Urban Spark collaborates with nonprofits, governments, and institutions to illuminate solutions for cities and communities to become better places for human and planetary thriving. At the core of this work is:

• strengthening the care economy, the work that is required to support the wellbeing and development of people, and

• integrating our urban environment with the natural environment.

 

The goal is to increase access to opportunities, basic services, and the fundamentals for living safely while reducing stress through creating reliable and redundant systems and resilient environments. With an eye towards mitigating and adapting to climate change, Urban Spark works to:

• strengthen the public realm, including public space, public transport, and public institutions, 

• invest in social infrastructure and participatory processes, and

• integrate nature-based solutions and ecosystem approaches in our urban systems.

 

Urban Spark gives people and institutions the knowledge and tools they need to make decisions, implement projects, and ultimately achieve the transformation we all know this world needs. We can achieve this if we understand that within us is the knowledge and experience, the spark, that can illuminate the path forward. This spark is fuelled by joy, creativity, humor, and community, and that is the nexus of our work.