about this event
Better Toronto Buildathon: a municipal engagement weekend. October 24-25, Toronto. Check out the event landing page here: https://better-toronto.vercel.app/
For people who want to build a better city. Spend the weekend with a team and a mentor making something Toronto can use: an app, a working prototype, or a plan for how government could work better.
WHAT YOU CAN BUILD: Apps and prototypes — tools that fix something residents deal with every day that match plans and proposals; policy ideas, service redesigns, and budget or data analyses that City Hall could act on.
Tracks: housing — starts have fallen 10% year-over-year; transit — Toronto subway delay time has gotten 53% worse; safer streets — 70% of Torontonians are worried about crime; more efficient municipal government — (enough said). Idea starter: reporting mechanisms. Tools that let residents report a problem and track what the City does about it.
THE WEEKEND: Saturday from 11:30am — casual networking, then panels with Toronto tech and policy leaders and roundtables where you put your questions to the panelists. Building starts in the afternoon, with mentor hours for every team. Sunday: final sprints and a roundtable, then present your work at the closing finale. After the election, the best work goes to City Hall in your names. Shopify office address (head to 10th floor): https://maps.app.goo.gl/heVMuRTUxQ11B7sF6?g_st=ic
HOW TO GET IN: Builders — register using Luma. Come solo or bring a team. No team? Teams form on site at the builder kickoff on Saturday at 2:30pm. Already have a team and an idea? Tell us at https://tally.so/r/1AZR04 so we can line up a mentor for you. Let's come together to build and benefit our city!
AGENDA — Saturday, Oct 24: 11:30am Doors open, casual networking; 12:00pm Lunch; 12:30pm Panel 1: Policy tech; 1:00pm Panel 2: Fintech; 1:30pm Panel 3: City building; 2:00pm Roundtables with the panelists; 2:30pm Builder team-making and kickoff with mentors; 3:00pm Building starts; 6:30pm Mentor hours; 7:30pm Dinner; Midnight Late-night meal.
AGENDA — Sunday, Oct 25: 10:00pm Submissions due; 12:00pm Finalists announced; 3:00pm Closing finale; 3:30pm Winner announced; 3:45pm Networking and closing.
tracks
Housing
Housing starts have fallen 10% year-over-year.
Transit
Toronto subway delay time has gotten 53% worse.
Safer Streets
70% of Torontonians are worried about crime.
More Efficient Municipal Government
Ideas for making municipal government work better (enough said).
Idea Starter: Reporting Mechanisms
Tools that let residents report a problem and track what the City does about it.
when
Better Toronto Buildathon — Day 1
Doors open and casual networking at 11:30am, lunch at 12:00pm, Panel 1: Policy tech at 12:30pm, Panel 2: Fintech at 1:00pm, Panel 3: City building at 1:30pm, roundtables with the panelists at 2:00pm, builder team-making and kickoff with mentors at 2:30pm, building starts at 3:00pm, mentor hours at 6:30pm, dinner at 7:30pm and a late-night meal at midnight.
◍ Shopify office (10th floor)Better Toronto Buildathon — Day 2
Submissions due at 10:00am, finalists announced at 12:00pm, closing finale at 3:00pm, winner announced at 3:30pm and networking and closing at 3:45pm.
◍ Shopify office (10th floor)tickets
| tickets | price | Fee | Status | description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Builder Registration | Free | None | Available | Register via Luma as a builder. Come solo or bring a team; teams can also form on site at the builder kickoff on Saturday at 2:30pm. |