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Ideas, writing, documentation, and projects worth a closer look , across urban transformation, mobility, tactical urbanism, and map art.
Urban Transformations
Cities change over time, thought pieces on urban change and time, and documentation of public space transformation.
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Urban Transformations Writing | Publications on Spacing Vancouver, 2026: Five-part series on Time and the City | Visualizing Gentrification in From Bleecker St. to Bedford Ave. | Open Streets: How Often | An Uninterrupted Walk
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Documentation of Public Space Transformations | Before After Project: A global archive of 3,000+ public space transformations, from Urb-i – Urban Ideas (co-founded) | In the media, 2015-2016: 41 amazing public space transformations captured by Google Street View, Business Insider| Before & After: 30 Photos that Prove the Power of Designing with Pedestrians in Mind, Arch Daily | Photographic Proof That America Can Make Streets for People Instead of Cars, Streetsblog USA | The Google Street View Perspective on Public Space Transformations, Planetizen | A Before-and-After Photo Archive of the World's Best Street Designs, Citylab | 20 Amazing Public Space Transformations Captured on Google Streetview, Momentum
Curbside & Mobility Hubs
Work on the future of the curbside, parking, and multimodal mobility hubs, where transportation, technology, and public space meet.
- Research | Transitioning into New Mobility – Future Curb Space Design, research and design of how the curb can accommodate regional mobility shifts and digitization, at UBC's TIPSLAB under a TransLink New Mobility Grant, 2021 | TIPSLAB research on Mobility as a Service (MaaS)
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Writing | The Virtual Urban Realm, Spacing, 2021 | CurbIQ Blog 2021-2022: Flexible Curb Management: Optimizing the Public Curbside | Future-Proofing Through Curb Inventory Digitization | Park(ing) Day Could Be Every Day
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Workshop | Mobility Hub Experiences and Lessons Learnt, Urbanism Next, 2023
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Panel | Investing in Efficiency with Big Data & AI, Motivate 2023
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Webinar & Podcast | Multimodal Mondays: Mobility Hubs, Movmi, 2021 | LISTEN: Chatting with researcher Yuval Fogelson about Transport 2050’s transformative actions, Buzzer TransLink, 2021
Tactical Urbanism
Transforming places through temporary interventions, and changing over time towards a permanent transformation.
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Book | Tactical Urbanism, A Guide for Brazilian Cities, Urbanismo Tático: Um Guia Para As Cidades Brasileiras, co-authored, published by Rio Book, 2021
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Interventions in Canada | Tactical intervention workshop, Kimberley BC, AT Summit, 2025
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Interventions in Brazil | All by Urb-i - Urban Ideas (co-founded), 2016-2018 | Station precinct transformation from ephemeral to temporary, Berrini, São Paulo | School open space transformation, Cariacica, ES | Hospital das Clínicas, São Paulo | São Miguel Mais Humana, São Paulo | Santana, São Paulo | Parking Day, São Paulo | Áurea Creativa, São Paulo | De Boa Na Lagoa, Florianópolis
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Keynote | Plan Pro Brno, Czechia, 2017
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Articles | Streets as Places, Before & After: Q&A with Yuval Fogelson of Urb-I, Project for Public Spaces, 2016
Map Art & Urban Photography
My art practice, hand-painted maps of imaginary cities and terrains, and urban photography under the banner of Yellow Future City.
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Map Art | Original hand-painted maps of imaginary cities and terrains and map commissions | Kaleidoscopic folded hand drawn maps into Mandalamap
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Book | Scape: Urban Scapes from Here and There, a book of urban imagery built like a music album, twenty-three years in the making, photography, concept, editing, published by YF City, 2026
