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City Comforts is terrific. It is a wonderful delivery system. Andres Duany, Town Planner Clear, to the point and constructive. Jane Jacobs, Author, I was in the office of a prominent Vancouver landscape architect firm, responsible for some of the most important new projects in the city and there on a desk was a copy of City Comforts. Not surprising, really. Except this copy was absolutely jammed with little stickers and notes, almost doubling the thickness of that little volume. Clearly, City Comforts was a miniature encyclopedia for these urban designers. So my advice to potential purchasers: buy two. City Comforts is the kind of book easily worn out from overuse. Gordon Price, Former Councillor, City of Vancouver, B.C. (1986 2002) I purchased 100 copies of David Sucher's book "City Comforts" because I believe that we need to have a common reference as we attempt to being back what has been lost in our downtown in the past 50 years....I am not so naive as to think it will be easy to get 100 people to read this book at the same time...This is not an answer book but a question book. Included are rules, and sub-rules, and a reminder to be willing to break the rules....Read the book - Keep the book - or - Pass the book on. Please return this book to the Ormond Public Library if you do not want to keep it for your personal reference. Bill Partington II Ormond Beach, Florida For those of us addicted to city ambulation, to mind- jogging and chevy-cruising and dog-sniffing and catwalking in diurnal treasure hunt for novelties and arcana of simple pleasures, David Sucher has written a cartographic jewel in his new City Comforts: How to Build An Urban Village....This admirable work, expanding the ground-shifting of Jane Jacobs, will give comfort to those who wish to get on with making the cities they want while the ensconced bright talents evanesce in stupor. John Young, Architect New York City --Various
It's a really lovely book: a series of modest, down-to-earth tips about how cities and towns can turn themselves into more agreeable places. No theory, no philosophy, no criticism -- just practical observations about things that work and have shown their value, from curbs to traffic circles to awnings. David, who likes to present himself as an anti-ideas kind of guy, will object, but I maintain that his approach and his work are expressions of a set of deep convictions and ideas, namely the humane wing of architecture and town planning. Book buff that I am, I also love "City Comforts" as a book. It's a trim thing, a little larger than a guidebook, full of pictures and chunks of text. You can spend five minutes with it or hours with it; it's adaptable, it's here to help. Michael Blowhard, New York City City Comforts is essential reading if you want to understand your environment, and better yet, gives you the tools to change it. Ted Mills I've used your book for my undergrad class at Penn each of the last 4 years!  I have my students create a Philadelphia version of City Comforts. They read your book and then have find a few local examples for each category. This exercise forces them to walk around the city and look hard at Philadelphia, something which most of them have never done before. Richard W. Berman, University of Pennsylvania I really like the new edition. As a City Manager I have given your book to Planning and Zoning commissioners and City Council members. It is a wonderful way to illustrate ways to build community. I would be interested in your bulk rates, can you email them to me? Kathy S. Rice, Assistant City Manager, City of Surprise, Arizona You may not think this topic interests you, but if you live in or near a city, it does whether you know it or not, and Sucher has an uncanny knack for simplifying complicated issues by reducing them to practical essentials. I ve never read anything so illuminating about what he calls "the sociable city." Terry Teachout, Critic i found your site a year or so and like it a lot. your three rules explain things better and more economically than anyone else has managed. who knows, maybe some day common sense will come back in style. Mike Pauls, Recivilization City Comforts doesn t tell. It shows. Staffmember, William Stout Architectural Books An ideal reference for neighborhood planners, architects, and urban designers. American Planning Association I recommend reading this book and then giving it to a member of your local planning board. Phil Langdon, New Urban News --Various
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City Comforts is terrific. It is a wonderful delivery system. Andres Duany, Town Planner Clear, to the point and constructive. Jane Jacobs, Author, I was in the office of a prominent Vancouver landscape architect firm, responsible for some of the most important new projects in the city and there on a desk was a copy of City Comforts. Not surprising, really. Except this copy was absolutely jammed with little stickers and notes, almost doubling the thickness of that little volume. Clearly, City Comforts was a miniature encyclopedia for these urban designers. So my advice to potential purchasers: buy two. City Comforts is the kind of book easily worn out from overuse. Gordon Price, Former Councillor, City of Vancouver, B.C. (1986 2002) I purchased 100 copies of David Sucher's book "City Comforts" because I believe that we need to have a common reference as we attempt to being back what has been lost in our downtown in the past 50 years....I am not so naive as to think it will be easy to get 100 people to read this book at the same time...This is not an answer book but a question book. Included are rules, and sub-rules, and a reminder to be willing to break the rules....Read the book - Keep the book - or - Pass the book on. Please return this book to the Ormond Public Library if you do not want to keep it for your personal reference. Bill Partington II Ormond Beach, Florida For those of us addicted to city ambulation, to mind- jogging and chevy-cruising and dog-sniffing and catwalking in diurnal treasure hunt for novelties and arcana of simple pleasures, David Sucher has written a cartographic jewel in his new City Comforts: How to Build An Urban Village....This admirable work, expanding the ground-shifting of Jane Jacobs, will give comfort to those who wish to get on with making the cities they want while the ensconced bright talents evanesce in stupor. John Young, Architect New York City --Various
It's a really lovely book: a series of modest, down-to-earth tips about how cities and towns can turn themselves into more agreeable places. No theory, no philosophy, no criticism -- just practical observations about things that work and have shown their value, from curbs to traffic circles to awnings. David, who likes to present himself as an anti-ideas kind of guy, will object, but I maintain that his approach and his work are expressions of a set of deep convictions and ideas, namely the humane wing of architecture and town planning. Book buff that I am, I also love "City Comforts" as a book. It's a trim thing, a little larger than a guidebook, full of pictures and chunks of text. You can spend five minutes with it or hours with it; it's adaptable, it's here to help. Michael Blowhard, New York City City Comforts is essential reading if you want to understand your environment, and better yet, gives you the tools to change it. Ted Mills I've used your book for my undergrad class at Penn each of the last 4 years!  I have my students create a Philadelphia version of City Comforts. They read your book and then have find a few local examples for each category. This exercise forces them to walk around the city and look hard at Philadelphia, something which most of them have never done before. Richard W. Berman, University of Pennsylvania I really like the new edition. As a City Manager I have given your book to Planning and Zoning commissioners and City Council members. It is a wonderful way to illustrate ways to build community. I would be interested in your bulk rates, can you email them to me? Kathy S. Rice, Assistant City Manager, City of Surprise, Arizona You may not think this topic interests you, but if you live in or near a city, it does whether you know it or not, and Sucher has an uncanny knack for simplifying complicated issues by reducing them to practical essentials. I ve never read anything so illuminating about what he calls "the sociable city." Terry Teachout, Critic i found your site a year or so and like it a lot. your three rules explain things better and more economically than anyone else has managed. who knows, maybe some day common sense will come back in style. Mike Pauls, Recivilization City Comforts doesn t tell. It shows. Staffmember, William Stout Architectural Books An ideal reference for neighborhood planners, architects, and urban designers. American Planning Association I recommend reading this book and then giving it to a member of your local planning board. Phil Langdon, New Urban News --Various
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