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Thoughts on urban anthropology, our urban history, and the future of cities. Self-published articles below, including Medium posts (also found here) and articles originally published elsewhere. For interviews and other media, head over to my work page. 

Consider Anthropology in Your Next Urban Design Project (Original Article: Meeting of the Minds)
Consider Anthropology in Your Next Urban Design Project (Original Article: Meeting of the Minds)
Katrina Johnston-ZimmermanApril 6, 2018
Why we need women led cities
Why we need women led cities
Katrina Johnston-ZimmermanFebruary 24, 2018
2017 in Review: Travel, Teaching, and Taking Risks
2017 in Review: Travel, Teaching, and Taking Risks
Katrina Johnston-ZimmermanDecember 28, 2017
Urban Planning Has a Sexism Problem (Original Article: Next City)
Urban Planning Has a Sexism Problem (Original Article: Next City)
Katrina Johnston-ZimmermanDecember 19, 2017
Urban Anthropology: User Experience Research for Urban Environments
Urban Anthropology: User Experience Research for Urban Environments
Katrina Johnston-ZimmermanNovember 28, 2017
Five Takeaways from Philly Free Streets 2017
Five Takeaways from Philly Free Streets 2017
Katrina Johnston-ZimmermanNovember 5, 2017
Open Streets Four Ways
Open Streets Four Ways
Katrina Johnston-ZimmermanMay 22, 2017
Urbanism By Any Other Name
Urbanism By Any Other Name
Katrina Johnston-ZimmermanFebruary 26, 2017
The Future is Human: An Urban Anthropologist on Post-Election America
The Future is Human: An Urban Anthropologist on Post-Election America
Katrina Johnston-ZimmermanNovember 23, 2016
It's time to put an end to bikeway "band-aids"
It's time to put an end to bikeway "band-aids"
Bicycling, Choices, Cities, Design, Equity, Global, Health, Ideas, Methods, Neighborhoods, New York City, Portland, Public Space, Research, Resources, Social Science, TransportationKatrina Johnston-ZimmermanSeptember 4, 2016
Announcing Third Wave Urbanism: A Podcast on the New Normal of Livable Cities
Announcing Third Wave Urbanism: A Podcast on the New Normal of Livable Cities
Anthropology, Cities, Equity, Ideas, Planning, Press, Public Space, Social Science, Theory, Third Wave Urbanism, Transportation, UrbanismKatrina Johnston-ZimmermanJuly 31, 2016
An Open Letter to Google re: Livable Cities
An Open Letter to Google re: Livable Cities
Anthropology, Cities, Design, Ideas, Neighborhoods, New York City, Pittsburgh, Planning, Research, Social Science, Suburbia, Technology, Theory, UrbanismKatrina Johnston-ZimmermanMay 6, 2016
In Defense of Bias
In Defense of Bias
Anthropology, Cities, Green Space, Methods, Parks, Portland, Protest, Public Space, Research, Social ScienceKatrina Johnston-ZimmermanMay 17, 2015
On Placemaking: An Anthropologist's Perspective
On Placemaking: An Anthropologist's Perspective
Anthropology, Architecture, Cities, Density, Design, Green Space, History, New York City, Pedestrians, Planning, Public Space, UrbanismKatrina Johnston-ZimmermanMarch 13, 2015
Recent Protests in Public Space: It's All About Equity
Recent Protests in Public Space: It's All About Equity
Anthropology, Equity, New York City, Public Space, Streets, TransportationKatrina Johnston-ZimmermanDecember 6, 2014
Anthropologists in Practice: An Interview with Katrina Johnston-Zimmerman, Communications and Outreach Manager at Project for Public Spaces
Anthropologists in Practice: An Interview with Katrina Johnston-Zimmerman, Communications and Outreach Manager at Project for Public Spaces
Anthropology, Archaeology, Placemaking, Research, Social Science, Theory, UrbanismKatrina Johnston-ZimmermanNovember 9, 2014
After the Park: The Future of Portland's Public Space
After the Park: The Future of Portland's Public Space
Better Block, Ideas, Portland, Public Space, Research, StreetsKatrina Johnston-ZimmermanDecember 3, 2013
Park Portrait: PARK(ing) Day PDX
Park Portrait: PARK(ing) Day PDX
Choices, Cities, Design, Green Space, Neighborhoods, Park Portrait, Parking, Parks, Pedestrians, Placemaking, Portland, Public Space, Streets, UrbanismKatrina Johnston-ZimmermanOctober 8, 2013
Livable Portland? A New Plan
Livable Portland? A New Plan
Architecture, Cities, Density, Design, Europe, Maps, Neighborhoods, Pedestrians, Placemaking, Planning, Portland, StreetsKatrina Johnston-ZimmermanOctober 1, 2013
Public Space and PARK(ing) Day
Public Space and PARK(ing) Day
Cities, Ideas, Neighborhoods, Parking, Parks, Pedestrians, Placemaking, Portland, Public Space, Streets, UrbanismKatrina Johnston-ZimmermanSeptember 10, 2013
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