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 7, 2023 | Stories
Original source: CityTalk Create quieter delivery solutions. Declutter the roads and make them safer. Deliver goods more efficiently. Fast-track the development of alternative fuel technologies. Those were just some of the solutions Daring Cities’ presenters pondered,...
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 | Sep 10, 2018 | Stories
Original source: Postmedia network If you live in an urban setting, then whether you know it or not that tree on your property big or small, is part of an urban forest. And while many of us have difficulty grasping the concept of an urban forest (we literally can’t...
