Excited to officially begin the Workshop in Urban Data Storytelling (WUDS)! Both the hybrid and in-person versions of WUDS had their kick off this week. The hybrid group has begun their month of virtual learning, which will be followed by two days of in-person workshops at the University of Toronto on June 4-5. Our in-person group will meet for a 5-day workshop at the end of the month also happening at UofT. Can’t wait to see what’s in store for these two vibrant groups of planning professionals.

There's still time to apply for EDDIT's Workshop in Urban Data Storytelling! 

Interested individuals or organizations in the public, private, or nonprofit sector working on urban planning and policy issues are encouraged to apply for the Workshop in Urban Data Storytelling (WUDS) until March 28.

In this condensed training program, you’ll learn data storytelling skills to advance local urban initiatives in your community, along with more technical data analysis skills, such as GIS or coding. Both a hybrid version and a fully in-person version of the WUDS training program will be offered this May-June

The Workshop in Urban Data Storytelling (WUDS) is a condensed, in-depth training program designed to help aspiring and practicing city building professionals leverage data analysis and storytelling to strengthen and advance planning-related projects in their communities.

The EDDIT team is excited to announce two program offerings: 

• One month of virtual learning in May 2025 + 2-days in-person on June 4-5 at the University of Toronto
• 5-days in-person on May 26-30, 2025 at the University of Toronto

For more details, check out our Programs page. Apply by March 28.

The new year may be underway, but we’re still thinking about the 2024 Cohort Showcase back in December! Each of the four incredible organizations from the EDDIT 2024 Cohort shared their final presentations. Through these presentations, the teams applied the data storytelling skills they learned throughout the EDDIT training program, including selecting effective data sources and visualizations for different audiences, in order to make a compelling case for their equitable development project.

Be on the lookout for case summaries posted to our website, which will provide deeper insights about how the teams used data to support their specific equitable development projects.

The EDDIT team is excited to be meeting weekly with each of the 4 incredible organizations in the 2024 cohort! We will be walking through the data analysis and storytelling training, which has been tailored to each group’s equitable development project. Meet our EDDIT Data Leads, Jeff Allen and Julia Greenberg, who will be leading these live weekly data workshops! Jeff and Julia are highly experienced in urban data analytics and visualization and come with a breadth of knowledge about data sources and software relevant to those working to advance urban equity.

Site visit highlights from the remaining two organizations of the 2024 cohort. Training workshops have begun and will conclude with a virtual showcase in early December where the cohort will present their final presentations. The EDDIT team is excited to share with, learn from, and celebrate this incredible group!

That's a wrap on the EDDIT Symposium! We had the most wonderful time in Toronto meeting and celebrating with the 10 incredible organizations in our 2023 and 2024 cohorts. Thank you to all the participants and our partners TheCaseMade and School of Cities, University of Toronto for making this event a huge success!

Introducing the EDDIT cohort for 2024! EDDIT is thrilled to be partnering with four more organizations! The EDDIT Team had a great virtual kick-off session with these new partners. Planning is underway for site visits this summer. Learn more about this passionate group and the equitable development projects they are leading below!

The EDDIT team is excited to be meeting weekly with each of the 6 incredible organizations in the 2023 cohort to walk through a data analysis and storytelling training that has been tailored to each group’s equitable development project. Each week, the cohort teams participate in a live, 90 minute workshop facilitated by the EDDIT team. In this process, we work together using an iterative and collaborative approach to identify relevant data sources, understand their strengths and pitfalls, and co-create data products that support each team's specific case and equitable development project. In addition to the live workshops, the cohort teams are also provided with short video lectures to watch on their own time and weekly assignments to put these skills into practice.

The inaugural competitive application for EDDIT garnered lots of interest from both U.S. and Canadian organizations. In total, six stellar teams were selected to participate in the 2023 cohort. Each of these groups is undertaking incredible urban equity projects across a wide range of areas including affordable housing, tree equity, food security, economic development, and more.