About this Work Track
Guiding Question
- How do we effectively retrofit the “physical realm” of our region in places people gather to address their needs during the initial managed return, both pre-vaccine and post-vaccine?
Outcomes
- FALL 2020: Key Recommendations Report – This report outlines key recommendations on how to ready-proof community places and spaces to support a return from COVID-19.
Work Track 3 Membership
Craig Ruttan
Policy Director, Energy, Environment & Land Use
Toronto Region Board of Trade (Co-Chair)
Richard Joy
Executive Director
Urban Land Institute Toronto (Co-Chair)
Alexandra Rybak
District Council Director
Urban Land Institute Toronto
Work Track 3 Outcomes

Retrofitting Our Urban Region – Key Recommendations Report
This report brought together 175 city building professionals to think through the social and economic challenges presented by COVID-19, and makes nearly 80 pragmatic recommendations for government and businesses.
Read the Report
Retrofitting Our Urban Region - Working Group Recommendations
In June 2020, nearly 200 city builders, leaders and experts in infrastructure and community planning participated in a virtual symposium to discuss ways of retrofitting our urban region and encouraging recovery – all under the banner of Reimagining Recovery’s Work Track 3.
Review Summary DocumentWork Track 3 Resources

Retrofitting our Urban Region
Hear from experts on how can we retrofit the physical realm of our urban region, as more people begin moving beyond their homes.