Name: Walkable City 2: The Useful Walk
Author: Jeff Speck

Course Info

7 video lessons (82 Mins)
Published
2025

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Browse Course Chapters

1.

The General Theory of Walkability

3 mins
2.

Towns vs. Sprawl

25 mins
3.

Just Add Housing

7 mins
4.

The Rise of the ADU

6 mins
5.

Donald Shoup’s 3 Rules

21 mins
6.

Parking Leveraging Housing

4 mins
7.

The Role of Transit

13 mins

What You Will Learn

Learn about the principal components of the useful walk.
Learn the distinctions between single-use and mixed-use zoning.
Learn about the role of increased housing in downtown vitality.
Learn techniques for increasing housing density.
Learn Donald Shoup’s three fundamental rules for parking, and their impact on policy.
Learn how to use excess parking to leverage development.
Learn about the relationship between frequent transit and high density.
Learn about several new mixed-use projects currently underway.

Course Description

Jane Jacobs reminds us that “almost nobody willingly travels from sameness to sameness and repetition to repetition, even if the physical effort required is minimal.” In other words, the first step in walkability is having a reason to walk.

Mixed use zoning (as opposed to single-use Euclidean zoning), access to frequent transit, high-density housing, and proper parking management are principles that encourage walkability and apply in both revitalizing downtowns and new developments and neighborhoods.

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