Guides and toolkits

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2. Toolkits

Do you have an idea for your neighbourhood but need help getting started? You've come to the right place! 

Step-by-Step Guides 

Use these step-by-step guides to get started on your project and make a difference in your neighbourhood. If you don't see a project of interest listed below, contact us and we can help you get started. 

Community Gardens 

Learn how to start a community garden in your neighbourhood or get involved in an existing garden. 

Resident-led Traffic Calming 

Find out how you can improve safety, slow traffic or add beauty to your street. 

Pop-up Neighbourhood Markets 

Bring a pop-up market to your neighbourhood, providing residents with easy access to fresh produce or crafts.   

Placemaking 

Learn about the exciting concept of placemaking and its potential to create gathering places in your neighbourhood. 

Boulevard Beautification

Read about different techniques and tips for improving the boulevard in front of your home. 

Public Seating

Plan a resident-led public seating projects to help create rest areas and spaces in your neighbourhood for residents to gather. 

Neighbourhood Art

Beautify, transform and celebrate spaces in your neighbourhood by leading an art projects.  

Neighbourhood Action Plans

Shape the future of your neighbourhood with a long-term vision for positive change. 

In Your Neighbourhood: Tips and Tools for Making a Positive Impact 

From leading a large project to shoveling a neighbour’s driveway, neighbourhood leadership comes in many forms and may be led by any individual or group of neighbours who are looking to make a positive impact where they live. Learn how you can make an impact on your own neighbourhood.  

Neighbourhood Greening

Plan a project that harness the energy and creativity of your neighbors to help clean, protect and enhance green spaces across our city. 

Little Libraries

By planning a Little Library, you can encourage literacy by making books available to everyone who passes by. 

Street Parties

If you’d like to host a street party, but don’t know where to start, this guide is for you! 

Snow Angels

Snow Angels are good neighbours who help clear others’ driveways, sidewalks and walkways of ice and snow during the winter months.  

Toolkits