Walkable City: How Downtown Can Save America, One Step at a Time
Author: Jeff Speck
In Walkable Cities, Speck, an urban planner and principle of Speck & Associates, offers practical advice for revolutionizing the interconnectivity of American cities. For leaders new to the concept of walkability, or seasoned urban planners looking for smarter ways to develop economically and culturally, Walkable City could be considered required reading. Joseph P. Riley, the mayor of Charleston, S.C., says, ?[This] brilliant and entertaining book reminds us that, in America, the exception could easily become the rule. Mayors, planners and citizens need look no further for a powerful and achievable vision of how to make our ordinary cities great again.?
Author: Jeff Speck
In Walkable Cities, Speck, an urban planner and principle of Speck & Associates, offers practical advice for revolutionizing the interconnectivity of American cities. For leaders new to the concept of walkability, or seasoned urban planners looking for smarter ways to develop economically and culturally, Walkable City could be considered required reading. Joseph P. Riley, the mayor of Charleston, S.C., says, ?[This] brilliant and entertaining book reminds us that, in America, the exception could easily become the rule. Mayors, planners and citizens need look no further for a powerful and achievable vision of how to make our ordinary cities great again.?
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