Elected officials & public agencies
Reviewed community findings to inform planning, service improvements, budgets and policy discussions.
COMMUNITY VOICES · YOUR NEIGHBOURHOOD
Safer places
start with
your voice.
Community voices can help elected officials, local leaders, funders and advocates shape safer places—and direct investment toward the improvements people need.
No account needed to explore. Your pace. Your choice.
Small observations. Shared possibilities.
OUR MISSION · WHY WE LISTEN
Decisions shaped
by lived experience.
We centre children, youth, women and people whose perspectives are often missing from decisions about public spaces.
Our mission is to connect community voices with elected officials, community leaders, funders and advocates, so lived experience can shape safer neighbourhoods and guide grant funding and public investment toward locally identified needs.
Where the information will go
Community leaders & NGOs
Shared priorities to support practical proposals, local partnerships and action plans.
Grant makers & funders
Evidence of locally identified needs to support grant applications, funding priorities and investment decisions.
Advocates & residents
Clear findings and progress updates to support advocacy, follow commitments and ask what has changed.
Your experience → NGO review → grouped findings → proposals, funding decisions & action → community updates.
Communities should see what was heard, what action is proposed, who is responsible and what progress has been made.
This is our intended reporting process. Shared findings will be reviewed and grouped to protect privacy; raw submissions and safeguarding disclosures are not part of community reports. Funders make their own award decisions. The current preview collects no real submissions and shares no participant data.
THE EVERYDAY THINGS MATTER
You know your
neighbourhood best.
From the route to school to the park around the corner, safety looks different to everyone. There is room for your perspective.
Getting around
Crossings, sidewalks, traffic and accessible routes.
Explore this topicFeeling comfortable
Lighting, visibility, transit stops and welcoming spaces.
Explore this topicPlaces to belong
Parks, play spaces, shared amenities and community ideas.
Explore this topicThese are starting points. The form includes 12 topics, including harassment, accessibility and environmental concerns.
FROM EXPERIENCE TO ACTION
A conversation that
should lead somewhere.
Share what you notice
A few guided questions help you describe a concern, an idea or something that works well.
Find the shared priorities
The planned NGO review process will group concerns and protect personal details before sharing community themes.
Make room for change
Reviewed priorities can support grant proposals, inform public investment, strengthen advocacy and lead to visible progress updates.
This is the project’s intended process. Community results and action updates will appear after the pilot begins.
PARTICIPATION WITH CARE
Every voice deserves
to feel welcome.
SafeCity Voices is being developed with children, young people, women and other underrepresented communities in mind.
Explore at your own paceYou choose what to share
Optional questions stay optional. The planned intake will allow reporting without an account.
Designed for real life
Short steps, large controls and a layout that works on your phone, tablet or computer.
Children need a thoughtful pathway
Age-appropriate explanations, supported participation and safeguarding arrangements will be in place before child reporting opens.
A FEW THINGS TO KNOW
Before you begin
Can I send a real report now?
Not yet. This first release is a working preview of the form. Please use fictional examples. There is no submission, account signup or report tracking service in this release.
What if I need help right now?
This site is not an emergency or crisis response service. In an emergency, call 911. The help panel includes contacts for the Toronto pilot. For other cities, check the appropriate local services. A city suggestion does not indicate local service availability.
Do I need to give my name?
The preview does not ask for your name, contact details or exact address. Please also leave people's names and identifying details out of the example text you enter.
What happens to my preview answers?
The form keeps answers only in this open page. It does not send them or save them to an account. Separately, you can choose to remember a city for 90 days; that cookie contains only a city code. Use “Clear my answers” when you finish, especially on a shared device.
A SAFER CITY STARTS LOCALLY