239: Can urbanism heal a country at war?

This week, I’m joined by Mikael Colville-Andersen, Danish urbanist and founder of Bikes for Ukraine. He shares how bikes became humanitarian aid, how tactical urbanism turned into therapy, and why urban design matters even in a war zone.

We dive into how small interventions can transform lives and cities:

• How bicycles became tools for humanitarian aid

• What daily life in Kyiv looks like under drones

• Why toloka (volunteerism) is Ukraine’s social glue

• How tactical urbanism can be a medicine for trauma