Windsor and the Post-Pandemic Healthy City: A Community Conversation

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Cities, Indigenous communities and COVID-19

Province of British Columbia: Local Government and First Nations Engagement

CTV News: Indigenous people in big cities feel excluded from federal aid for COVID-19 relief

TRC Calls to Action for Municipalities

Taylor Campbell: Two additional COVID-19 deaths; Aboriginal health centre to administer tests

SOAHAC 2019-2020 Annual Report

CBC News: Windsor-area Indigenous people disappointed in lack of election attention

CBC News: Métis make up more than half of Windsor-Essex’s growing Indigenous population

Ginger Politics: Windsor Research Project – Indigenous Populations

Melanie Borrelli: Windsor Indigenous community keeping close eye on blockade action

Nick Dunne: ‘We’re still invisible’: Why Ontario needs Indigenous-led COVID-19 testing centres

Cities and anti-Black racism

CUI MOVING TO ACTION: How Do We Respond to Anti-Black Racism in Urbanist Practices and Conversations?

Alex Bozikovic: A call for action on urbanism and race: Panelists discuss responding to anti-Black racism in cities

Pitter: A Call to Courage: An Open Letter to Canadian Urbanists

The Agenda, TVO: The Fight to end Anti-Black Racism

Brittany Andrew-Amofah, Alexandra Flynn and Patricia Wood: As we restart life in our cities, being inclusive is key

Cities, COVID-19 and undocumented migrants

Aadil Nathani: COVID-19 Pandemic Highlights Urgent Need for ‘Access Without Fear’ Policies

Graham Hudson: we need sanctuary cities and resilience during the COVID-19 pandemic

Homelessness during COVID-19

The Conversation: Cities must end homeless camp evictions during the coronavirus pandemic

Cities, climate action and COVID-19

Emily Kasriel: A ‘mass experiment’ for the climate

Cities and Climate Action Forum Youth Online Workshop Series: Cities, Climate and COVID-19

CBC News: As cities fight COVID-19, could climate action take a back seat?

Marc Mitanis: COVID-19, Climate Change, and Urban Resilience: CUI Asks How Cities Should Respond

Canadian cities and COVID-19: general resources

CUI Webinar Series: Cities in the time of Covid-19: a series of webinars on best practices and cities’ experiences during COVID-19

CityWatch Canada (real-time data on Canadian cities’ responses to COVID-19, including closures, service cancellations and governance changes understates of emergency)

Municipal World: Covid-19 News Updates

Association of Municipalities Ontario: Covid-19 Resources

C40 Cities Statement of Principles for COVID recovery

Six Principles for a Just Recovery

The Urban Project: Covid-19 and Mobility

Cities, streets and active transit during COVID-19

The Conversation: COVID-19 has created more cyclists: How cities can keep them on their bikes

Bruce Bennett: Cycling, Art, and Utopian Possibilities

Brent Toderian: Why COVID-19 could be an opportunity to rethink how cities work

Ryerson City Building Institute: Making Downtown Yonge A Post-Pandemic Model Of Safety And Equity

Destiny Thomas: ‘Safe Streets’ Are Not Safe for Black Lives

Cities and governance during COVID-19

Anneke Smit and Alexandra Flynn: Use of municipal emergency powers has gone too far

Alexandra Flynn: Rethinking municipal power in the time of COVID-19

Cities, COVID-19 and public health

Jane McArthur: Systemic approach necessary to protect health: researcher

Charles Auffray: The COVID-19 pandemic calls for control and remediation measures, and a systemic response

International Cities, COVID-19, and innovation

The Guardian: Milan announces ambitious scheme to reduce car use after lockdown

StreetsBlog USA: Here Are Some Cities Getting Open Streets Right

City of Windsor

Windsor-Essex County Health Unit COVID-19 Updates and Resources

Ginger Politics: Windsor Research Project: Racial Inequality

Ginger Politics: Windsor Research Project: Racial Data

Jessica Jakubowska and Antonia Hristova: Supported by delegates, Windsor’s 2020 budget signals climate action shift

Brian Cross: COVID-19 concerns force shutdowns of Transit Windsor, playgrounds