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The City After the Automobile: Reclaiming Our Public Spaces

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The City After the Automobile is a groundbreaking book that challenges the dominance of the automobile in our cities and offers a vision for a more sustainable, livable, and equitable future. Jeff Speck, a leading urban planner and transportation expert, argues that the automobile has become a major obstacle to the creation of healthy and thriving cities. He shows how cars have made our streets dangerous and polluted, have destroyed our public spaces, and have contributed to the decline of our economy.

The City After The Automobile: An Architect's Vision

by Moshe Safdie

4.1 out of 5

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Speck offers a comprehensive plan for reclaiming our public spaces from the automobile. He calls for reducing the number of cars on the road, making our streets more pedestrian-friendly, and investing in public transportation. He also proposes a number of innovative ideas for creating more livable and sustainable cities, such as building compact mixed-use developments, creating greenways and bike lanes, and establishing congestion pricing.

The City After the Automobile is a must-read for anyone who is interested in creating more livable, sustainable, and equitable cities. Speck's vision for a city after the automobile is a powerful and inspiring one, and his book provides a roadmap for how to achieve it.

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"The City After the Automobile is a must-read for anyone who cares about the future of our cities. Jeff Speck provides a compelling vision for a more sustainable, livable, and equitable future, and he offers a roadmap for how to achieve it." - Michael Bloomberg, former Mayor of New York City

"The City After the Automobile is a groundbreaking book that will change the way we think about cities. Jeff Speck's vision for a city after the automobile is a powerful and inspiring one, and his book provides a roadmap for how to achieve it." - Jane Jacobs, author of The Death and Life of Great American Cities

About the Author

Jeff Speck is a leading urban planner and transportation expert. He is the author of several books, including Walkable City, The Smart Growth Manual, and The New City.

Speck is a Fellow of the American Institute of Certified Planners and a member of the National Academy of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. He has served as a consultant to cities around the world, including New York City, London, and Paris.

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The City After The Automobile: An Architect's Vision

by Moshe Safdie

4.1 out of 5