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 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 | 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...
by Mark Douglas Wessel | Dec 2, 2019 | Stories
Original source: Postmedia network In Canada and other northern countries, November can be one of the darkest, bleakest times of the year. With fall colours receding, the downtown cores of many cities become a monochrome mix of concrete, glass and steel. No wonder...
