Peter Norton Lecture at James Branch Cabell Library in July
An event forwarded from Andy Boenau, Department of Transportation City of Richmond:
Peter Norton Lecture
Before automobiles reshaped our cities, American streets and Richmond’s streets thrived as vibrant public spaces for walking, streetcars, and community life. The City of Richmond's Department of Transportation is hosting historian and UVA professor Peter Norton, author of Fighting Traffic: The Dawn of the Motor Age in the American City and Autonorama, who has been sharing powerful visual history lessons on how streetcars once served as efficient extensions of walking and neighborhood connections while keeping streets human-scaled.
In his July 9 lecture, Norton will explore this rich legacy and its direct relevance to Richmond’s upcoming Pedestrian Safety Master Plan. He’ll examine the political shift toward car dominance and the lessons for reclaiming safer, more equitable streets today. A lively Q&A will follow, offering a chance to discuss how Richmond can draw on this history to advance Vision Zero, protect vulnerable road users, and design streets for everyone.
Doors open at 6:30pm and the program begins at 7:00pm.
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