By Alison Sant // Shared mobility is the future of city streets. Here’s how to do it right.
By Alison Sant // Part 1: As India Basin Waterfront Park takes shape, Trust for Public Land is honoring the history and legacy of women who fought for justice. // Part 2: Like their trailblazing predecessors, a new cadre of leaders won’t rest until racial equality and economic justice deliver decent housing, education, job opportunities, and a healthy environment for…
By Geertje Slingerland // The contribution of the book lies in its practicality and applicability, showing us how this knowledge is operationalized in real-life cases and communities. As such, this book can be best read by fellow city-makers, urban planners, as well as researchers interested in the bottom-up approach for inspiration and to find applicable ideas for setting up community…
By Alison Sant // The 34th Avenue Open Street shows how urban roads can be repurposed to make a more livable city. Even more, it is an example of how communities must lead these efforts so that streets reflect a common vision for what communities care about.
By Alison Sant // The biggest realization for a lot of people is that there is life in New York’s Harbor.
By Jared Green // In her review, Grace Mitchell Tada, ASLA, writes: “From activists and community organizers, landscape architects and city planners, policy makers and city officials, Sant’s cast of characters demonstrate the complexity and nuance that go into creating urban change. It’s the details from her interviews that make this book a valuable tool. Seeing how change is made…
By James Brasuell, Diana Ionescu, Josh Stephens // An annual list of the must-read books related to urban planning and its intersecting fields.
By Grace Mitchell Tada, ASLA // “This book is a call to action.” It is that invocation from Alison Sant that propels the narratives in her book — ‘From the Ground Up: Local Efforts to Create Resilient Cities.’ She presents how people in cities across the U.S. are creating equitable communities that can withstand the changes wrought by climate change.…
By Alison Sant // YES on J and L and NO on I.
