Roots & Routes
2025-03-03
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 experience proximity in urban living for the first time?
2025-02-17
❓ 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
The network of city parks
2025-02-02
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
15-minute city at Pedestrian Space
2025-01-24
Here at Pedestrian Space, I have been documenting and cultivating dialogue on the topic of the 15-minute city, a dynamic contemporary planning paradigm with historic roots, sinceContinue Reading
Walkability A-ha Moments
2024-09-24
I work with issues of urbanism academically but my interest in walkability, at root, is about lived experience and the understanding that a truly walkable community and lifestyleContinue Reading
15-Minute City Reflection: From Lived Experience to Research
2024-09-16
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
Walkability, memory & engagement
2024-07-25
On a (thankfully) rainy morning today here in Warsaw, I went on a walk for some neighborhood errands and also some morning movement with my son afterContinue Reading
Urban Mobility Workshop: Public Policy, EUROREG, UW
2023-04-16
On the morning of Friday April 14th, 2023, I did my 12th Urban Mobility Workshop with 6 students from the Urban Studies MA program at the FacultyContinue Reading
Walkability A-ha Moments
2023-02-23
I have shared these anecdotal bits probably over a dozen times but enjoy periodically sharing how the understanding of walkability developed as a holistic process through chaptersContinue Reading
Paradigm Shifts, Media & Psychological Infrastructure
2022-10-07
2 1/2 years ago I set up @pedestrianspace on Instagram in order to begin exploring media on topics of pedestrian mobility as well as voices and organizationsContinue Reading