Market & Community
2026-10-18
At my local market, in a neighbourhood and city I’ve now lived in for almost 4 months, I’ve already begun to develop rapport with the vendors whoseContinue Reading
“Most of my friends live here!”
2026-10-15
After an hour-long playdate at home (it’s Autumn school break where I live) with a schoolmate who lives just under a 15-minute walk from us, I walkedContinue Reading
Neighborhood Morning at the Market
2026-09-24
I’ve only been in my new city of residence for a little under 3 months and already experience the everyday social vibrancy of neighborhood life that IContinue Reading
Edinburgh: 15-minute city Residential Survey
2026-04-05
In February 2023, we hosted an online ‘Mobility Thought Lab’ in conjunction with the NGO Living Streets Edinburgh, a workshop experience designed for local residents to discussContinue Reading
AN ORDINARY (and great) URBAN LIFE
2026-03-19
While we were living there, it felt so….normal. Looking back, though, I’m struck by how pivotal the ‘ordinary-ness’ of that time was, living in a medium-sized SwedishContinue Reading
COMMON SENSE, WALKING SPEEDS & 15 MINUTE CITY LIFESTYLE
2026-03-02
I’ve read some posts and narratives in the past year or so that challenge concepts like the 15-minute city for lack of inclusivity concerning variations in walking speed. Walking speeds areContinue Reading
Car-dependence & 15-minute City
2025-10-23
The photo below is from October 2015, arriving back home after a road trip, Mama + Son Adventure to Mohonk Mountain House. I love a good roadContinue Reading
From 15-minute city to 5-minute neighborhood realities
2025-10-01
I wrote the below in Örebro on May 27, 2020. I have been interested in issues of walkability for decades now but haven’t consistently lived in walkableContinue Reading
Pandemic Insights: Spatial Equity
2025-07-22
The photos below are of two of the outdoor gyms closest to our home when I lived in the central Swedish city of Örebro. Both were withinContinue Reading
Special Issue: Dimensions of the 15-minute City
2025-07-20
? Call for Papers: Journal of Urbanism: International Research on Placemaking and Urban Sustainability Special Issue on ‘Spatial, Environmental & Social Dimensions: The 15-Minute City’ I’m servingContinue Reading