CDL Presents Henry Grabar on Parking, Policy, and the Future of Urban Spaces
Thursday, September 19 | 6:00 – 8:00 p.m. | Discussion 6:30 – 7:30 p.m.
Join CMA affinity group the Columbia Design League on the eve of Park(ing) Day for a thought-provoking discussion with author Henry Grabar. His latest book, Paved Paradise: How Parking Explains the World, delves into the surprising ways parking influences our cities, shaping everything from transportation to housing and land use. This program provides a deeper understanding of the issues at the heart of Park(ing) Day, inspiring new ways to rethink and reclaim public spaces. Wine and light refreshments offered before the talk. Afterward, enjoy a book signing with the author; copies of Paved Paradise available for purchase from All Good Books.
$15 / $10 for CDL members.
Henry Grabar is a journalist in Cambridge, Massachusetts. He writes the Metropolis column for Slate. Most recently he’s the author of Paved Paradise: How Parking Explains the World, which was named one of the best books of 2023 by the New Yorker and the New Republic. His work has also appeared in outlets including the New York Times, The Atlantic, The Wall Street Journal, 99 Percent Invisible, Bloomberg City Lab, and Architectural Record. He was a 2024 Loeb Fellow at the Harvard Graduate School of Design, a finalist for the Livingston Award for national reporting by a journalist under 35, and recipient of awards from the Writers Guild of America and the National Association of Real Estate Editors.