by Mark Douglas Wessel | Mar 7, 2023 | Stories
Original source: Toronto Sun Plus there’s an undeniable curb appeal of having an attractive, mature tree on your front lawn The Hidden Life of Trees, a bestselling book (and now a movie) sheds light on the remarkable lives trees live. The book’s author – experienced...
by Mark Douglas Wessel | Mar 7, 2023 | Stories
Original source: Toronto Sun Creating a more colourful and artistic environment is getting people more people excited by being downtown Much has been written about how COVID-19 has heightened our appreciation of the need for more space and the need to have more...
by Mark Douglas Wessel | Mar 7, 2023 | Stories
Original source: Toronto Sun Finding inspiration from Bogota’s bike celebration Every Sunday the Colombian city of Bogotá closes over 120 km of roads to vehicular traffic. And in place of cars and traffic jams, you’ll find thousands of people on their bikes as well as...
by Mark Douglas Wessel | Mar 6, 2023 | Stories
Original source: Toronto Sun Medellin’s Transit-Oriented Transformation. And that encapsulated the theme of the recent article I wrote about this Colombian city for a book called The Place Economy that’s published by Hoyne. Just as Bogotá is a world leader when it...
by Mark Douglas Wessel | Mar 6, 2023 | Stories
Original source: Toronto Sun A growing number of cities are turning back the clock and embracing parkways as a means of encouraging city dwellers to get out and enjoy urban green space Parkways were originally designed by the likes of famed architect Frederick Law...
