Streets Reconsidered

"Streets Reconsidered makes a thorough and highly visual case for designing streets on which people do more than move, but also gather, shop, play, grow, and generate environmental improvements. These six verbs organize the book. 'Road construction continues as if demand will always be increasing,' the authors complain. 'We now have the tools to incorporate uncertainty into transportation planning'-fewer drivers, driverless cars, shared cars, big data, and more. 'It's time to be bold.'...This book will be of great value to anyone who ever deals with streets in any capacity." -The American Planning Association

"Streets Reconsidered provides detailed and specific interventions that can improve and accelerate multiple uses of community streets-and sparks the motivation to try them. This should be required reading for anyone interested in promoting safe, walkable and engaging communities." -M. Katherine Kraft, Executive Director, America Walks

"Streets occupy a third of our cities; more than parks, schools, libraries and all other public spaces combined. Streets Reconsidered provides doable actions and inspiration to create cities for all people. Great book for elected officials, staff and citizens, as the streets are theirs. Public space." -Gil Penalosa, Chair and Founder, 8-80 Cities

"The considerable knowledge that comes from long, professional street design practice is everywhere in evidence. This is a superb reference, with an array of well-considered street design principles for achieving community goals and a wealth of inspiring design possibilities." -Elizabeth MacDonald, Professor and Chair, Department of Landscape Architecture & Environmental Planning, University of California, Berkeley

"This is a fresh set of lenses to view the streets we encounter every day and to envision the absolute best that streets can be." -Kathryn H. Anthony, CSA Distinguished Professor, School of Architecture, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign