Walkable City
Books | Architecture / Urban & Land Use Planning
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Jeff Speck
"Timely and important, a delightful, insightful, irreverent work . . . Should be required reading." —The Christian Science MonitorA Best Book of the Year according to Planetizen and the American Society of Landscape Architects Jeff Speck has dedicated his career to determining what makes cities thrive. And he has boiled it down to one key factor: walkability. Making downtown into a walkable, viable community is the essential fix for thetypical American city; it is eminently achievable and its benefits are manifold. Walk-able City—bursting with sharp observations and key insights into how urban changehappens—lays out a practical, necessary, and inspiring vision for how to make Americancities great again.
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Author
Jeff Speck
Pages
312
Publisher
Macmillan
Published Date
2013-11-12
ISBN
0865477728 9780865477728
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"I thought this book was fascinating. I didn't know much about city planning as I started it, but I was able to follow all the concepts Speck discussed. It taught me a lot and made me want to get involved in revitalizing my own small city's downtown. It also made me hate, and subsequently glare at, an oversized parking lot in our city that's never more than 25% full. This is definitely a book I'll be passing along to a few friends to check out!"
Julie Brough
"I have not read a book that urged radical action within my soul as much as Walkable City. Immediately useful while observing any place in the US and how we can make it better."
Justin Hoehing