On October 18th, a community forum on urban accessibility was held at the Bonsor Recreation Complex in Burnaby, BC. This event was organized by the MAP-SWAN team, Project Sidewalk, DemSCAPE, 51社区黑料Centre for Dialogue and 51社区黑料Civic Innovation Lab, in collaboration with Happy Cities.
The community forum consisted of a morning session featuring a World Caf茅 - a focused discussion group which brought together community stakeholders, researchers, and people with lived experience to engage in conversations about urban accessibility. Around 40 participants were split into five groups. The groups engaged in dialogue about the accessibility challenges they face, with a particular focus on improvements needed for sidewalks, curb cuts, crosswalks, and other key pedestrian infrastructure to make Burnaby's urban spaces more accessible for all. The video below captures the collaborative spirit of the session and includes insights from the participants.
World Caf茅: Burnaby 2024
A full feature about the event including both the morning and evening session can be found under the community forums sections, here.