NATURE AND THE CITY
I’m currently working on some writing about nature and urbanism. It’s also a theme I’ve long been interested in and a central focus at Pedestrian Space sinceContinue Reading
Popping Out To The Bakery
There are approximately 4 bakeries within an average of a 2-minute walk from my apartment building. This morning, as everyone in my family bustled to prepare for theContinue Reading
Book: Barcelona Superilla
Not only am I completely fascinated by ‘superilla’ after my recent first meeting with Francesco, one of the authors of ‘Barcelona Superilla’, but overall also with theContinue Reading
Inhabiting the Field
I had a somewhat familiar and peculiar (but not unpleasant) feeling as I enjoyed these scenes in this post on this chilly evening in Warsaw. The ‘somewhatContinue Reading
What is an ordinary, well-planned city to you?
What do you consider an ‘ordinary’, well-planned city? I’m still teasing out my own thoughts on this, but perceive a well-planned and ‘ordinary’ city as one withContinue Reading
Call for Submissions: Special Issue ‘Spatial, Environmental & Social Dimensions of the 15-Minute City’
Submit a Manuscript to the Journal of Urbanism: International Research on Placemaking and Urban Sustainability for Special Issue ‘Spatial, Environmental & Social Dimensions of the 15-Minute City’Continue Reading
Ordinary Cities: Attention to the Mundane
I know in my heart and soul how encounters with and presence in mundane yet quality, well-designed, and planned spaces feel, but I am still finding theContinue Reading
A Philly Memory on Spatial Equity & Proximity to Basic needs
I was aware of issues of food inequity from a young age but it wasn’t until living in Philadelphia in 2008 that I could connect dots onContinue Reading
‘Underdog Cities’
Are there ‘underdog cities’ in your region or nation? I’m working on my own personal definition for ‘underdog city’ but for now would say it’s a placeContinue Reading
Walkability, Urban Access and Rural Village Life: An American in Bavaria
The article was orginally published in the APA (American Planning Association) International Division’s Newsletter ‘InterPlan’. If you had pointed out Seubersdorf to me on a map priorContinue Reading