‘Human Transportation’, Bill Nye
Video link here: ‘See, we’re on a pathway created by humans for human transportation, and you can see that these pathways have a tremendous effect on things.Continue Reading
Public Transit Connectivity to the Burbs
We recently moved to a suburban area of a Polish city. One of the criteria for the home we rented was that there needed to be publicContinue Reading
Pandemic Insights: Spatial Equity
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
New Mobility Congress 2025
I’m looking forward to moderating the ‘Step by Step: Walking as a Tool for Urban Change’ panel at the New Mobility Conference in Katowice this September (2025),Continue Reading
Special Issue: Dimensions of the 15-minute City
📣 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
5 years of Pedestrian Space
A little over 5 years ago (on May 17, 2020), I launched the Pedestrian Space Instagram account: https://www.instagram.com/pedestrianspace/ I was a stay-at-home mom to two young childrenContinue Reading
Pandemic Stories
Since I started a pilot questionnaire and interview series last month on ‘Pandemic Insights’, I’ve heard stories from people who spent time during the 2020 lockdowns inContinue Reading
Inhabiting Urban Research
There have for sure been ‘bumps in the road’ and hand-wringing moments, however, overall, I would say my ‘return to academia’ (in my mid/late 40s!) has beenContinue Reading
Featured at Urban Future ’25
Earlier this year, I got a message from Bernardo Scheinkman of Smart Cities America asking if I would attend this year’s Urban Future conference. Once I foundContinue Reading
Reading ‘Rewriting Exurbia’
When I learned about the book ‘Rewriting Exurbia: New People in Aging Sprawl,’ I knew I had to read it. I am interested in the urban sphere,Continue Reading