Walkable City (Part 2)

Booked on Planning

In 2012, Jeff’s book sounded the alarm that cars are the central problem of American life, and that making downtown more walkable is the necessary fix for the typical American City. Ten years later, following COVID, the rise of ride share, and the escalating climate crisis, Speck returned with a 10th Anniversary edition that assesses the impacts of these events and the changes that have taken place since the original book was published.
Links:

• Walkable City Rules: Jeff’s deep dive book from 2018 with more details on how to design walkable cities
• Human Transit is a book by Jarett Walker referenced in the show
• Jeff mentioned his article “Secretary Pete’s safe streets plan won’t succeed if engineers continue business as usual” published in The Hill
• Transport Politic is a blog by Yonah Freemark mentioned during the episode
• Public Square: Carmel Indiana Plan for Office Park Redesign is an example of one of Jeff's projects to create a more walkable area from a former office complex
• Jeff’s website has videos, projects, and a newsroom and is a wealth of resources

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