GWCN: Summer Streets of Malmö with Elin Engqvist Friday September 1, 2023 Learn about Malmö’s Summer Streets program with Elin Engqvist who works in traffic planning atContinue Reading
Where did you first experience walkability? For me it was childhood Summer visits to Malmö. These visits form my earliest memories of moving about a city byContinue Reading
Elin Karlsson is a landscape architect for the southern Swedish city of Malmö and project manager of the summer streets in the city. Originally from Jönköping andContinue Reading
We love spending time in Malmö & appreciating its walkability. Every city has room to improve but we truly view this southern Swedish city as a laboratoryContinue Reading
Malmö is Sweden’s third largest city and fits the profile of a ’20 minute city’ well. Within the city itself, neighborhoods and various city quarters are easilyContinue Reading
Malmö began it’s summer street program in 2017. The summer streets begin in April and last until October. Streetspace formerly reserved for car traffic gives way toContinue Reading
I know in my heart and soul how encounters with and presence in mundane yet quality, well-designed, and planned spaces feel, but I am still finding theContinue Reading
My maternal grandparents immigrated from Barbados to the USA, settling in Harlem, New York, where my mother was born and raised. My father is from Malmö andContinue Reading
❓ When did you first experience proximity to diverse local amenities, services and spaces as a value in your urban lifestyle? 💛 I experienced glimpses of thisContinue Reading
One of my obsessions is the ‘humble neighborhood park’. I’m a huge loving fan of the ‘grand dames’ of parks- those sprawling, majestic are famous parks thatContinue Reading
