Fall 2020

City Idea Lab allows post-secondary students to work directly with faculty and city staff to co-design solutions to local issues through knowledge transfer, dialogue, and experimentation. Each semester, students work on unique city-identified challenge questions. 

Students focused on the following challenge questions. Click on the link for more information.

1. What are the challenges facing the City of Oshawa's downtown pre, post and during the pandemic?

2. How might the Oshawa Youth Council be structured to maximize effectiveness and engagement?

3. What is one initiative the City of Oshawa could undertake to assist with the recovery of youth employment in the local labour market?

4. How can the City of Oshawa best recognize in a public fashion the musical heritage of popular music in Oshawa from 1964-1979?

5. How can we reach older adults who may not have the financial resources and/or ability to use digital technology?

6. How can the City of Oshawa best utilize its cultural economy to aid in post-COVID recovery, while also using this opportunity to better support and strengthen the cultural sector?

7. How might the City tell stories of the impact of TeachingCity and City Idea Lab? How might the City tell good stories?

8. How might the City of Oshawa share stories of the community through public art?