by Mark Douglas Wessel | Mar 10, 2023 | Stories
Original source: Next City Here’s how the Windy City is aiming for equity as it pursues resiliency. Details of the Resilient Chicago strategy — the result of Chicago’s inclusion in the now-shuttered 100 Resilient Cities initiative— were formally announced in...
by Mark Douglas Wessel | Mar 10, 2023 | Stories
Original source: Toronto Sun She got more than she bargained for, and still delivered beyond expectations. When Andrea Reimer was first elected as a member of Vancouver City Council in 2008, she made a point of asking Mayor Gregor Robertson not to assign her any...
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: 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...
