Be Inspired

Interventions are the activation of your thought provoking idea to improve your city. Get inspired by previous years.
Want some help developing your intervention idea? Check out Evergreen's 100in1day Inspiration Toolkit.

The Red Swing Project

In Halifax—12 red swings were installed around the city to be enjoyed by all. The project has become somewhat of a staple in Halifax, and sparked a Twitter campaign (#redswing) when it was suggested that the swings might be removed.

A Mario Kart symbol painted on the pavement.

Cycling Route Rating

In Hamilton—Cycle Hamilton used feedback provided by residents to rate the city’s cycling routes using the Super Mario Kart video game symbols as a playful legend. #HammerKart

Danforth East Village residents gathered around the rain garden.

Rain Gardens of Danforth East Village

In Toronto—Marc did a live installation of a rain garden. The project grew from his desire to convert his front yard into a rain garden, designed to absorb and store rainwater, keeping it away from his basement.

West End Art Jam

In Vancouver—Chris Hyndman invited the community to jam out with art.
It included live painting demonstrations, sidewalk chalk art, sketching tables, face painting and more.

Puppy Kissing Booth

In Hamilton—A puppy kissing booth was set up by Kate Whalen who wanted to share the joy of loving puppy kisses.

“He's a real charmer.” —Kate Whalen

Wave of Waste

In Halifax—A group of concerned residents replicated Donna Hiebert ‘s The Wave sculpture and produced one instead made entirely out of marine waste collected from the Halifax waterfront.

Laneway Games

In Toronto—Camden Collective aimed to make better use of underutilized and forgotten space in a downtown alley by transforming it into a family-friendly community space. Activities included a swing, board games and some fun, unique furniture made from cardboard.

Slow Dance Masquerade

In Toronto—Over the past two years, Sarah and Allison have welcomed the community to a family fun dance in their neighbourhood. People of all ages came to dance in the park which was decorated with feathers and glitter, and supplied with a costume trunk and a DJ.

Know Your Ravines

In Toronto—The producers of ‘Accidental Parkland’ painted a large scale sidewalk chalk map of Toronto’s ravine system and invited passersby to add their additions by annotating it with the places they visit or whatever inspires them.

People relaxing in chairs on Queen St W.

People's Queen Street

In Toronto—Organizers transformed a part (approx. 8 cars worth) of Queen St. W into a place for people. Chairs, hammocks, even grass were laid out for passersby to take a load off and take back their street.

About

100in1day Canada is part of a global initiative with the goal to inspire change in cities across the country by compelling residents to activate 100 innovative, thought-provoking ideas into interventions to enhance their city all on one day.

100in1day (first known as 100en1dia) was started in 2012 by a group of design students in Bogotá, Colombia that intended to launch six urban interventions that would maximize the potential of their city. Over beers they decided to be more ambitious and launch 100 urban interventions that would take place in one day.

On May 25, 2012, over 250 urban interventions took place in Bogotá, and a phenomenon was born. It has since spread to over 31 cities around the world.