He has developed innovative public space wellbeing assessments, deep engagement approaches, and unique experiments on social trust that have supported resilient communities in Metro Vancouver and beyond. He has also used policy change and placemaking to nurture life in streets, laneways and other unloved spaces. Through these efforts he has helped create smiles from Vancouver to Vijayawada and Denver to Rotterdam.
Mitchell received his Masters of Science in Urban and Regional Planning at Stockholm University in Sweden. His work and insights have been featured on Next City, WIRED, CBC News, BBC World and more.
Mitchell loves riding bikes, and snowboarding. He is a passionate Vancouverite who is grateful to be living on the unceded territory of the Musqueam, Squamish and Tsleil-Waututh Nations.
Projects Mitchell has worked on
- Campus placemaking master plan – Zamorano University, Honduras
- Community arts & culture framework – City of Fort St. John
- Rossland economic data visualization and communications – City of Rossland
- Youth engagement and education workshops
- Sea2City design challenge – City of Vancouver
- Richmond permanent patio program development – City of Richmond
- Uptown active transportation and public realm improvements – City of New Westminster
- Agnes Street Greenway activations – City of New Westminster
- Crosstown Greenway: Youth-led placemaking for safer streets – City of New Westminster
- Vancouver breweries wellbeing patio study
- Spring Garden Road wellbeing assessment methodology – City of Halifax
- Laneway transformation strategy – Downtown Vancouver Business Improvement Area
- Streets for people – City of New Westminster
- Rapid placemaking to bring back main street – Canadian Urban Institute
- Major urban parks audit and assessment – Mexico City Ministry of Environment
- Inspired by nature: Creative placemaking master plan – Town of Superior
- Walkable Rotterdam – City of Rotterdam
- Designing for difference – City of Vancouver
- Pavement-to-plaza wellbeing assessment – City of Vancouver
- Happy City Denver experiments – Denver Theatre District
- Clear Creek School District: Community wellbeing audit
- Happy streets living lab
- Granville Island 2040 – Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation
