CDL Presents Henry Grabar on Parking, Policy, and the Future of Urban Spaces

Name: CDL Presents Henry Grabar on Parking, Policy, and the Future of Urban Spaces
Start: 2024-09-19T18:00:00-04:00
Location: 1515 Main St or PO Box 2068, Columbia, SC, United States, South Carolina 29201

Schedule

Thu Sep 19 2024 at 06:00 pm

UTC-04:00

Location

1515 Main St or PO Box 2068, Columbia, SC, United States, South Carolina 29201 | Columbia, SC

Join us on the eve of Park(ing) Day for a thought-provoking discussion with author Henry Grabar. His latest book, Paved Paradise: How Parking Explains the World, delves into the surprising ways parking influences our cities, shaping everything from transportation to housing and land use. This program provides a deeper understanding of the issues at the heart of Park(ing) Day, inspiring new ways to rethink and reclaim public spaces.
Wine and light refreshments offered before the talk. Afterward, enjoy a book signing with the author; copies of Paved Paradise available for purchase from All Good Books.
$15 / $10 for CDL members.
Discussion 6:30 – 7:30 p.m.
Henry Grabar is a staff writer at Slate who covers housing, transportation and urban policy. He has contributed to The Atlantic, The Guardian and The Wall Street Journal, and was the editor of the book The Future of Transportation. He received the Richard Rogers Fellowship from Harvard University’s Graduate School of Design and was a finalist for the Livingston Award for excellence in national reporting by journalists younger than 35.