CUI  delivers non-partisan information in accessible formats in support of decision-making that sustains economically, socially and environmentally resilient communities. They accomplish this through building teams to develop answers to complex urban problems.

CUI works in partnership with members of their extensive networks in the private, public, academic and civil society on projects in the following themes:

• - Infrastructure Optimization Value Planning, Canadian Infrastructure Report Card, District Energy Planning, LightSavers Canada, Adaptive Reuse
• - Good Density Age-Friendly Communities, Rethinking Suburbs, Mid-Rise Development, Urban Mobility
• - Vital Places Value of Investing in Downtowns, Culture-Led Strategic Planning, GTA Region in Transition, Electoral Representation, Housing Affordability
• - Enabled Teams Evolutionary Governance and Finance, Urban System Resilience, DataWise, Ukraine Regional Development, TOCore

EXPERTISE

They perform the following roles in support of decision-making to sustain economically, socially and environmentally resilient communities:

Applied Research

Collect data and ideas about global practices and thought leadership, analyze their application to the local conditions and communicate the opportunities arising for learning and inspiration.

Capacity Building

Transfer thought leadership and lessons learned to increase capacity for public and private sector partners.

Data Visualization

Aggregating and organizing data from disparate sources to support decision-making. Examples have involved energy, water, culture and transportation.

Stakeholder Connections

Help organizations improve decision-making by incorporating thought leadership into the stakeholder connection process.