We don’t talk enough about #scale in cities. But this is exactly where most #UrbanPolicy breaks down. We design #national policies and expect them to work #locally. We plan at the city level and assume neighborhoods will follow. They don’t. Because cities aren’t uniform systems. They operate at different #speeds, with different #needs and #realities —often within the same street. In small systems (#neighborhoods, #municipalities): • Local #knowledge is strong • Decisions are more responsive...

Do Our Cities Care? Do We Care About Our Cities? Care is not a soft ideal. It is the foundation of cities that are resilient, inclusive, and functional. In #UrbanDesign, care means creating places that make daily life better: walkable streets, green spaces, safe neighborhoods, and environments where everyone—regardless of age or ability—can belong. These are not extras. They are essential. In #UrbanPolicy, care shifts the focus from short-term outputs to long-term fairness. Housing is a...

I had the pleasure of speaking to 5th-semester architecture students at the University of Thessaly - School of Architecture about #CreativeSustainability and innovative approaches to #UrbanGovernance. Even at an early stage in their studies, students explored #DesignEthics, the role of experimentation, and how emerging technologies like #Blockchain and tools like #RegulatorySandboxes can enable transparent, decentralized, and participatory city management. We discussed the promise of...