by Mark Douglas Wessel | Mar 10, 2023 | Stories
Original source: Next City One of the most popular ways of navigating Buffalo’s landmark park system in its early years was by bike. After a few car-centric decades, local biking advocates and enthusiasts have rallied support from local governments and other players...
by Mark Douglas Wessel | Mar 9, 2023 | Stories
Original source: Ottawa Citizen If there is one reality that hit home at the recently concluded COP26 conference in Glasgow, it’s that unless we finally begin to take ambitious steps to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, global warming will continue to get worse. So,...
by Mark Douglas Wessel | Mar 9, 2023 | Stories
Original source: Ottawa Citizen On the surface, they seem like conflicting goals. We need to build more homes in our downtown cores. And we need reduce construction-related noise and pollution. The intensification of our cities, if done properly, is the antidote to...
by Mark Douglas Wessel | Mar 9, 2023 | Stories
Original source: On The Bay Magazine We love where we live, but how can we build a Southern Georgian Bay that’s healthy, attainable and sustainable for future generations? People-centred cities worldwide are showing what’s possible, and we need to get started now....
by Mark Douglas Wessel | Mar 9, 2023 | Stories
Original source: On The Bay Magazine Learning from cities like Copenhagen, Oslo and Vienna They say you never forget how to ride a bike. To this I would add, you never forget what it’s like to ride a bike in a place like Copenhagen, Denmark, after you’ve experienced...
by Mark Douglas Wessel | Mar 9, 2023 | Stories
Original source: On The Bay Magazine Our wetlands are getting wetter – and in some cases, downright disappearing – as we pave over paradise. We can’t afford to ignore “nature’s sponge” a moment longer. We have a global water crisis and it’s getting worse. That’s the...
