reclaiming infrastructure for a new generation of cities Gravel, Ryan 1972- creator author. text bibliography nyu 2016 monographic eng spa

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xiii, 236 p. ill. ; 24 cm "After decades of sprawl, many American city and suburban residents struggle with quality of life issues related to traffic and its accompanying pollution and time drain, divided neighborhoods, and a non walkable life. Architect Ryan Gravel argues that this can change. Cities have the infrastructure and capability to create a healthier, more satisfying way of life by remodeling and augmenting different parts of cities to connect neighborhoods and communities. Gravel came up with a way to do just that in his hometown with the Atlanta Beltline project, a 22 mile looped path built on long dormant intersecting rail lines. It connects 40 diverse Atlanta neighborhoods to city schools, shopping districts, and public parks, and has already seen a huge payoff in real estate development and local business revenue. Similar projects are in the works around the country, from the Los Angeles River Revitalization and the Buffalo Bayou in Houston to the Midtown Greenway in Minneapolis and the Underline in Miami. In Where We Want to Live, Gravel presents an exciting blueprint for revitalizing cities to make them places where we truly want to live" -- Acknowledgments ix -- Preface xi -- 1. As Many Gains as Losses 1 -- 2. Infra Culture 13 -- 3. Cycles of Change 23 -- 4. There’s Nothing Wrong with Sprawl 41 -- 5. Tough Love 55 -- 6. An Idea with Ambition 77 -- 7. A Wide Open Place 89 -- 8. An Expandable Vision 109 -- 9. Breaking Ground on Hope 127 -- 10. Catalyst Infrastructure 137 -- 11. An Infrastructure for Health and Well Being 179 -- 12. An Infrastructure for Economic Prosperity 187 -- 13. An Infrastructure for Equity 195 -- 14. An Infrastructure for Civic Identity 207 -- 15. Up Ahead 217 -- Notes 225 -- Index 231 -- Illustrations: Boulevard Haussmann, Paris (Ryan Gravel, 2010) -- Savannah’s historic district as seen from a parking garage (Ryan Gravel, 2006) -- The Los Angeles River from the 7th Street Bridge, Los Angeles (Ryan Gravel, 2011) -- Railroads converge to form Atlanta (Ryan Gravel / Perkins + Will, 2015) -- Four belt line railroads circle Atlanta (Ryan Gravel / Perkins + Will, 2015) -- The Atlanta & West Point Belt Line, Atlanta (Ryan Gravel, 2015) -- Southern’s belt line looking south toward North Highland Avenue (Ryan Gravel, 2004) -- Geraldine Keller Gravel with daughter Gerry on Northview Drive, Alexandria, Lousiana (Gravel, family collection, 1942) -- Geraldine Keller Gravel with daughter Gerry on Northview Drive, Alexandria, Louisiana (Gravel family collection, 1942) -- Gwinnett County, Georgia (Ryan Gravel, 2011) -- Chamblee Plaza, Chamblee, Georgia (Ryan Gravel, 2012) -- The Atlanta Betline’s Eastside Trail (Valdis Zusmanis, 2014) -- Hanson Motor Car Company, Atlanta (Ryan Gravel, 2005) -- Birth home, Martin Luther King Jr. National Historic Site, Atlanta (Ryan Gravel, 2014) -- Atlanta Beltline Eastside Trail, Atlanta (Ryan Gravel, 2013) -- Rendering, Atlanta Beltline, Atlanta (Perkins + Will, 2013) -- Viaduc des Arts, before (Ryan Gravel, 1995) -- Viaduc des Arts, after (Ryan Gravel, 2010) -- Promenade Plantée (Ryan Gravel, 2010) -- The High Line, New York City (Ryan Gravel, 2013) -- The Rail Corridor, Singapore (Ryan Gravel, 2015) -- The Midtown Greenway, Minneapolis (Ryan Gravel, 2015) -- The Blue Line LRT and Hiawatha Trail, Minneapolis (Ryan Gravel, 2004) -- The Boulevard des Maréchaux with T3 line, Paris (Ryan Gravel, 2010) -- An undeveloped section of the Petite Ceinture, Paris (Ryan Gravel, 2010) -- Buffalo Bayou Park, Houston (Ryan Gravel, 2012) -- The future Rail Park, Philadelphia (Ryan Gravel, 2012) -- The Atlanta Beltline Eastside Trail, before condition (Ryan Gravel, 2010) -- The S Line, Salt Lake City (Ryan Gravel, 2014) -- Temple Street at 16th Street, Detroit (Ryan Gravel, 2011) -- Ryan Gravel. Includes bibliographical references and index. n-us--- City planning Social aspects United States Land use, Urban United States City and town life United States ARCHITECTURE / Urban & Land Use Planning HT167 G73 2016 ARC010000 9781250078254 9781466890534 2015026371 http://www.netread.com/jcusers2/bk1388/254/9781250078254/image/lgcover.9781250078254.jpg http://www.netread.com/jcusers2/bk1388/254/9781250078254/image/lgcover.9781250078254.jpg pucpr 160901 20250915131225.0 eng