Fatemeh Izadi
Walk Together Ontario | Richmond Hill
Fatemeh is an urban planner and researcher based in Ontario. She recently completed her PhD at Concordia University, focusing on walkability, accessibility, urban greenery, and climate-responsive planning. Her work explores how community knowledge and lived experience can help create healthier, safer, and more inclusive public spaces. Fatemeh is passionate about empowering residents to identify barriers in their neighbourhoods and turning their observations into practical recommendations that support better municipal planning.
About the Project
Walk Together Ontario brings residents of all ages and abilities together to explore their neighbourhoods and identify barriers to safe, comfortable, and accessible walking. Through guided community walks, participants will use an existing digital engagement platform to document missing sidewalks, unsafe crossings, accessibility challenges, poor lighting, and opportunities to improve public spaces. Their observations will be shared through an interactive map and discussed in a community workshop. Residents will then work together to identify priorities and develop practical recommendations for municipalities and local organizations, transforming everyday walking experiences into meaningful civic action.