is a 5 year, £7.2 million project which aims to involve the participation of 25,000 residents in creating more than 250 community led initiatives. The project is backed by 7 years of community based project research by the company. The research emphasizes the …
Cities are now offering individuals who work remotely money to entice them to come into the city to work. These programs have been used by cities before, as demonstrated by Tulsa, Oklahoma. Tulsa offered an incentive program that offered 250 remote workers 10,000 dollars to relocate to the city in …
Accessory commercial units may be the missing piece to the “15 minute city” and a solution to COVID-19 related economic problems. Since the pandemic began, most workers have been at home. Without the large number of individuals in downtown areas, smaller food businesses have lost a large portion of their …
The idea of Inclusive growth has become a priority for many cities to mitigate income inequality, housing affordability crises and health disparities. As the only UNESCO City of Design desiccation in the States, Design Core Detroit, a non-profit based in the city aims to strengthen the local economy by bringing …