
Glideology
Deliberations on Traffic and Reimagining Urban Space
Andrew Furman(Author)
Oro Editions (Publisher)
Will be published approx. on 12. October 2026
Book
Paperback/Softback
150 pages
978-1-966515-30-2 (ISBN)
Description
Glideology, an invented word, is meant to evoke memories of gliding downhill on your bicycle as a child or sledding down a hill in the winter. Glideology represents an optimistic outlook for traffic for the near future. It anticipates that common-sense will take hold and urban public space will be improved to focus on the many different reasons that one travels; short local trips, medium-distance trips of 15 minutes or less, multi-modal options to travel offer an antidote to simply defaulting to taking the car to get some milk at the corner store because this is a learned behaviour that can be altered for a more sustainable and obvious options.
This book explores in a comic format the many shared experiences and feelings that go into commuting in urban areas and it looks to how the street can accommodate a multi-modal approach to sharing the laneways so that real options exist for the pedestrian.
This book explores in a comic format the many shared experiences and feelings that go into commuting in urban areas and it looks to how the street can accommodate a multi-modal approach to sharing the laneways so that real options exist for the pedestrian.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
San Rafael
United States
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Illustrations
150 Illustrations, color
Dimensions
Height: 254 mm
Width: 177 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-966515-30-2 (9781966515302)
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Schweitzer Classification
Person
Andrew Furman is a design professor at Toronto Metropolitan University. He is pursuing his PhD at TMU and York University. He lives in Toronto with his wife and three children. He enjoys riding his bike and walking through the ravines. Other contributors: Peter Birkemoe, Andrew O' Malloy, Orion Ussner Kidder.