Walkable city : how downtown can save America, one step at a time

By:

Speck, Jeff

Publication details: New York North Point Press 2012Description: vii,312pISBN:

9780865477728

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

307.1216 SPE

Contents:

CONTENTS Prologue 3 A General Theory of Walkability 7 I: WHY WALKABILITY? 13 Walking, the Urban Advantage 17 Why Johnny Can't Walk 37 The Wrong Color Green 51 II: THE TEN STEPS OF WALKABILITY 65 The Useful Walk Step 1: Put Cars in Their Place 75 Step 2: Mix the Uses 105 Step 3: Get the Parking Right 115 Step 4: Let Transit Work 139 The Safe Walk Step 5: Protect the Pedestrian 163 Step 6: Welcome Bikes 189 The Comfortable Walk Step 7: Shape the Spaces 213 Step 8: Plant Trees 223 The Interesting Walk Step 9: Make Friendly and Unique Faces 237 Step 10: Pick Your Winners 253 Acknowledgments 263 Notes 267 Works Cited 281 Geographic Index 295 General Index 302

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode	Item holds
Book	CEPT Library	Faculty of Planning	307.1216 SPE	Checked out to Ishaq Faheem (0010392558)	04/12/2024	016773

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CONTENTS
Prologue 3
A General Theory of Walkability 7
I: WHY WALKABILITY? 13
Walking, the Urban Advantage 17 Why Johnny Can't Walk 37 The Wrong Color Green 51
II: THE TEN STEPS OF WALKABILITY 65
The Useful Walk
Step 1: Put Cars in Their Place 75
Step 2: Mix the Uses 105
Step 3: Get the Parking Right 115
Step 4: Let Transit Work 139 The Safe Walk
Step 5: Protect the Pedestrian 163
Step 6: Welcome Bikes 189 The Comfortable Walk
Step 7: Shape the Spaces 213
Step 8: Plant Trees 223 The Interesting Walk
Step 9: Make Friendly and Unique Faces 237
Step 10: Pick Your Winners 253
Acknowledgments 263
Notes 267
Works Cited 281
Geographic Index 295
General Index 302

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