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    Day 1 | How Canada’s Downtowns Compare With Cities in North America

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7brVkgCMRzk Featured Guest You’ll find this guest among our growing roll of Urban Champions. Marie-France BenoitDirector of Insights, Avison Young Summary Panel Transcript Chat Room Transcript What’s the data telling us from across North American cities? Which downtowns are recovering more quickly and why? Hear about the Avison Young Vitality Index, the Story It, and…

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    Day 1 | Opening: Setting the Stage and Why Downtowns Matter to the Canadian Economy

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_8KAfDtNnXE Featured Guest You’ll find this guest among our growing roll of Urban Champions. Kristyn Wong-TamMPP, Toronto Centre Summary Panel Transcript Chat Room Transcript Downtowns are the heart of a city—and having a healthy downtown is essential to having a strong city and region. Canada’s downtowns generate a huge percentage of our country’s economic wealth…

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    Expanding Housing Options: How can we improve housing diversity in our cities?

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oav1mZ50ttY Featured Guest You’ll find this guest among our growing roll of Urban Champions. Gregg LinternDirector, Community Planning, Toronto & East York District, City Planning Division, City of Toronto Ana BailãoFormer Deputy Mayor, Toronto Amanda GibbsPublic Engagement & Communications Specialist, Vancouver Summary Panel Transcript Chat Room Transcript 5 Key Takeaways A roundup of the most…

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  • Post COP26: What’s next for cities?

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qb2OHwXSkos Featured Guest You’ll find this guest among our growing roll of Urban Champions. Julia LangerChief Executive Officer, The Atmospheric Fund Freddie Huppé CampbellGlobal Hub Manager, Indigenous Clean Energy Agathe CavicchioliHead of Advocacy, C40 Cities Summary Panel Transcript Chat Room Transcript 5 Key Takeaways A roundup of the most compelling ideas, themes and quotes from…

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  • Why is COP26 Important to cities?

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cc-tMfktQNM Featured Guest You’ll find this guest among our growing roll of Urban Champions. Shauna SylvesterED, Morris J. Wosk Centre for Dialogue Shalaka JadhavDesign and Community Manager, Youth Climate Lab Juvarya VeltkampDirector, Canada Climate Law Initiative Summary Panel Transcript Chat Room Transcript 5 Key Takeaways A roundup of the most compelling ideas, themes and quotes…

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    Creating vibrant main streets: What will it take?

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=87SJithm-Sc Featured Guest You’ll find this guest among our growing roll of Urban Champions. Rino BortolinWindsor City Councilor Jess ZimbabweDirector of Urban Development, National League of Cities Graham SinghExecutive Director, Trinity Centres Foundation Carol BebelleCo-founder, Ashé Cultural Arts Center Summary Panel Transcript Chat Room Transcript 5 KeyTakeaways A roundup of the most compelling ideas, themes…

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