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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.

Posts in Public Space

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

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

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

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

Park Portrait: The Urban Center Plaza

Park Portrait: The Urban Center Plaza

Anthropology, Design, Green Space, Neighborhoods, Parks, Portland, Public Space, Research, Stormwater, UrbanismKatrina Johnston-ZimmermanAugust 26, 2013

The Normalization of Livable Cities

The Normalization of Livable Cities

Anthropology, Bicycling, Cities, Density, Design, Europe, Global, Health, Ideas, Neighborhoods, Politics, Portland, Public Space, Statistics, Streets, Transportation, UrbanismKatrina Johnston-ZimmermanAugust 5, 2013

Looking Beyond the "Western World"

Looking Beyond the "Western World"

Archaeology, Architecture, Cities, Design, Global, History, Maps, Public Space, ResearchKatrina Johnston-ZimmermanJuly 14, 2013

Urban Green Space: Past, Present, and Future

Urban Green Space: Past, Present, and Future

Anthropology, Cities, Design, Global, Green Space, History, Landscape, Neighborhoods, Parks, Protest, Public Space, StreetsKatrina Johnston-ZimmermanJune 6, 2013

The Future of Public Space

The Future of Public Space

Bicycling, Cities, Maps, Methods, Pedestrians, Politics, Portland, Public Space, Research, Streets, TransportationKatrina Johnston-ZimmermanMay 30, 2013

An Occupied Anniversary: Public Space One Year Later

Architecture, Cities, Density, Design, Landscape, Politics, Portland, Public Space, UrbanismKatrina Johnston-ZimmermanOctober 6, 2012

GOOD Ideas for Portland: Cycling Infrastructure

Bicycling, Cities, Design, Graphics, Ideas, Landscape, Maps, Portland, Public Space, Research, ResourcesKatrina Johnston-ZimmermanFebruary 29, 2012

Research and the Researcher

Politics, Public Space, ResearchKatrina Johnston-ZimmermanJanuary 9, 2012

Public Space and Protest: Occupying the City

Cities, Politics, Public Space, Research, Statistics, UncategorizedKatrina Johnston-ZimmermanDecember 28, 2011