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 7, 2023 | Stories
Original source: CityTalk In Turku, Finland, sustainability meetings and events have gone virtual, reaching much larger audiences. The City of uMhlathuze, South Africa, has developed a programme to promote more home-based businesses. Oakland in the United States has...
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 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...
by Mark Douglas Wessel | Jun 12, 2020 | Stories
Original source: Postmedia network June is Bike Month Ontario, which includes an ‘Active Switch’ initiative to encourage more Ontarians to bike versus drive to work. And with many cities across the province having established ‘Quiet Streets’ to support safer walking...
