by Mark Douglas Wessel | Mar 7, 2023 | Stories
Original source: Toronto Sun Increased appreciation for nature in the city and creative use of space suggests that demand will be on the upswing for years to come Park People, Canada’s city park network just released its 3rd annual Canadian City Parks Report, which...
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 Cities like Toronto are finding a way to bring to life everything from walls to waste bins as placeholders for that next great work of art Riddle me this: what do building walls, outdoor steps, stoplight switching boxes, public waste bins...
