The Walkable City

June 22, 2017 - June 23, 2017 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM Add to Calendar

Wasserstein Hall, 1585 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02138

What makes a place walkable? What do design professionals, engineers, developers, and public officials need to know if they are to make, streets, landscapes, and communities more attractive to pedestrians? Join Jeff Speck for a comprehensive 2-day course on the most effective arguments, techniques, and tools for reshaping places in support of walking, biking, and transit.

Course will include a design charrette with Somerville chief planner George Proakis.

Instructors: Jeff Speck, AICP, CNU-A, LEED-AP, Honorary ASLA Principal, Speck & Associates, LLC; George Proakis, AICP, Chief Planner, City of Somerville

For those who qualify, 14 AIA/CES | 14 AICP/CM | 14 LA/CES are available.

For more information, contact execed.gsd.harvard.edu/programs or call 617-384-7214.