Mark Douglas Wessel

Additional photos of the rooftop park and garden project in Rotterdam I toured earlier this month. lnkd.in/esh_zpgw

Where are the Headlines? Kudos to NPR (National Public Radio) for drawing attention to this distrubing milestone. The top of mind question then is: why isn't this making front page news with the likes of such stellar media outlets…lnkd.in/gqTQjicA lnkd.in/gqdHuP4F

Learning from Rotterdam's Rooftop Revival Rooftops account for up to 35 percent of a city's footprint. In Rotterdam, they're finding ways to make better use of this space, including the creation of not just green roofs consisting o…lnkd.in/g9ugCPX9 lnkd.in/gm38cywA

Argument in Favor of Thinking of Cities as Living, Dynamic Systems CityLab article and the book that it profiles - Biourbanism: Citties as Nature explores this prescient mindset. #naturebasedsolutions #urbanrenewal #biodiversity lnkd.in/giFC_Pdj

Looking forward to the Park People Conference/Learning How We Can Better Manage and Support Our Urban Parks The commitment to lifelong learning presents multiple benefits, from personal development to the sharing of ideas and learn…lnkd.in/gVSEBi5n parkpeople.ca

We Need to Make More Noise About Noise The harmful effects of noise on one's health isn't news per se. That said, most of us continue to ignore or even take for granted excess urban noise even though it can directly impact our heal…lnkd.in/ghD435Av lnkd.in/gUC5hha2

Excellent piece in Canada's national newspaper the Globe and Mail about the downside of EVs. The overarching message... as constantly conveyed by the likes of the likes of Marco Te Brömmelstroet and @modacitylife is that more EVs o…lnkd.in/g7-wdVRE lnkd.in/gyB7rfRv

This latest NY Times article underscores the need to repurpose downtown office space in cities everywhere. lnkd.in/g5BjRxw9 lnkd.in/gBqRfsVJ

A Case for Flattening Our Cities #cities #liveablecities #urbanplanning #urbanrenewal #urbanregeneration lnkd.in/gJH_Md6x

Car Free is Catching On... Following in the footsteps of cities like Oslo, Lisbon is taking steps to make its downtown core more car free. As I discovered while touring Oslo a few years back, this move doesn't mean having to elimi…lnkd.in/gnmsa-wb lnkd.in/gnJ9S2WF

Thank you Marco for initiating this petition. I've just signed and strongly encourage my connections to do so and share as well. As we strive to make our cities more liveable, we need to not only do a better job of building awareness for transformative id…lnkd.in/gvDGBCTk

A Life Saving Step As this article conveys: "Along with gun violence and drug overdoses, dangerous driving is a major contributor to the alarming increase in mortality among young people in the US." More needs to be done to make ou…lnkd.in/gSU_m8j2 lnkd.in/gG5KrvZ2

Not something we Canadians should be proud of. Time to change banks? #fossilfuels #globalwarming lnkd.in/gBdWdFcP

I personally agree with this decision, having experienced what it's like to have someone cut in front of you travelling at 20 km/hr or faster. We need to protect the rights and safety of pedestrians first. Great if someone wants to…lnkd.in/gW4wtJni lnkd.in/gvFktmWf

If we want to reduce the number of deaths at pedestrian crossings... we need to get more strategic. White paint strips simply aren't enough. This story focuses on speed reduction (expect pushback from drivers). Another key consider…lnkd.in/gFMCmx4d lnkd.in/gq-CFuMu

Worth Celebrating... More People Commute by Bike Than by Car Now in London Measures such as road tolls, reduced parking and higher parking fees in tandem with improvements to cycling infrastrucutre are finally paying off. #carfre…lnkd.in/g-3FuiqX lnkd.in/gm7Fiu6U

Switching from Gas Pumps to Bike Pumps... and choosing intensification over urban sprawl. #urbanmobility #cityliving #activetransportation #qualityoflife #airquality #activeliving lnkd.in/gFVuNbXK

Lighting Our Cities the Right Way to Make Them More Safe Well-timed post from Hoyne on International Women's Day. The most striking (and revelatory) observation for me in light of my focus on writing/talking about creating more liv…lnkd.in/g4BkJe8a lnkd.in/g2FVCt6b

Liveable Community Concept Worth Exploring Further: Using Existing Space Within Cities as a Hub for Community Building... Much has been written about repurposing downtown cores... e.g. transformating a parking lot into a park or…lnkd.in/gWAeU887 lnkd.in/gSggmzq9

We need more crosswalks... including ones that are better lit. And we need to accelerable the process of ensuring the creation of these crosswalks. Citizens should not have to resort to guerilla tactics as outlined in this article…lnkd.in/gqtbdc94 lnkd.in/gbqq8FrV