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Jeff Speck has dedicated his career to determining what makes cities thrive. And he has boiled it down to one key factor: walkability. The very idea of a modern metropolis evokes visions of bustling sidewalks, vital mass transit, and a vibrant, pedestrian-friendly urban core. But in the typical American city, the car is still king, and downtown is a place that’s easy to drive to but often not worth arriving at. Making walkability happen is relatively easy and cheap; seeing exactly what needs to be done is the trick.

NATIONAL BESTSELLER PULITZER PRIZE WINNER A “heart-stopping account of the events leading up to 9/11” (The New York Times Book Review), this definitive history explains in gripping detail the growth of Islamic fundamentalism, the rise of al-Qaeda, and the intelligence failures that...

Captivating radio dramatisations of seven of Charles Dickens' most famous novels. Charles Dickens is one of the most renowned authors of all time, and this first digital volume of the dramatised canon of his work includes seven of his most popular novels. This collection includes the episodic...

Tiffin Talk is the official podcast of the City of Tiffin, Iowa hosted by Mayor Tim Kasparek and Mayor Pro Tem Tim Orris. Join us for conversations about city projects, community updates, and interviews with local leaders. Whether you’re a longtime resident or new to town, stay informed and connected as we share the stories shaping Tiffin’s future. Subscribe and be part of the conversation!

In The 15-Minute City: A Solution to Saving Our Time and Our Planet, Carlos Moreno delivers an exciting and insightful discussion of the deceptively simple and revolutionary idea that everyday destinations like schools, stores, and offices should only be a short walk or bike ride away from home. This book tells the story of an idea that spread from city to city, describing a new way of looking at living that addresses many of the most intractable challenges of our time.

Welcome to Rhyme Time Cities, the podcast that brings you daily doses of poetic descriptions about some of the most captivating cities in the world. Join us every day for a new episode that will transport you to a different city through rhyme and rhythm.From the bustling streets of New York City to the romantic canals of Venice, we cover cities from all around the globe, highlighting their unique features and cultural significance. Each episode is a concise and entertaining way to learn about a city’s history, architecture, food, and traditions.Our team of talented writers and poets craft ...

"Cities for Everyone" is from the April 03, 2016 Opinion section of The New York Times. It was written by Paul Krugman and narrated by Fleet Cooper.

Welcome to Life & Times with Tubb City. A former college football player and coach, who is now a Scout for professional athletes and entrepreneur. Join us at Life and Times as upcoming personalities in the sports, entertainment and the real world sit down and have conversations about their journey thru this thing we call Life. Inspiring stories that range anywhere from personal struggles, to public trials and tribulations. In the end we are all trying to find the secret code to develop the will power to win despite it all. These are the Life & Times of people in and out of the spotlight and ...

Based in New York City, hosts Chris & Kris explore the history and traditions of the Holidays in NYC and beyond.✌️🎅🤶👍 We'll be back in 2023!

For those who live, work, and play in Bluffdale, Utah

"The City Where I Live and Where Alton Sterling Died" is from the July 11, 2016 Opinion section of The New York Times. It was written by Christopher J. Tyson and narrated by Caroline Miller.

Border City is the story of a journalist who in 1994 impulsively leaves her job and family in Washington, D.C., to report on Tijuana, Mexico, a city commonly known for drug violence and illegal immigration into the U.S. She expects to stay on the border a year, maybe two. But her plans change as she is drawn deeper and deeper into the different worlds that converge at the biggest crossing point on the U.S.-Mexico border.

Twin City Talk is a podcast devoted to and all about Winston-Salem, featuring guests who live in, work in, play in, or have visited the Twin City.

"City Wages War on Zika in the Lab and on the Street" is from the August 21, 2016 US section of The New York Times. It was written by Marc Santora and narrated by Kristi Burns.

2020 was a disaster. Here, for the record, is what the Quad Cities survived.Listen to these moving and eloquent essays and poems, stories and artwork, read by the writers as they report on the disasters of 2020. We saw our careers change or disappear. Everything went online. We watched loved ones pass away and saw babies born that we couldn’t hold. We tried to school children, care for clients, and launch books. We watched public deaths, protests, and attacks. We contemplated murder hornets and eclipses. We cleaned up after a flood and then a derecho. For some of us, isolation was a chance ...

No metropolis has been more loved or more hated. To its official boosters, "Los Angeles brings it all together". To detractors, LA is a sunlit mortuary where "you can rot without feeling it". To Mike Davis, the author of this fiercely elegant and wide-ranging work of social history, Los Angeles is both utopia and dystopia, a place where the last Joshua trees are being plowed under to make room for model communities in the desert, where the rich have hired their own police to fend off street gangs, as well as armed Beirut militias.

Windy City Irish Radio, hosted by Tim Taylor and Mike Shevlin on Sunday afternoons from 12 noon to 1pm CST on WNDZ 750AM Chicago, ties current events to Irish culture through music, books, theater and the arts.

"Iraqi Forces Breach Mosul City Limits, Heralding Complex Phase in Campaign" is from the January 11, 2016 World section of The New York Times. It was written by Tim Arango and Falih Hassan and narrated by Fleet Cooper.

Just minutes after checking into a hotel in Colonia Roma, an eclectic bohemian neighborhood of cafes, galleries and plazas, I head out into this confounding city, to see it on foot, from the ground, to touch it and smell it.

"Soda Taxes Gain Acceptance, City by Revenue-Hungry City" is from the November 26, 2016 United States section of The New York Times. It was written by Anahad O’connor and Margot Sanger Katz and narrated by Paul Ryden.