02852cam a2200529 4500 1707222031 TxAuBib 20241108120000.0 ||||||s2012||||||||||||||||||||||||und|u 9781429945967 1429945966 B008423170 Amazon b5bc9127-af5d-4acc-b0b3-ebc9f04c6d8c OverDrive (Reserve ID) 1128564 OverDrive (Product ID) TxAuBib Speck, Jeff. Walkable City [Bridges eBook] : How Downtown Can Save America, One Step at a Time. Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2012. Format: OverDrive Adobe EPUB eBook, Filesize: 2805kB. Format: OverDrive OverDrive Read. Format: OverDrive Kindle Book. accessibility. mass transit. pedestrians. walkability. community. Downtown. Movement. commute. traffic. future. public. Modern. Travel. Design. space. cars. HTML:<p>Jeff Speck has dedicated his career to determining what makes cities thrive. And he has boiled it down to one key factor: walkability.<br /> The very idea of a modern metropolis evokes visions of bustling sidewalks, vital mass transit, and a vibrant, pedestrian-friendly urban core. But in the typical American city, the car is still king, and downtown is a place that's easy to drive to but often not worth arriving at.<br /> Making walkability happen is relatively easy and cheap; seeing exactly what needs to be done is the trick. In this essential new book, Speck reveals the invisible workings of the city, how simple decisions have cascading effects, and how we can all make the right choices for our communities.<br /> Bursting with sharp observations and real-world examples, giving key insight into what urban planners actually do and how places can and do change, <i>Walkable City</i> lays out a practical, necessary, and eminently achievable vision of how to make our normal American cities great again.</p>. Architecture. Nonfiction. Sociology. Politics. Media Type: eBook. Importer Version: 2014-01-08.01 Import Date: 2024-11-07 20:00:03. https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=B5BC9127-AF5D-4ACC-B0B3-EBC9F04C6D8C&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (Adobe EPUB eBook) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=B5BC9127-AF5D-4ACC-B0B3-EBC9F04C6D8C&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (Kindle Book) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=B5BC9127-AF5D-4ACC-B0B3-EBC9F04C6D8C&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (OverDrive Read)