Books and Authors
The 2024 Streetsblog Gift Guide For Sustainable Transportation Advocates Who Love to Read
The previous 11-plus months have been epic for urbanism-related books. Why not buy a few for the advocates on your holiday list?
Q&A: On the Front Lines of America’s ‘Long War to Take Back Streets’
Streetsblog chats with author Nicole Gelinas, whose new book, "Movement," is a deep dive into all the ways our cities have been destroyed by cars.
Talking Headways Podcast: The Architecture of Urbanity
Vishaan Chakrabarti on goldilocks density, defining urbanity, the ennui of young architects and much, much more.
Sustainable Transportation Advocates Need to Talk About Sustainable Urban Design
A new book hopes to act as a "magic decoder ring" to our built environment — and a powerful tool to understand how sustainable transportation networks can fit within them.
The Brake Podcast: The Real Reason Why Traffic Engineers Design Deadly Roads
Hint: they aren't deliberately trying to get us killed.
Why Traffic Engineers Learn Almost Nothing About Traffic Safety In School
Shocking as it may seem, civil engineering programs do not need to offer any transportation-specific courses. Here's why that's bad news.
The Netherlands Isn’t the Perfect ‘Cyclist’s Paradise’ You Think It Is
...and communities around the world could benefit from asking deeper questions about what their streets are really for, even if they're filled with people on two wheels.
