Nov 15, 2022
In 2012, Jeff Speck’s
Walkable City sparked a conversation about why
pedestrianized places matter and became one of the best-selling
books about the built environment in recent memory. Ten years
later, though, so much about the world has changed — even as
human-centered communities have become more important than
ever.
On this episode of The Brake, host Kea Wilson sits down
with Speck to talk about
an update to his classic book featuring 100 pages of new
material, and how new technology, pandemics, and the movement to
make cities anti-racist have reshaped his view of America’s
transportation future. And along the way, he shares some of the
highlights from his reading list, and how his goals as a pedestrian
advocate are continuing to evolve.
Read an exclusive preview of Walkable City: 10th
Anniversary Edition here.