• Community members share ideas to increase physical activity in local neighbourhoods. Ghulam Ali Kassam
    24 March 2015 | Ismaili Centre Toronto

    Active City Neighbourhoods Canada workshop on urban planning and design

    Community members share ideas to increase physical activity in local neighbourhoods. Ghulam Ali Kassam
6:00 PM
26 March 2015
5:45 PM
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The Ismaili Centre Toronto
Canada
Toronto, 25 March 2015 — Urban planners, architects, community leaders and policy makers attended the Ismaili Centre for a full day of lectures and workshops on urban planning and design.
The keynote speakers included University of Toronto Professor Paul Hess, a leading academic in the field of urban planning and the renewal of civic space, and ERA Architects’ Graeme Stewart, noted for his work in urban renewal and tower block developments.
 
Discussion focussed on improving the quality of life of urban residents through community-driven urban design solutions, particularly for residents living in suburban areas such as Thorncliffe and Flemingdon Park.