The Walkable City
Harvard GSD Executive Education
Thursday May 14, 2026
Location: Cambridge, MA
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What makes a place walkable? What do design professionals, engineers, developers, and public officials need to know if they are to make streets, landscapes, and communities more attractive to pedestrians?
Join Jeff Speck, author of the best-selling Walkable City, for an unforgettable two-day program on the most effective arguments, techniques, and tools for reshaping places in support of walking, biking, and transit, including a design charrette with the City Manager of Watertown, MA, George Proakis.
One of our most beloved programs year-after-year, this program received a perfect 5.00/5.00 overall rating from participants in 2025.
Posted February 24, 2026
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