Currently Reading: Food and the City
I recently began ‘Food and the City: Urban Agriculture and the New Food Revolution‘ (Prometheus Books, 2012) and am absolutely hooked. In Chapter 1: The Facade ofContinue Reading
15-Minute City Reflection: From Lived Experience to Research
Photographing built environment and city spaces was my ‘hook’ into urbanism 24 years ago when I moved to a bustling Pacific Northwestern city. It would be myContinue Reading
Adaptive Reuse at Kvarnholmen
COMING HOME TO A TOPIC…..Revitalization and Adaptive Reuse of Post-Industrial Complexes for Vibrant, Contemporary Use: Heritage, Community, Space, Culture, Commerce I had to go digging in myContinue Reading
GWCN Regional Hub South America
ACTIVATING GLOBAL WALKABILITY CORRESPONDENTS NETWORK (GWCN) WORLD REGION HUB SOUTH AMERICA 🇧🇷 PT Estamos muito entusiasmados com a ativação dos Hubs Regionais Mundiais na Global Walkability Network! Os arquitetosContinue Reading
The Viability of Malls as Robust 3rd Places: Examples from Poland
I recently read the ‚Malls’ chapter in the book ‚Dream Cities: Seven Urban Ideas That Shape the World’ by Wade Graham and it was a series ofContinue Reading
Military Posts & Walkability
It’s sort of humourous to me as well as thrilling and mildly frustrating (and maybe even a bit normal?) that I’m knee deep in a year andContinue Reading
Content: Motherhood, Mobility & the City
Has the experience of parenthood or being a caregiver to a child affected your relationship with and view of the city and community you live in? EverContinue Reading
Book: The JOY Experiments: Reimagining Mid-sized Cities to Heal Our Divided Society
📕 Upcoming read ‘The JOY Experiments: Reimagining Mid-sized Cities to Heal Our Divided Society’ By Scott Higgins & Paul Kalbfleisch Given our focus on walkability, spatial and social equity, and overallContinue Reading
Chatting with Edmonton-based urban designer Robert Lipka
Have an old-fashioned chat! 💡 What began as a misunderstanding (for me) under a post I uploaded on experiencing the 15-minute city lifestyle (in a city essentiallyContinue Reading
Call for Content: Cities & Health Special Issue on ‘Walkability & Mobility Justice’
📣 Municipalities! NGO’s! Practitioners! Advocates! Designers! Scholars & More! 📣 Welcoming diverse content for the Cities & Health Special Issue on ‘Walkability & Mobility Justice: Planning forContinue Reading