by Lisa Orchard | Jul 8, 2022 | cities, editing, planners, training, urban planning, writing
Have you ever found that when city builders use visual elements like maps or infographics to explain an idea, they’re often just a bit too complicated? That you have to do more work to interpret them than it would take you to just read about it? This happens when our...
by Lisa Orchard | Jun 17, 2022 | cities, editing, planners, technical writing, training, urban planning, writing
Here’s one example. Take this paragraph: This report provides an update on staff’s engagement with the Province to date, as directed by Council, on the Province’s multi-year process to redevelop Ontario Place and recommends entering into a “Province...
by Lisa Orchard | Jan 23, 2022 | cities, editing, planners, training, urban planning, writing
I have a serious case of cabin fever. Despite some amazing new projects to kick off 2022, I’ve been itching to do something new, outside of work. I’m a firm believer in always being a beginner at something, anything! A skill, a sport, a craft – it’s very humbling and...
