Cheryll Case- notable urban planner and housing advocate who, in 2017, founded CP Planning, a non-profit organization that applies a human rights lens to community planning – has come on board at the School of Cities as the inaugural Early Career Canadian Urban Leader.
A Ryerson University alumna, Cheryll believes in connecting stakeholders in a collaborative effort towards planning better and more inclusive cities and neighbourhoods. Facilitating conversation and coordination between non-profits, the government, private players and charities, Cheryll works to build sustainable systems that promote equitable access to opportunities among all people. With a three-pronged approach towards supporting dignified living for community members – focused on supporting housing security, food security and financial security- Cheryll designs interdisciplinary initiatives that work towards a common goal.
Through her association with the School of Cities, Cheryll will work to shine a light on Ontario city-builders city-builders whose practice promotes the integration of social equity into cultural relationships to land. She will further support the development of missing-middle models, programs, and policies tailored to the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area and designed to reach and benefit those traditionally excluded from conversations around economic growth. Bringing together community services organizations, private-sector lenders, municipal planning bodies and other institutions in a concerted effort, Cheryll will use her insights and expertise to apply a housing-first approach to transit-oriented development.
We welcome Cheryll to the School of Cities Team!
Early Career Canadian Urban Leaders are promising academics, journalists, or practitioners in civil society, the arts, business, and government (municipal, provincial, national and inter-governmental organizations) who demonstrate leadership potential and capacity and are in the first 10 years of their current career paths.
![Cover page of the "Urban Evolution: A new framework for Understanding city growth and Change" policy research brief, with the title.](https://www.schoolofcities.utoronto.ca/sites/www.schoolofcities.utoronto.ca/files/styles/ne_3btn_widget/public/Cover%20Urban%20Evolution%20issue.jpg?itok=rLg5mWaC "Cover page of the "Urban Evolution: A new framework for Understanding city growth and Change" policy research brief, with the title.")
