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In her ambitious new book, The Walkable City (Véhicule Press, 2008), Mary Soderstrom writes: "The walkable city, the oldest kind of city is going to be the key to whatever success we have in meeting the challenges of the future."

WORDS: There is a double book launch tonight at Type Books. Coach House Books are releasing their first fall work, Saudade: The Possibilities of Place, a new collection of travel essays by Anik See. Also being released is Véhicule Press’ The Walkable City: From Haussmann’s Boulevards to Jane Jacobs’ Streets and Beyond, a new urban studies book by Mary Soderstrom. Both See and Soderstrom will give presentations about their new books, followed by a Q&A with Spacing publisher Matt Blackett, who is hosting the event. Type Books (883 Queen Street West), 7 p.m., FREE.