“Every time we design a street, we are making a decision about how we want to use our commonly owned space. That is inherently political.” That’s what Christof Spieler, co-author of Transportation and the Shape of Cities has to say, and much more. This episode of Unfrozen captures the thoughts of Spieler and co-authors Mandi Chapa and David Copeland Laredo, three Houstonians whose teaching materials at Rice University became a guidebook as big, yellow and authoritative as a highway sign.
Show Notes
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Intro/Outro: “Big Road,” by Jon Spencer Blues Explosion
Discussed:
Transportation and the Shape of Cities
David Copeland Laredo
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Trains, Buses, People: an Opinionated Atlas of US and Canadian Transit
American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) Green Book
NACTO (National Association of City Transportation Officials)
Previously visited transportation design fairylands:
- Copenhagen (Unfrozen 56: Urban Block Cities)
- Amsterdam (Unfrozen 84: Movement)
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