AN ORDINARY (and great) URBAN LIFE
2026-03-19
While we were living there, it felt so….normal. Looking back, though, I’m struck by how pivotal the ‘ordinary-ness’ of that time was, living in a medium-sized SwedishContinue Reading
Pandemic-born Holiday Ritual
2025-12-09
Since July of this year, I’ve been doing a series of pilot interviews for a ‘Pandemic Insights’ research project. It’s been exciting to devote the time andContinue Reading
15-minute City Mental Mapping Reflection
2024-11-03
☕ 🗺 Sunday Morning ’15-minute city’ mapmaking reflection In Spring 2020, when I first heard about the 15-minute city concept, my family and I were living inContinue 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
15-minute city & sensible planning
2023-05-01
I snapped the photos in this post while walking in Örebro, a city my family and I lived in for a few years and where I reallyContinue 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
Air Pump Stations in Örebro
2021-08-24
Bike Pumps in Örebro Municipality I’ve occasionally photographed (and posted to @pedestrianspace) stationary air pumps around the city for use by people using a bicycle, stroller orContinue Reading
City Mobility Survey: Örebro
2021-08-23
I view Örebro as a textbook example of a ’15 minute city’ but was curious to hear others’ perceptions as well as other inhabitants’ perceived distance fromContinue Reading
Teaterplan Renovation, Örebro
2021-06-28
Interview with Landscape Architect Tina Andersson Here at Pedestrian Space, the central Swedish city of Örebro has been our city of residence since 2018. We have observedContinue Reading
Editor’s Notes: 15-Minute City Reality
2021-06-22
When we first moved to this medium-sized city in the heart of Sweden four years ago, I remember quickly remarking on how incredibly walkable our life had become. FromContinue Reading