The civic commons—which includes parks, libraries, community centers, markets, and squares—serve as a city’s backbone and provide shared places to celebrate, learn, rest, play, trade, make key decisions, and express collective aspirations. Yet there is no universal recipe for creating a successful civic commons, as the qualities that make a commons truly civic are deeply rooted in the specifics of people, time, and place. Join Stantec’s David Dixon as he examines places and spaces across North America that have met the civic needs and aspirations of the communities they are created to serve.
