Designing Our City for People Not Cars

Jeff Speck is a city planner and author who advocates internationally for more walkable cities. His 2012 book Walkable City was the best-selling city planning title of the past decade. He is also the principal author of The Smart Growth Manual and Walkable City Rules, and co-author of Suburban Nation. In this session, Speck will discuss ways car-centric cities like Santa Fe can become more walkable, bikeable, and connected. He will share why urban sprawl is so problematic and key changes that could make our city more pedestrian friendly, sharing replicable successes from across the country and globe.  Reception to immediately follow lecture.