{"product_id":"streetfight-handbook-for-an-urban-revolution-paperback","title":"Streetfight: Handbook for an Urban Revolution - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJanette Sadik-Khan\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eSeth Solomonow\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLike a modern-day Jane Jacobs, Janette Sadik-Khan transformed New York City's streets to make room for pedestrians, cyclists, buses, and green spaces. Describing the battles she fought to enact change, \u003ci\u003eStreetfight \u003c\/i\u003eimparts wisdom and practical advice that other cities can follow to make their own streets safer and more vibrant. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs New York City's transportation commissioner, Janette Sadik-Khan managed the seemingly impossible and transformed the streets of one of the world's greatest, toughest cities into dynamic spaces safe for pedestrians and cyclists. Her approach was dramatic and effective: Simply painting a part of the street to make it into a plaza or bus lane not only made the street safer, but it also lessened congestion and increased foot traffic, which improved the bottom line of businesses. Real-life experience confirmed that if you know how to read the street, you can make it function better by not totally reconstructing it but by reallocating the space that's already there. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Breaking the street into its component parts, \u003ci\u003eStreetfight\u003c\/i\u003e demonstrates, with step-by-step visuals, how to rewrite the underlying \"source code\" of a street, with pointers on how to add protected bike paths, improve crosswalk space, and provide visual cues to reduce speeding. Achieving such a radical overhaul wasn't easy, and \u003ci\u003eStreetfight\u003c\/i\u003e pulls back the curtain on the battles Sadik-Khan won to make her approach work. She includes examples of how this new way to read the streets has already made its way around the world, from pocket parks in Mexico City and Los Angeles to more pedestrian-friendly streets in Auckland and Buenos Aires, and innovative bike-lane designs and plazas in Austin, Indianapolis, and San Francisco. Many are inspired by the changes taking place in New York City and are based on the same techniques. \u003ci\u003eStreetfight\u003c\/i\u003e deconstructs, reassembles, and reinvents the street, inviting readers to see it in ways they never imagined.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJanette Sadik-Khan\u003c\/b\u003e is one of the world's foremost authorities on transportation and urban transformation. She served as New York City's transportation commissioner from 2007 to 2013 under Mayor Michael Bloomberg, overseeing historic changes to New York City's streets--closing Broadway to cars in Times Square, building nearly 400 miles of bike lanes, and creating more than 60 plazas citywide. A founding principal with Bloomberg Associates, she works with mayors around the world to reimagine and redesign their cities. She chairs the National Association of Transportation Officials, implementing new people-focused street design standards that have been adopted in 45 cities across the continent. She lives in New York City. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eSeth Solomonow\u003c\/b\u003e is a manager with Bloomberg Associates. He was the chief media strategist for Janette Sadik-Khan and New York City's transportation department under Mayor Michael Bloomberg. A graduate of Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism, Solomonow has written for \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e and his hometown newspaper, \u003ci\u003eThe Staten Island Advance\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives in Brooklyn, New York.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 368\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.1 x 8.3 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 07, 2017\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51753778086176,"sku":"9780143128977","price":21.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/14f1bdc2e2978cf87bfeddb82045fef0.webp?v=1780027312","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/streetfight-handbook-for-an-urban-revolution-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}