Streetfight Handbook For An Urban Revolution

Are you tired of feeling like a helpless observer in your own city, feeling trapped in a never-ending battle with congestion, lack of green spaces, and a general disregard for pedestrian and cyclist safety? Look no further! The Streetfight Handbook For An Urban Revolution is here to change the game and empower you to reclaim your urban environment.

Take Charge of Your City

Written by Janette Sadik-Khan and Seth Solomonow, this groundbreaking handbook provides a comprehensive guide on how to transform streets into vibrant public spaces that prioritize people over cars. Sadik-Khan, the former Commissioner of the New York City Department of Transportation, and Solomonow, an award-winning journalist, combine their expertise to offer practical advice and inspiring stories that will empower you to take charge of your city.

The Streetfight Handbook embodies the concept of tactical urbanism – making small, incremental changes that lead to long-lasting transformation. From quick paint projects to pedestrian plazas, this book shows you how seemingly small actions can have a profound impact on your cityscape.

Streetfight: Handbook for an Urban Revolution

by Janette Sadik-Khan(Kindle Edition)

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Master the Art of Streetfighting

Streetfighting is not about physical altercations but about using strategic techniques to advocate for change in your city's streetscape. The Streetfight Handbook effectively schools you in the art of streetfighting, teaching you how to navigate the bureaucratic red tape, engage with local communities, and challenge the status quo.

The authors highlight real-world examples from cities around the world, including New York City, Bogotá, and Copenhagen, to demonstrate successful streetfighting tactics. These stories serve as both motivation and inspiration to fuel your revolutionary spirit and transform your own urban environment.

Create People-Centered Streets

Gone are the days when streets were solely designed for cars. The Streetfight Handbook advocates for the creation of people-centered streets where pedestrians, cyclists, and public transportation users take priority. You'll learn how to push for the implementation of bike lanes, safer crosswalks, and traffic-calming measures that reduce vehicle speeds and make streets safer for everyone.

One of the book's key aspects is the emphasis on community engagement. Sadik-Khan and Solomonow stress the importance of involving local residents, businesses, and community organizations in the transformation process. By harnessing the power of collaboration, you'll be better equipped to create streets that reflect the needs and desires of your community.

Ignite Your Inner Revolutionary

The Streetfight Handbook is not just a practical how-to guide; it's a call to action. It's a rallying cry to all urban dwellers who refuse to accept the status quo and want to fight for a better, more sustainable future.

So, grab your copy of the Streetfight Handbook For An Urban Revolution and join the movement. Become a streetfighting revolutionary and reclaim your city from the shackles of car dominance. It's time to transform your streets into bustling, people-friendly public spaces!

Streetfight: Handbook for an Urban Revolution

by Janette Sadik-Khan(Kindle Edition)

4.7 out of 5

FREE

Like a modern-day Jane Jacobs, Janette Sadik-Khan transformed New York City's streets to make room for pedestrians, bikers, buses, and green spaces. Describing the battles she fought to enact change, Streetfight imparts wisdom and practical advice that other cities can follow to make their own streets safer and more vibrant. 

As 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 bikers. 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 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.
     Breaking the street into its component parts, Streetfight 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 Streetfight 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. Streetfight deconstructs, reassembles, and reinvents the street, inviting readers to see it in ways they never imagined.