What does it mean to make our cities more sustainable, inclusive places in the long term? – How can we shift urban development to make cities safer, more accessible, and overall more resilient? – What changes are happening now to make cities better tomorrow?

Assignment Question

Write a 750 to 1000-word open letter in response to one of the following prompts: Prompt 3: Designing a Sustainable and Inclusive Toronto In this Walrus Talk, seven speakers discuss how we can design sustainable and inclusive cities in which everyone can live and thrive. The speakers tackle questions, such as: – What does it mean to make our cities more sustainable, inclusive places in the long term? – How can we shift urban development to make cities safer, more accessible, and overall more resilient? – What changes are happening now to make cities better tomorrow?

In your open letter, make clear reference to relevant information and perspectives from this talk, as well as two other sources (three sources in total) as you inform readers of the urgency of a problem and persuasively advocate for the adoption of an appropriate solution. While this talk brings up multiple problems, your open letter should narrow down and focus on one specific problem. In your open letter, you should not simply summarize or paraphrase other people’s ideas; most importantly put forward and argue for your own ideas. Show your own original thoughts and critical thinking!

For your open letter, do not use APA in-text citations. Use hyperlinks instead along with clear references to your sources (e.g., narrative-type citations). Along with your open letter, include an APA References list. Remember that this open letter will be published in The Local’s next issue, and you should identify an appropriate audience to address your open letter. To do this, figure out who should be accountable for the social injustices and/ or who you want to call to action so that we can see real change.

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