This article was scraped from Rochester Subway. This is a blog about Rochester history and urbanism has not been published since 2017. The current owners are now publishing link spam which made me want to preserve this history.. The original article was published September 15, 2014 and can be found here.
On Monday, September 29, Reconnect Rochester will host a discussion with author and transit advocate Benjamin Ross. Mr. Ross will be at the Public Library on Monroe Ave. at 6:30 p.m. to talk about his new book, Dead End: Suburban Sprawl and the Rebirth of American Urbanism .
Ross was the head of Maryland's Action Committee for Transit
during much of its long fight to build a light rail line outside Washington, D.C. After a 25-year battle, the Purple Line will begin construction next year...
In Dead End
he traces how the ideal of a safe, green, orderly retreat for the middle class mutated into the McMansion- and strip mall-ridden suburbs of today. And he explores the historical, sociological and economic roots of suburban sprawl.
Parris Glendening, President of Smart Growth America's Leadership Institute, and former Governor of Maryland said, "Ben Ross paints the big picture of the battle between sprawl and community from the historic perspective, to the current conflicts to a vision of better land use process. Always focused on the human perspective with subjects as diverse as Jane Jacobs and Pete Seeger to Snob Zoning and Agenda 21, Dead End is an exciting, easy read."
This is a FREE event. Arrive a few minutes early for a chance to WIN THE BOOK! Books will also be for sale at the event (cash, check, and credit cards accepted).
Afterwards, follow us across the street to Aladdin's for more conversation with Ross, and enjoy some free munchies courtesy of Reconnect Rochester
.
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and bring a friend or two. I hope to see you there!
EVENT DETAILS
WHERE: Public Library, Monroe Branch
WHEN: Monday (9/29) 6:30 - 8:00 p.m.
WHAT: Author Benjamin Ross will discuss his new book, Dead End: Suburban Sprawl and the Rebirth of American Urbanism
The Monroe Library ( 809 Monroe Ave
) is accessible via RTS Monroe Ave #7 bus and a short walk from Park Ave #1 or #17. Overflow parking is available at Blessed Sacrament Church, corner of Monroe and Rutgers.
