This post is about my experience in the most recent Pedal Poll (2024). You can read a related post called Reflections from the first Pedal Poll in 2021. Pedal Poll 2024 In the last two years, I volunteered to count traffic on Dundas St in Downtown London. In the first week of June 2024, I … More Pedal Poll Experiences on Dundas Street
In the first week of June I was one of the many volunteers across Canada counting traffic for the Pedal Poll 2024. Pedal Poll is a national survey that occurs annually since 2021. In this post, I will revisit the first survey considering a few mobility justice issues. Pedal Poll is a project of VĂ©lo … More Reflections from the first Pedal Poll in 2021
I have some exciting news to share! This fall, I am starting a PhD in Urban Studies at Western University. My research will focus on Mobility Justice under the co-supervision of Dr. Jason Gilliland and Dr. Roza Tchoukaleyska. My intention for this blog post is twofold. First, to inform you that I will be posting … More Join the Mobility Justice Conversation: Stories, Ideas & Publications
Imagine you are a friend from Brazil and I’m writing to you to share the wonders (from my point of view) of North American cities in my first year back in 2016. I don’t name the city I live in (although it is easy to find that out) because this little story applies to many … More Cultural Shocks in a Built Environment
What do urban governance and the sustainable development goals (SDGs) have in common? How does it impact citizen engagement and city building? Those were some of the questions I had in mind when I was invited to give a guest lecture in the Governance Leadership & Ethics (GLE) course at Huron University. GLE goal is … More Sustainable Development Goals and Urban Governance
Urban literacy promotes the ability to read, interpret, design and shape urban spaces. An essential skill in today’s world. Watch this space can be an interesting starter kit for those who are willing to explore more about all this. It’s a Little book published in 2010, written by Hadley Dyer and illustrated by Marc Ngui. Yes, it’s … More Watch this Space
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