Book a Speaker:

The 8-80 Cities team has done presentations in over 100 cities throughout four continents: North America, South America, Oceania, and Europe. So wherever you are in the world - we'd be happy to come on over and work with you.

We provide presentations on topics related to :

• Urban Parks
• Public spaces
• Walking and Cycling Infrastructure
• Pedestrian and Cycling awareness and promotion
• Placemaking
• Urban Planning

Note: Our presentations will be either 60, 90 or 120 minutes long - depending on the unique needs of your event

No matter what topic you'd like us to cover, our diverse team, and experiences from around the world will ensure that you hear about first hand experiences and the best practices that we've witnessed in our travels. You'll also hear about the innovative projects that we are leading - from coordinating the design team for Mexico City's master bicycle plan, to working with communities throughout our home province of Ontario.

We work with a variety of clients from both public and private sectors in cities of all sizes and are usually hired by departments or organizations related to transportation, public health, planning, parks and recreation, environment, and education.

If you are coordinating an event and looking for a speaker who is engaging, passionate, and inspirational, contact us at (416) 591-7404 or email us at info@8-80cities.org to learn how 8-80 Cities can customize our presentations to meet your needs.

To see what people are saying about 8-80 Cities speaking engagements, please see our Testimonials page.

To watch one of Gil Penalosa's renowned presentations, please click here :

Organize a Workshop

Looking for something a bit more interactive?

The 8-80 Cities team can put together customized workshops - organized and developed around your specific walking, biking, parks, trails or placemaking needs.

Sometimes it seems like there are so many great ideas being circulated in a community or group - but the transformation of those ideas into tangible results doesn't always happen

Our community led action plan process will work with you to spark that transformation, and to develop an action plan through extensive community engagement

Whether your community is a city, a particular neighbourhood, a city council, or a team of colleagues - we will facilitate a workshop designed around your specific needs , and help you to develop a plan that will guide you in turning your ideas in actions.

The Community Led Action Plan process works best in communities of 20 000-100 000 people. The workshop process can be designed to focus on a particular facility (such as a school, a train station, a main street, etc) or it can be designed to have a community-wide focus.

The process consists of three parts:

1. An hour long presentation to the community from a member of the 8-80 Cities team highlighting best practices from around the world in the creation of bikeable, walkable cities
   
2. An interactive workshop lasting 1-2 hours. This workshop will be custom designed to meet your community's needs and may include a site visit, surveys, guided discussions, facilitated brainstorming, or a variety of other methods to bring out your best and brightest ideas
   
3. A final report summarizing the recommendations put forward during the workshop, analyzing the data collected, and outlining the general benefits of people-friendly planning. This report will be a tool for your community to organize your thoughts and work toward the attainment of your goals. ( read the final report from our Community Led Action Plan in Burlington, Ontario )

For more information on how 8-80 Cities can work with your community to create a Community Led Action Plan, contact us at (416) 591-7404 or email us at info@8-80cities.org

8-80 Cities has been welcomed into many wonderful and inspiring communities.

In these travels we've partnered with some of the world's leading experts and organizations working in the realm of active transportation and public places. Some of our partner organizations have included the Danish firm Gehl Architects and UNAM (the largest public university in Mexico) for our work in Mexico City, and Portland's Alta Planning and Design along with ITDP (International Transport Development Policy) for Guadalajara.

If your city is interested in creating a pedestrian or bicycle master plan , and looking for guidance, or leadership in that process then 8-80 Cities can put together, and co-ordinate a team of experts to help guide your city through the multi-faceted process of building a masterplan.

Most importantly, we will bring in the firms that are the best fitted to your community's unique needs.