plazaPOPS Youth Summit

What is plazaPOPS?

plazaPOPS is a collaborative approach that transforms privately owned parking lots and underutilized spaces into accessible gathering places, supporting thriving culture, community health, and small businesses. Working in different neighbourhoods, plazaPOPS facilitates a community design process with residents, community organizations, and business owners to create temporary “pop-up” installations designed for the unique conditions of the city beyond the downtown core. plazaPOPS invites the public to spend time in parking lots and underused spaces – that are often privately owned – the way they might in a traditional public space: to linger and people watch, to smell the flowers and admire a butterfly, to meet a friend for a coffee or take in a programmed event, or to rest comfortably for a few minutes, while waiting for the bus. There is no cost to enter, and everyone is welcome.