Based in Victoria, BC, the Center:

• involves itself in urban planning initiatives and urban policy development;
• organizes and hosts conferences and acts as a clearinghouse for the dissemination of information, editorials, and articles about urban “best practices” to newspapers, magazines, and journals throughout North America;
• is currently engaged in economic impact studies of new downtown (Victoria) residential development; and
• maintains the website, www.urbanreader.net, currently hosting the Downtown 2020 initiative.