{"product_id":"streetfight","title":"Streetfight","description":"Unlock the secrets to urban transformation with *Streetfight*, a revolutionary guide authored by Janette Sadik-Khan, New York City’s notable transportation commissioner. This compelling trade paperback, published by Penguin Group USA, offers a fresh perspective on urban planning and street design that prioritizes pedestrian safety and cyclist accessibility. With 368 pages of insightful content, *Streetfight* teaches you how to reclaim your streets by reallocating existing space instead of costly reconstructions. Discover proven techniques for creating vibrant public spaces, enhancing foot traffic, and reducing congestion through innovative tactics like painting streets into plazas and establishing dedicated bike lanes. This book features compelling step-by-step visuals, showcasing successful urban interventions from cities worldwide, including pocket parks in Mexico City and pedestrian-friendly avenues in Auckland. Learn how to reimagine your local streets and transform them into dynamic environments through smart design strategies. *Streetfight* not only celebrates practical solutions but also shares the contested battles that brought these changes to fruition, making it an essential read for urban planners, policymakers, and anyone invested in creating a safer, more enjoyable urban experience. Explore the book that deconstructs and reinvents street functionality, offering the blueprint for sustainable urban development that benefits communities everywhere. Get your copy today and join the movement to reshape urban spaces for a brighter future.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCondition: BRAND NEW\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9780143128977\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Trade paperback (UK)\u003cbr\u003eYear: 2017\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Penguin Group USA\u003cbr\u003ePages: 368\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDescription:\u003cbr\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 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 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. \u003cbr\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.","brand":"RANDOM HOUSE","offers":[{"title":"Default","offer_id":44574761713753,"sku":"PR605543","price":59.95,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2551\/5502\/files\/9780143128977_SPASQW4KTCV9.jpg?v=1787589549","url":"https:\/\/smartfox.co.nz\/products\/streetfight","provider":"SmartfoxNZ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}