OpenStreetsPGH 2026

Low explores why public spaces matter today, how they are at risk, and what we can do about protecting these essential places that support our everyday lives.

“Sidewalks, easily overlooked, are a vital public resource and central to controversies over homelessness and policing, property rights and development. Michael Pollack explores the on-the-ground reality of American sidewalks and related legal issues, arguing for stronger commitments to maintenance and clear, consistent boundaries of acceptable use.”–Provided by publisher.

This gloriously illustrated book tells the fascinating stories of fifty of the world’s most interesting and innovative parks and the people who use them. The pandemic brought into sharp relief what city dwellers already realized: parks are an absolutely essential part of modern life. Featured here are the storied greats such as Central Park in New York and Hyde Park in London (and Sydney!). But the book also takes us to the Philippines and Australia and around the world to showcase the most historic and most interesting, the newest and most cutting-edge parks that mix the best of nature and architecture.

Nearly every U.S. city would like to be more walkable–for reasons of health, wealth, and the environment–yet few are taking the proper steps to get there. The goals are often clear, but the path is seldom easy. Jeff Speck’s follow-up to his bestselling Walkable City is the resource that cities and citizens need to usher in an era of renewed street life. Walkable City Rules is a doer’s guide to making change in cities, and making it now.

An entertaining, enlightening, and utterly original investigation into one of the most quietly influential forces in modern American life–the humble parking spot.

Movement explores how New York City has helped redefine what it means to be a global city: not a place that is easy to drive through, but a place where people can take transit, walk, and bike to work, to school, or just for fun.