Jason Prince, an urban planner, coordinated action-research at McGill’s School of Urban Planning from 2008 until 2013, in efforts to improve neighbourhood quality of life in the context of two mega-projects, the McGill University Health Centre and the Turcot Interchange. Jason works in and teaches the social economy and continues to believe in the power of collective action to transform communities. Jason co-edited three books on problems facing cities. He lives above a pizza shop with two teenagers and several suffering plants.