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Book Cover for: Arbitrary Lines: How Zoning Broke the American City and How to Fix It, M. Nolan Gray

Arbitrary Lines: How Zoning Broke the American City and How to Fix It

M. Nolan Gray
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How were cities regulated before zoning — and should zoning abolition be the ultimate goal? @theoverheadwire sat down with @mnolangray, author of the new book “Arbitrary Lines: How Zoning Broke the American City and How to Fix It" to find out. https://t.co/t01hnGAmOX

Paperback, 2022

$30.00Member price:$15.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Walkable City, Jeff Speck

Walkable City

Jeff Speck
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Ten years ago, 'Walkable City' sparked a global conversation about why pedestrian places matter. Author @JeffSpeckFAICP talks to @streetsblogkea how that conversation has evolved over the last decade—and why his classic book is getting an update. https://t.co/6YDAWQarsN

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Book Cover for: The Great American Transit Disaster: A Century of Austerity, Auto-Centric Planning, and White Flight, Nicholas Dagen Bloom

The Great American Transit Disaster: A Century of Austerity, Auto-Centric Planning, and White Flight

Nicholas Dagen Bloom
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U.S. governments’ eagerness to subsidize roads and reluctance to subsidize transit has led to one crisis after another, according to Nicholas Dagen Bloom’s new book “The Great American Transit Disaster.” Learn more about it in headlines. https://t.co/etACy8hhAR

Paperback, 2024

$28.00Member price:$28.00 + Free shipping0% off(Limited Discount Book)
Book Cover for: The First City on Mars: An Urban Planner's Guide to Settling the Red Planet, Justin B. Hollander

The First City on Mars: An Urban Planner's Guide to Settling the Red Planet

Justin B. Hollander
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On this week's #TalkingHeadways, @theoverheadwire talks to Justin Hollander, author of "The First City on Mars: An Urban Planner’s Guide to Settling the Red Planet" about what a Mars metro region might look like. Listen in now. https://t.co/BVtkDGfRSo

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Book Cover for: Yes to the City: Millennials and the Fight for Affordable Housing, Max Holleran

Yes to the City: Millennials and the Fight for Affordable Housing

Max Holleran
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ICYMI: @theoverheadwire talked to @MaxHolleran about his book, “Yes to the City: Millennials and the Fight for Affordable Housing,” as well as rise of YIMBY vs. NIMBY housing politics, the changes in housing activism, and more. #TalkingHeadways https://t.co/e7sIHIcQzp

Paperback, 2024

$18.95Member price:$17.06 + Free shipping10% off
Book Cover for: Paved Paradise: How Parking Explains the World, Henry Grabar

Paved Paradise: How Parking Explains the World

Henry Grabar
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In today's Brake podcast, Streetsblog talks to @henrygrabar of @slate about his new book, "Paved Paradise: How Parking Explains the World." Listening, @donaldshoup? https://t.co/7401A4j89C

Hardcover, 2023

$30.00Member price:$15.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book