TY  - BOOK
AU  - Speck,Jeff
TI  - Walkable city: how downtown can save America, one step at a time 
SN  - 9780865477728 (paperback)
PY  - 2013///
CY  - New York
PB  - North Point Press, a division of Farrar, Straus and Giroux
KW  - Urban renewal
KW  - United States
KW  - Central business districts
KW  - Planning
KW  - Pedestrian areas
KW  - City planning
N1  - Includes bibliographical references : (pages 267-293) and indexes; A general theory of walkability -- I. Why walkability? : Walking, the urban advantage -- Why Johnny can't walk -- The wrong color green -- II. 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 your winners
N2  - Presents a plan for American cities that focuses on making downtowns walkable and less attractive to drivers through smart growth and sustainable design
ER  -