Challenge question

• How can the City of Oshawa utilize principles of crime prevention through environmental design (CPTED) as part of their safety and wellbeing planning for the city while being aware of and mitigating important unintended consequences that may emerge in the process?

Educational partners

• Ontario Tech University and Trent University Durham GTA (bi-institutional course)

Course

• Advanced Community-based Learning: Building Safety, Security and Well-being into Urban Communities

Instructors

• Dr. Alyson King and Dr. Amy Spendik

City branch

• Information Technology Services

Student Solutions

• Parking Garage 2: The students explored how CPTED principles can be applied to parking garage 2 located in Downtown Oshawa (watch video).

• Bike Park: The students explored CPTED recommendations for the Oshawa BMX Bike Park (watch video).

Bike Trail: The students provided recommendations to rehabilitate the Joseph Kolodzie Oshawa Creek Bike Trail using CPTED principles (watch video).