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All over the world, communities are reimagining themselves as places for people not cars. That process starts with stirring the hearts and minds of everyone involved.
Twelve books we read in the past 12 months that changed how we think about cities.
An #UrbanismBookClub Thread.
Twelve books we read in the past 12 months that changed how we think about cities.
An #UrbanismBookClub Thread.
1. 'Autonorama: The Illusory Promise of High-Tech Driving' by @PeterNorton12
2. 'Car-Free Cities' by J.H. Crawford
I know how much you all loved my last book-reading live-tweet, so here comes another one: "Generation Priced Out by @beyondchron. #urbanismbookclub amazon.com/Generation-Pri…
As the title implies, "Generation Priced Out" chronicles the ways that decades of misguided land use and housing policy have locked an entire upcoming generation out of the opportunities for mobility and wealth building that previous generations took for granted.
@beyondchron has an interesting background as both a journalist and an activist. He's the director of the Tenderloin Housing Clinic, which provides legal assistance for SF tenants facing eviction. And it seems like he had a hand in every major SF housing reform since the late 70s
