Parc Downsview Park (PDP) Urban Development Plan and Sustainable Community Development Guidelines (ongoing)
As part of a team led by bmi/pace, CDCA designed and is facilitating consultation with community, industry and government stakeholders to generate their ideas for an urban development plan and sustainable community development guidelines for PDP. The first of two special planning forums was held on January 27, 2006. Jeff Evenson facilitated the 1st annual public meeting on February 20, 2006. To view the webcast, visit www.pdp.ca.

Toronto Sport Summit (2006)
CDCA provided support to coordinate the Toronto Sports Council’s first ever Toronto Sports Summit on January 21, 2006. This included distributing Summit invitations, managing participant registration and reporting on the proceedings.

Public Health Agency of Canada, Survey of Syndromic Illnesses in Cuba (2006)
The CDCA was retained by the Public Health Agency of Canada to design and conduct a survey of infectious diseases among Canadian tourists in Cuba.

Toronto Sport Strategy Framework (2005)
The CDCA, in partnership with Karen and Mike Pitre (The Londsdale Group Inc.) and Dr. Ken Jones and Sean Marshall (The Centre for the Study of Commercial Activity, Ryerson University), developed a Toronto sports strategy framework including a model for financing community sports facilities. The report is available at http://www.torontosportscouncil.com

Green Building Alliance (GBA) (2005-ongoing)
The CUI in partnership with TRCA, Sustainable Buildings Canada and the Canada Green Building Council has formed an alliance to promote market transformation in sustainable building and construction in the urban development sector in the Greater Golden Horseshoe. CDCA managed the bid to host the Global Sustainable Building Conference in Toronto in 2007 and 2008.

Niagara River Greenway (2004-2005)
CDCA was retained to bring together local governments, volunteer organizations, environmental non-governmental organizations, constituent groups, stakeholders and the public to share their vision of a Niagara River Greenway and to facilitate a regional consensus on the implementation of a Greenway. CDCA developed an inventory of natural heritage, cultural and environmental assets along the Niagara River (from Buffalo, NY to Youngston, NY). As a neutral facilitator, CDCA assessed support for and identified challenges to the concept of a Niagara River Greenway.

An Assessment of the ‘Options for Homes’ Model for Low Income Home Ownership (2004)
The CDCA with David Miller analyzed and assessed the ‘Options’ model for providing ownership housing to low-income households. For the Toronto Community Housing Company and the City of Toronto’s Let’s Build Program.