Street Vendor Project
Run by the Urban Justice Center in New York, the project educates vendors about their legal rights, supports a local vendors' rights movement and engages in advocacy to "help policy makers and the public understand the important role street vendors play in the life of the city."

Planning Action
A progressive urban planning and design organization based in Toronto. Projects include position papers, workshops and public fora on urban issues.

City Mine(d)
Network of artists, activists and others creating and supporting urban interventions in public space. They have offices in London, Brussels and Barcelona.

Theatre Centre
An interdisciplinary, innovative theatre formed in 1979 and located in West Queen West.

Toronto Free Gallery
Creative laboratory that provides a forum for discussing urban, social and cultural issues

City of Toronto Planning division
Get informed about planning projects in the city.

CURA and St. Christopher House Neighbourhood Change Project
Partnership project between CUCS research institute and St. Christopher House that explores how to build inclusive communities in the context of neighbourhood change. The website has lots of interesting reports and suggestions for community action.

St. Christopher House
A Toronto-based neighbourhood centre committed to community development and providing support to people of all ages, including immigrants and people who are lower-income.

Foundation Art and Public Space
Based in Amsterdam, SKOR develops art projects in relation to public space by supervising content and providing financial support. Their site lists many projects and related documents. “Parasite Paradise” chronicles temporary-flexible architecture projects that create interventions in public space.

Center for Urban Pedagogy
CUP Facilitates collaborations between art and design professionals and community-based advocates and researchers to create educational projects ranging from high school curricula to educational exhibitions.

66 East: Centre for Urban Culture
Based in Amsterdam, 66 East is a nonprofit foundation and exhibition space promoting interdisciplinary projects, studies and positions relating to the urban environment.