Main Street Design Challenge Submissions

We invited Canadians to develop innovative, responsible, sustainable, and resilient design solutions for Canadian Main Streets.

Clip It Where You Want It
Canadian Urban Institute Canadian Urban Institute

Clip It Where You Want It

This design proposes a series of modules which clip onto the fences of certain businesses.

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Won’t Be Long Now
Canadian Urban Institute Canadian Urban Institute

Won’t Be Long Now

This design proposes a series of self-supporting modules, in the goal of improving customer wait times and allowing merchants to use them as outdoor facilities.

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Fresh Start: Back To Basics
Canadian Urban Institute Canadian Urban Institute

Fresh Start: Back To Basics

Main Street needs to pick itself up, dust itself off and get back into the mix. With trust and friendliness, cooperation and compassion, we're all in this together. Let's build these relationships, let's get back to basics.

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Designing for Inclusivity
Canadian Urban Institute Canadian Urban Institute

Designing for Inclusivity

HCMA created this document to help fill a gap in design knowledge around issues relating to universal washroom and change rooms in community and recreation facilities.

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Urban Health Kiosk
Canadian Urban Institute Canadian Urban Institute

Urban Health Kiosk

Humans have made great strides in recent decades, but it is still resistant to infectious diseases. The population density in cities, extensive transportation networks between cities and countries and environmental degradation are important factors in the spread of diseases.

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COLO(U)R NOT AN ISSUE
Canadian Urban Institute Canadian Urban Institute

COLO(U)R NOT AN ISSUE

Designing the room on the street is essential for creating a vibrant, safe and healthy community.

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The Room on A Street
Canadian Urban Institute Canadian Urban Institute

The Room on A Street

Designing the room on the street is essential for creating a vibrant, safe and healthy community.

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Outdoor, Productivity, Eco, Nodes (OPEN)
Canadian Urban Institute Canadian Urban Institute

Outdoor, Productivity, Eco, Nodes (OPEN)

Through the commotion of COVID-19 there have been a variety of social dimensions radically flipped. This intervention focuses on the disruption of productivity and work. Productivity is in a strange state where many people have been forced to work from home.

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Spacing Bench
Canadian Urban Institute Canadian Urban Institute

Spacing Bench

After undertaking an indepth study of Aylmer’s main street, a number of concepts were developed for adapted and ergonomic comfort for users. This submission focuses on one of those ideas: the public bench.

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