Kelly GingrichinUrban MindsYouth-Led City Building: Thriving at 1UP Conference 2024This blog is a recap of Urban Minds’ and 1UP Youth-City Builders’ annual youth conference, written by youth involved in the organizing of…Apr 13Apr 13
Kelly GingrichinUrban MindsSettler Planners should be learning more from Indigenous practicesOn September 30th, Canadians across Turtle Island (North America) will be taking time to reflect on our colonial past and present during…Sep 29, 2023Sep 29, 2023
Kelly GingrichinUrban MindsToronto’s 2023 By-Election: Implications for the city’s youthChow won. Now what? Olivia Chow is the first Person of Colour to be elected Mayor of Toronto. She is inheriting an affordability crisis…Jul 9, 2023Jul 9, 2023
Kelly GingrichinUrban MindsReconnect: Our first in-person conference in three years!This guest blog was co-written by Andrew Robertson and Kiera McMaster of Plan Bold, the co-hosts of the 1UP Conference. We were so thrilled…Apr 16, 2023Apr 16, 2023
Kelly GingrichinUrban MindsWhat’s a Placement with Urban Minds like?Our outgoing placement students, Matthew Chan and Rian Moreno, reflect on their time working with Urban Minds as planning students.Apr 16, 2023Apr 16, 2023
Kelly GingrichinUrban MindsGreen City or Green Gentrification?City governments are starting to get competitive when it comes to sustainability. This is exciting (and relieving) on face value…Feb 14, 2023Feb 14, 2023
Kelly GingrichinUrban MindsIt’s time to become a ‘Planner as Advocate’: Starting with Bill 23Planners and designers tend to play several roles in municipalities — planner as facilitator, as regulator, as policy advisor, as…Jan 8, 2023Jan 8, 2023
Kelly GingrichinUrban MindsOur Experiences Presenting at the OPPI Conference 2022This is a special edition of the Urban Minds blog, co-written by Matthew James (left), Catherine Caetano-Macdonnell (middle) and Patrycia…Oct 21, 2022Oct 21, 2022
Kelly GingrichinUrban MindsYouth in Ontario’s Municipal ElectionThis is a guest blog to highlight the municipal election season here in Ontario.Oct 18, 2022Oct 18, 2022
