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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. 

Poor Placemaking in Five Easy Steps
Poor Placemaking in Five Easy Steps
Architecture, Design, Humor, PlacemakingKatrina Johnston-ZimmermanSeptember 2, 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
Pittsburgh vs. Portland: May the Best City Win
Pittsburgh vs. Portland: May the Best City Win
Bicycling, Cities, Design, Pedestrians, Pittsburgh, PortlandKatrina Johnston-ZimmermanAugust 19, 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
Everyday Urbanism: Why We are All Urbanists
Everyday Urbanism: Why We are All Urbanists
Anthropology, Cities, Ideas, Neighborhoods, Portland, Public Space, Social Science, UrbanismKatrina Johnston-ZimmermanJuly 28, 2013
Bicycle Share (or a lack thereof) in the Bike Capital of the U.S.
Bicycle Share (or a lack thereof) in the Bike Capital of the U.S.
Bicycling, Choices, Cities, Portland, Transportation, VideoKatrina Johnston-ZimmermanJuly 22, 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
Four Lessons from the 50th International Making Cities Livable Conference
Four Lessons from the 50th International Making Cities Livable Conference
Density, Design, Events, Health, History, Ideas, PortlandKatrina Johnston-ZimmermanJune 30, 2013
Urbanism is Weird
Urbanism is Weird
Anthropology, Cities, Global, History, Humor, Maps, UrbanismKatrina Johnston-ZimmermanJune 22, 2013
The Most Influential Architect You've (Probably) Never Heard Of
The Most Influential Architect You've (Probably) Never Heard Of
Anthropology, Architecture, Books, Cities, Density, Design, Global, Health, Research, Urbanism, VideoKatrina Johnston-ZimmermanJune 16, 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
City Growth, and "What's a City?"
Census, Cities, Density, Exurbia, Graphics, Population, Research, Statistics, Suburbia, Transects, UrbanismKatrina Johnston-ZimmermanJuly 24, 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
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