1st City Mobility Survey underway
The first pedestrianspace.org ‘City Mobility Survey’ is underway! The geographic focus for this first survey is the city of Örebro. Responses are coming in & these areContinue Reading
Book: ‘Life Between Buildings’
📘 I have just finished reading the book ‘Life between buildings‘ by Jan Gehl and value the benefit of pedestrianisation on ‘hearing’ that he points out. “EveryContinue Reading
‘I Spy Mobility’ Sunday
A couple of photos for this ‘I Spy Mobility’ Sunday! Explore the photos above and below to see how many modes of mobility you spot.Continue Reading
Örebro City Movement Questionnaire
We moved to this city in Autumn 2018 and I almost immediately began to appreciate the fact that I could walk about 15 minutes (often less) toContinue Reading
First ‘I Spy Mobility’
Welcome to the first I Spy Mobility! At I Spy Mobility we will share photos and illustrations depicting various modes of mobility. How many modes of mobilityContinue Reading
Gretta Louw: The Commons
“From green balconies and rooftops to car-free city blocks and the expansion of cycling infrastructure there is so much capacity for change. And the response to The Commons wasContinue Reading
Drottninggatan, Stockholm
Drottninggatan was one of the very first streets in Stockholm to be pedestrianized (along with Biblioteksgatan) in the mid 1960’s. It is also the city’s longest pedestrianContinue Reading
Why Walking?
Why Walking? I am a walker at heart but grew up in very car-centric suburbs in southern California. I grew up accustomed to car commutes for everythingContinue Reading
OpenArt, Örebro: City for Art
Art featured in this post: OUT: Judy & Dorothy (The song from somewhere), by Elsa Tomkowiak —@elsatomkowiak In Örebro there is a contemporary public art biennial calledContinue Reading
Public Space: Ice Rink
This ice rink has been a great winter public space in our neighborhood this year. In warmer months it is a large fountain space that children loveContinue Reading