✈️ From runway to community: Toronto’s Downsview lands are transforming into YZD—a future-ready, mixed-use hub. The 2km reimagined runway will be the spine of 7 vibrant, walkable neighbourhoods. 🗓️ #Globalplacemakinsummit off June 9 at YZD. 🔗 yzd.ca

Grateful to collaborate with amazing partners shaping the #GlobalPlacemakingSummit 💛 🎨 STEPS Public Art 🏙️ stackt 🌍 @SocialLifeProj 📚 The Place Institute Thank you for inspiring placemaking that puts people first. 🎟️ Final tickets available #placemakingcanada

Honoured to partner with: 🚶‍♀️ Jane's Walk Toronto 🎨 @Massic_ART 🛠️ @DesignWith_ Thanks for walking the talk on placemaking that connects, reflects & uplifts. 🎟️ Final tickets: [placemakingx.org/summit25] #GlobalPlacemakingSummit #PlacemakingCanada

🚨 The #GlobalPlacemakingSummit schedule is LIVE! 🔎 Workshops, panels, walks & activations — 4 days of placemaking in action. Check it out: globalplacemakingsummit25.sched.com/list/simple 🎟️ Final tickets on sale now! #PlacemakingCanada

🚀 Excited to welcome HATCHGLOBAL IT and @spacingmag as partners for the #GlobalPlacemakingSummit! From bold infrastructure ideas to storytelling that shapes cities. Thank you for being part of this movement! 💛 #PlacemakingCanada

🚨 The #GlobalPlacemakingSummit schedule is LIVE! 🔎 Workshops, panels, walks & activations — 4 days of placemaking in action. Check it out: globalplacemakingsummit25.sched.com/list/simple 🎟️ Final tickets on sale now! #PlacemakingCanada

Big names. Big ideas. Big impact. 🌍 The #GlobalPlacemakingSummit is where the world’s leading placemakers meet to reimagine our cities. 📅 June 8–11 | Toronto 🎟️ Final tickets here → [placemakingx.org/summit25] #PlacemakingCanada

Starts tomorrow! The 2nd #GlobalPlacemakingSummit has over 130 sessions. 4 full days of activity. A limited number of 4-day and Weds tickets still available. Don't miss out! Program & registration: placemakingx.org/summit25

Good morning, placemakers! ☀️ Today’s the day! #GlobalPlacemakingSummit begins 💛 Packing list: ✅ Water bottle ✅ Notebook ✅ Comfy shoes ✅ Good vibes Weather’s looking perfect — let’s build something beautiful together 🌤️ #PlacemakingCanada #Torontoevent #Toronto

Day 2 of the #GlobalPlacemakingSummit! We’re hosted in partnership with @YZD — a site in transition, showing us how placemaking starts with people, not just plans. Let’s keep building cities that feel alive before they’re fully built. #PlacemakingCanada #CityBuilding

🌉 One of our #GlobalPlacemakingSummit tours yesterday brought us to The Bentway — a bold example of how placemaking can transform overlooked infrastructure into vibrant, people-centered space. All under the highway. 💛 #PlacemakingCanada #TheBentway

One of our summit sessions took place on a site in transition — a space where placemaking and placekeeping meet. With TAS impact Designing for people means caring for what’s already there. #PlacemakingCanada #GlobalPlacemakingSummit

This morning at AKI Studios: keynotes on placemaking and peacemaking, the importance of small interventions, complete communities, and a pecha kucha of of placemaking initiatives from across the country. #GlobalPlacemakingSummit

Day 3 of #GlobalPlacemakingSummit at @WorldUrbanPav From placemaking with elders, youth, children, refugees, campus to LGBTQ+ voices — the roundtables takeaways highlighted how inclusive spaces are built by centering lived experiences.

Day 4 of #GlobalPlacemakingSummit at Evergreen Brick Works 🌿 • Messy cities • Empowering placemakers • Digital placemaking • The value of public participation Spaces are shaped by nature + history, so great places hold complexity — and community. #PlacemakingCanada

Happy National Indigenous Peoples Day! There are activities taking place from coast to coast to coast. Enjoy! We take this opportunity to reaffirm our commitment to advancing Reconciliation, upholding the values of #UNDRIP, & to continuing our journey of learning & action.