Research Chapter: Exploring Warsaw Metro: Subterranean Solutions for Walkability in Cities
My first research chapter is live and published. The chapter is titled ‘Exploring Warsaw Metro: Subterranean Solutions for Walkability in Cities’ and is in the Springer NatureContinue Reading
Setting the seeds…
Here we go! 🌽 My corn growing – urban garden 2025 experimentation has begun 🌽 I am tracking this particular group of seedlings as ‘CORN X’ (seedsContinue Reading
Walkability & 15-minute City Research + A Future Urban Lab
Two years ago today I launched my 15/20 minute city survey in Warsaw. On that first day 2 years ago I had just a handful of respondentsContinue Reading
When did you experience proximity in urban living for the first time?
❓ 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
3rd Anniversary as a Schumacher Institute Fellow
“Food growing should be regarded as an important component of future urban living.“ -from Creating Sustainable Cities by Herbert Girardet ‘Creating Sustainable Cities’ is one of myContinue Reading
Home & Allotment Gardener Survey
Thanks to Vancouver BC-based urban agriculture legend Michael Levenston for sharing the Europe-based Home and Allotment Gardens Survey at City Farmer News. Update: as of February 28,Continue Reading
Hyperproximity, Residential Narrative & Efficiency
As part of my dissertation fieldwork, I extensively surveyed and interviewed many local experts as well as residents of the city. In one of my case study neighborhoods,Continue Reading
Central European Urban Resilience Handbook for Best Practices
Last year I participated in the CEURES – Central European Urban Resiliency project, conceptualized and led by David Szebeni of the Hungarian Urban Development Association. As aContinue Reading
Walkability, Urban Access & Rural Village Life in Bavaria
It was great to be able to share my memories and reflections on walkability, urban access & rural village life from my time living in Bavaria forContinue Reading
The network of city parks
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