Module 1: Discussion of Sources

The Ted Talk I chose is The Walkable City by Jeff Speck. I chose this Ted Talk because I’m interested in how the USA can improve the road settings, and what the disadvantages the current settings are, from the perspective of an urban designer.

In his speech, Jeff Speck talks about how car takes away people’s health, money, and causes pollution for the environment. To solve these problems, Jeff Speck offers an ultimate solution, which is to make our cities more walkable.

I analyzed Jeff Speck’s credibility based on his ethos, which is a Greek word meaning “character”, from Horner’s book Rhetoric in the Classical Tradition.

Image credit: The cover of his latest book, courtesy of Jeff Speck.