Main entry:

Soderstrom, Mary, 1942-

Title & Author:

The walkable city : from Haussmann's boulevards to Jane Jacobs' streets and beyond / Mary Soderstrom.

Publication:

Montreal : Véhicule Press, c2008.

Description:

243 p. : ill., ports. ; 22 cm.

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references.
Sect. 1. Starting Out in Search of the Walkable City -- Ch. 1. Looking for a House: A Sort-of Introduction -- Ch. 2. These Feet Were Made for Walking: How It All Began -- Sect. 2. Walking the Walk -- Ch. 3. Baron's Paris -- Ch. 4. Jane Jacobs in New York and Toronto -- Sect. 3 Walking the Walk II. Perambulations in the Real World -- Ch. 5. Rue Mouffetard, Paris: From Before the Romans to Haussmann's Day -- Ch. 6. Greenland Drive, Toronto: A Prototype of North America's Suburbs -- Ch. 7. Avenue Vincent-Auriol, Paris: The City after Haussmann -- Ch. 8. Vellore Park Road, Vaughan, Ontario: Taking Cues from Jane Jacobs but Getting It Wrong -- Ch. 9. El Camino Real, Carlsbad, California: The Mall as Substitute -- Ch. 10. Keith Road, North Vancouver, B.C.: Logging Road to Trail to the Future -- Ch. 11. Quick Turn Around the Block: The Walkable City in Other Parts of the World -- Sect. 4. Talking the Talk: How to Get There from Here -- Ch. 12. Form Follows Finance: Lessons from It's a Wonderful Life -- Ch. 13. End of the World in Washington Square -- Ch. 14. What We Need on the Journey: How to Avoid the Worst -- Ch. 15. House We Bought.

Summary:

"Taking us on walks through cities like Paris, New York, Toronto, North Vancouver and Singapore, Mary Aoderstom examines how cities have changed ordinary citizens - in positive and negative ways. Making the city walkable again is crucial. The author looks to the future and suggests ways in which can recognize our lives and our cities."--Jacket.

Resources:
Contributor biographical information
Publisher description

ISBN:

9781550652437 (pbk.) :
1550652435

Subject:

Haussmann, Georges Eugène, baron, 1809-1891 Influence.
Jacobs, Jane, 1916-2006 Influence.
Haussmann, Georges-Eugène, Baron, 1809-1891 Studies.
Jacobs, Jane, 1916-2006 Studies.
Haussmann, Georges Eugène, baron, 1809-1891.
Jacobs, Jane, 1916-2006.
Streets Design.
City planning.
Pedestrian areas.
Public spaces.
Design urbain.
Zones piétonnières.
Espaces publics.
urban design.
urban planning.
Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.)
Fußgängerzone
Stadtplanung
Straße

Holdings:

Location: Library main 260056
Call No.: BIB 190963
Status: Available