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  schema location: http://www.loc.gov/mods/v3 http://www.loc.gov/standards/mods/v3/mods-3-2.xsd
  title info:
    title: Walkable city
    sub title: how downtown can save America, one step at a time
  name:
    name part: Speck, Jeff.
    role:
      role term: creator
  type of resource: text
  genre: bibliography
  origin info:
    place:
      place term: nyu
    date issued: 2012
    edition: 1st ed.
    issuance: monographic
  language:
    language term: eng
  physical description:
    form: print
    extent: 312 pages ; 22 cm.
  abstract: Jeff Speck has dedicated his career to determining what makes cities thrive. And he has boiled it down to one key factor: walkability. 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. 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. Bursting with sharp observations and real-world examples, giving key insight into what urban planners actually do and how places can and do change, Walkable City lays out a practical, necessary, and eminently achievable vision of how to make our normal American cities great again.
  table of contents: A general theory of walkability -- Why walkability? Walking, the urban advantage ; Why Johnny can't walk ; The wrong color green - -The ten steps of walkability. The useful walk. Step 1, Put cars in their place ; Step 2, Mix the uses ; Step 3, Get the parking right ; Step 4, Let transit work -- The safe walk. Step 5, Protect the pedestrian ; Step 6, Welcome bikes -- The comfortable walk. Step 7, Shape the spaces ; Step 8, Plant trees -- The interesting walk. Step 9, Make friendly and unique faces ; Step 10, Pick you winners.
  note: Jeff Speck.
  note: Includes bibliographical references and index.
  subject:
    geographic code: n-us---
  subject:
    topic: Central business districts
    geographic: United States
    topic: Planning
  subject:
    topic: Pedestrian areas
    geographic: United States
    topic: Planning
  subject:
    topic: Urban renewal
    geographic: United States
  subject:
    topic: City planning
    geographic: United States
  classification: HT175 .S64 2012
  classification: 307.1/2160973
  identifier: 9780374285814 (alk. paper)
  identifier: 0374285810 (alk. paper)
  identifier: 2012018934
  record info:
    record content source: DLC
    record creation date: 120522
    record change date: 20151202171739.0
    record identifier: in00002788239
    language of cataloging:
      language term: eng