In the US we are nearing four million road deaths since we began counting them in 1899. The numbers are getting worse in recent years, yet we continue to accept these deaths as part of doing business. There has been no examination of why we...
Books
Shattering the Delusion that Science Underlies our Transportation System
344 pages
6 x 9
Riding the Bike Boom to a Brighter Future
It took an oil crisis in the 1970s for the Dutch to realize that they simply couldn´t afford to live without bicycles, and today the Dutch lead the world in urban cycling. Fifty years later, another crisis, the pandemic, has led to a boom...
244 pages
6 x 9
10 black-and-white illustrations, photographs, line art, and maps.
Steering Away from Car Dependency
One third of people living in the United States do not have a driver license. Because the majority of involuntary nondrivers are disabled, lower income, unhoused, formerly incarcerated, undocumented immigrants, kids, young people, and the elderly...
240 pages
6 x 9
20 black-and-white illustrations, photographs, line art, and maps.
The Atlantic Coast Pipeline and the Fight for America's Energy Future
Imagine one day you receive a letter in the mail that informs you that a large energy company is planning to build a massive pipeline through your property. That surveyors will be coming out soon. That they have the legal right to do so, whether...
352 pages
6 x 9
6 illustrations
How to Take Back Our Streets and Transform Our Lives
“This book will—no question—make you think in new ways. Why have we surrendered our cities to cars? What might it be like to inhabit a space designed for people instead? It’s exciting and hopeful—this we can do!...
288 pages
6 x 9
Policies that Drive Innovation
Climate tech is critical for averting planetary chaos. Half the greenhouse gas reductions required to reach “net-zero” climate targets in 2050 will need to come from technologies that have not yet been invented. Without...
312 pages
6 x 9
No illustrations
Money, Power, and the Corruption of America's Food Industry
“In this eye-opening debut study, Frerick, an agricultural policy fellow at Yale University, reveals the ill-gained stranglehold that a handful of companies have on America’s food economy…It’s a disquieting critique of...
248 pages
6 x 9
How Clearer Thinking about Public Transit Can Enrich Our Communities and Our Lives
Transportation expert Jarrett Walker believes that transit can be simple, if we focus on the underlying geometry that all transit systems share. In Human Transit, Revised Edition, he provides the basic tools and critical questions...
288 pages
6 x 9
Perspectives on Creating Inclusive Spaces
How do you experience a public space? Do you feel safe? Seen? Represented? The response to these questions may differ based on factors including your race, age, ethnicity, or gender identity. In the architecture and design professions, decisions...
208 pages
6 x 9
40 photos