By the end of the XX century megalopolises with their mad rhythm, high closeness of population and travelling corks grew into uncomfort for a residence lithoidal jungles. Townspeople began to transmigrate in suburbs, what only promoted loading on transport and communal infrastructures. A problem accepted so wide scope, that вынудила administrations of many cities to take up the decision of global problems in the field of урбанистики to return to the streets their native setting, doing them comfortable for municipal life.Author of book, Джанет Садик-Хан, became one of pioneers of transformation of "cities of cars" in the "cities of people". Occupying the post of commissar of Department of transport New York during seven years, she was able to realize the great number of projects on reorganization of the streets written up in this book. In New York was created велопрокат, pedestrian zones and seating areas appeared, the system of public transport broadened. Due to reorganization of municipal space and at minimum expenses Department of transport succeeded to bring down a traumatism on roads, to improve ecology, and main - to return municipal streets to the people.Practical guidance for specialists, engaging in the municipal planning, this book is the enthralling reading and for all those, who interests, as arranged and what streets live by megalopolises.