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Introduction 1
Part I Incoming Chapter 1 The Front Porch: Rocking Back and Forth with the American Dream 7 Chapter 2 Electricity: Birds on Wires and Sparking Pliers 12 Chapter 3 Water: Towers, Faucets, and Meters 26 Chapter 4 Mail: First-Class Diamonds, Babies, and Rattlesnakes 38 Chapter 5 Telephone Wires and Waves: From Tin Can to iPhone (to the Bieber) 54 Part II Outgoing Chapter 6 Recycling: From A+ to D in One Hour Flat 65 Chapter 7 Sewers: The Lifesaving World of Wastewater Below 79 Chapter 8 Trash: How to Fit Three Tons of Trash into a One-Pint Jar 93 Chapter 9 Roadkill (and Litter): Squished, Plucked, and Plogged 107 Part III Surfaces Chapter 10 Bike Lanes: Pedaling Uphill and into the Wind 117 Chapter 11 Asphalt Streets: Pavement, Potholes, and Mummy Paint 129 Chapter 12 Alleys: One Man's Love Affair 136 Chapter 13 Concrete: Sidewalks, Dams, and that Damn Joan Crawford 140 Chapter 14 Parking: The Secret Cost of Free Parking 150 Chapter 15 Walking: Soles for the Body, Mind, and Soul 156 Chapter 16 The Block: The Feast of a Great Community 170 Part IV Nature Chapter 17 Pigeons: Vindicating Rats with Wings 179 Chapter 18 Parks: Where Cities Pause to Catch Their Breaths 194 Chapter 19 Lawns: Caring for Your Seven Million Little Plants 205 Chapter 20 Trees: Stiletto Heels and Stumping to Survive 214 Chapter 21 Squirrels: The Gnawing Truth 228 Chapter 22 Snow: The Fate of My 3,358 Inches 241 Part V Signs, Lines, and Lights Chapter 23 STOP! Green Lights, Red Signs, and Roundabouts 255 Chapter 24 Road Lines and Signs: The Language of Signs and Dashes 266 Chapter 25 Street Names and Numbers: Stravenues and Psycho Paths 280 Chapter 26 Graffiti: Making a Mark on the World 287 Epilogue 299 Acknowledgments 303 Notes 307 |
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