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Flavel Shurtleff
1879–1978
A lawyer and early city-planning writer, this author is best known for helping explain how American law could turn civic design ideas into real streets, parks, and public spaces. His work sits at the crossroads of law, planning, and public life.
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About the author
Flavel Shurtleff is known for Carrying Out the City Plan (1914), a book on the legal side of city planning. Library and publisher records identify him as a member of the Boston bar, and the book was published with the support of Survey Associates and the Russell Sage Foundation.
The book was written in collaboration with Frederick Law Olmsted and focuses on the practical legal tools needed to carry out city plans, including parks, playgrounds, streets, public buildings, and related improvements. That makes Shurtleff an interesting figure for listeners drawn to the history of urban planning, public policy, and the way American cities were shaped.
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