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Summary: <p>[2012-12-19 12:00:00] How could the creation of more pedestrian-friendly urban environments help American cities thrive and grow in the 21st Century? We’ll talk this hour with urban planner Jeff Speck, author of the new book “Walkable City: How Downtown Can Save America, One Step at a Time” (Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2012).</p>