Tool Box - Co-design exercises | Participatory Planning

Explore our toolbox below, and get inspired to initiate a participatory planning project in your neighbourhood! We’re working on further developing the content and resources of our toolbox.

Image of seven youth engaging with a 3-D neighbourhood model

Asset Mapping

Collaboratively identify key assets or areas of concern

Business Survey

Partner with local business to create surveying opportunities

Citizens’ Validation Workshop

Bring citizens together to vote on and discuss design solutions

Community Evaluation Guidebook

Four simple tools for evaluating your project

Complete Streets Game

Co-design Complete Streets with an easy-to-use kit of parts

Cyclist and Pedestrian Count | Comptage des piétons et des cyclistes

Cyclist and Pedestrian Counts

Quantitatively understand active transportation use and travel patterns

Design Workshop

Convene residents and built-environment professionals to propose design solutions for key neighbourhood sites

Emotional Mapping

Maps the emotional experiences evoked in different areas of the neighbourhood

Empathy Walk

Experience the neighbourhood from other points of view

Exploratory Walk

Bring people together to explore neighbourhood public spaces

Infrastructure Audit | Évaluation des infrastructures piétonnes et cyclables

Infrastructure Audits

Participatory walking audit of active transportation infrastructure

Land Use Panorama

Create a visual panoramic image of zoning uses