On Cities That Steer Themselves
Tracing the lines of grief, care and collective power through Mexico City’s cycling transformation
On Cities That Steer Themselves
Tracing the lines of grief, care and collective power through Mexico City’s cycling transformation
On Cities That Steer Themselves
Somewhere between governance and joy, a city is remembering itself. Not through revolution. Not through reform. But through repetition. Bicycles trace quiet lines through the asphalt each Sunday, and a new kind of polity is emerging; one that insists, not through slogans, but through movement. It begins with no fanfare. Just a closed road. And a question: what if infrastructure could be built from below, one ride at a time? This is Muévete en Bici, one of the largest weekly car-free street pr...
On Cities That Steer Themselves
Somewhere between governance and joy, a city is remembering itself. Not through revolution. Not through reform. But through repetition. Bicycles trace quiet lines through the asphalt each Sunday, and a new kind of polity is emerging; one that insists, not through slogans, but through movement. It begins with no fanfare. Just a closed road. And a question: what if infrastructure could be built from below, one ride at a time? This is Muévete en Bici, one of the largest weekly car-free street pr...
Beyond ROI: Stewarding Wealth for Systemic Change
The Shipwreck and the Lighthouse Imagine a storm rolling in over the Atlantic. A ship, caught in the chaos, sends distress signals as waves batter its hull. The crew scrambles, but there is no lighthouse on the horizon, no guiding light to navigate towards safety. The shipwreck is the global economy. It has been steered for decades by the singular logic of Return on Investment (ROI), a system designed to extract as much financial value as possible while disregarding long-term stability. The m...
Beyond ROI: Stewarding Wealth for Systemic Change
The Shipwreck and the Lighthouse Imagine a storm rolling in over the Atlantic. A ship, caught in the chaos, sends distress signals as waves batter its hull. The crew scrambles, but there is no lighthouse on the horizon, no guiding light to navigate towards safety. The shipwreck is the global economy. It has been steered for decades by the singular logic of Return on Investment (ROI), a system designed to extract as much financial value as possible while disregarding long-term stability. The m...
Before we plant anything
Yesterday we had our second ‘Rooftop Garden Exploration Meeting’ (Sexy name - actually just a ‘hey let’s meet on the rooftop on Wednesday’) We haven’t planted anything yet - nor do I think we will for awhile!This is where we convened - I didn’t take any photos during the meeting because I was a sweaty mess already worried about the conversation!If you’ve been following, I’m working with my neighbours to create a rooftop garden in our apartment building. It’s early. Two meetings in. The idea i...
Before we plant anything
Yesterday we had our second ‘Rooftop Garden Exploration Meeting’ (Sexy name - actually just a ‘hey let’s meet on the rooftop on Wednesday’) We haven’t planted anything yet - nor do I think we will for awhile!This is where we convened - I didn’t take any photos during the meeting because I was a sweaty mess already worried about the conversation!If you’ve been following, I’m working with my neighbours to create a rooftop garden in our apartment building. It’s early. Two meetings in. The idea i...
An Open Civic Studio
I’m setting up a space to think out loud. This isn’t a blog, exactly. It’s more like a studio — a place to share early sketches, fieldnotes, half-built tools. Lately I’ve been asking how we might build governance differently. How civic life could feel more alive, more grounded, more collective. How public goods could be designed for care, not just efficiency. I don’t have clean answers. But I’m interested in sharing what I find along the way — the fragments, the experiments, the questions tha...
An Open Civic Studio
I’m setting up a space to think out loud. This isn’t a blog, exactly. It’s more like a studio — a place to share early sketches, fieldnotes, half-built tools. Lately I’ve been asking how we might build governance differently. How civic life could feel more alive, more grounded, more collective. How public goods could be designed for care, not just efficiency. I don’t have clean answers. But I’m interested in sharing what I find along the way — the fragments, the experiments, the questions tha...
Before we plant anything
A few questions to see if trust is already here
Before we plant anything
A few questions to see if trust is already here
On Letting the City Grow Without Us at the Center
A small zine exploring some key elements
On Letting the City Grow Without Us at the Center
A small zine exploring some key elements
The Fire Is Already Here
I want to tell you a story. But I don’t know how to start it. Because it doesn’t really have a beginning. Only this aching middle. A few weeks ago, I was asked in a job interview what I thought about DEIB. And I said what I meant: That I will only work in places where people can be real. That queerness is not a flavour. That trans rights are not a slide in a PowerPoint. That no one should have to contort themselves to feel safe at work. I said it with a steady voice. I was proud. But here’s w...
The Fire Is Already Here
I want to tell you a story. But I don’t know how to start it. Because it doesn’t really have a beginning. Only this aching middle. A few weeks ago, I was asked in a job interview what I thought about DEIB. And I said what I meant: That I will only work in places where people can be real. That queerness is not a flavour. That trans rights are not a slide in a PowerPoint. That no one should have to contort themselves to feel safe at work. I said it with a steady voice. I was proud. But here’s w...
The relational Governance field guide
Seeing power differently. Before it’s too late.
The relational Governance field guide
Seeing power differently. Before it’s too late.
