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#ForewordFriday: Bike Lane Edition

By Meghan Bartels / On March 28th, 2014

How do we create safe spaces for bikers and encourage cycling as an alternative to driving? That's the question the National Association of City Transportation Officials tackled with the Urban Bikeway Design Guide. Originally released as a binder, the guide has now been redesigned as a hardcover book for greater accessibility without sacrificing the detailed four-color graphics.

ForewordFriday: Welcome to Bo01 Edition

By Jason Leppig / On March 21st, 2014

View of promenade seating and edge buildings in Bo01. (Photograph by Joakim Lloyd Raboff.)

#ForewordFriday: Wolves Edition

By Jason Leppig / On March 14th, 2014

This past weekend, there was an op-ed in the NY Times that questioned the oft-lauded impacts of wolves re-introduced to Yellowstone. In The

#ForewordFriday: Roof of the World Edition

By Jason Leppig / On March 7th, 2014

This week, journey to the "roof of the world" with legendary field biologist George Schaller.

#Foreword Friday: Incomplete Streets Edition

By Meghan Bartels / On February 28th, 2014

This Friday, we're giving you a peek at Completing Our Streets: The Transition to Safe and Inclusive Transportation Networks by Barbara McCann. McCann is one of the founders of the Complete Streets movement, which looks to make streets friendly to everyone no matter their mode of transportation. It's this month's $3.99 special e-book, so if this teaser piques your interest, act fast!

#ForewordFriday: Plagues! Edition

By Jason Leppig / On February 21st, 2014

This Friday, check out this selection from Mark Jerome Walters' Seven Modern Plagues. Since Walters first drew attention to these “ecodemics” in 2003 with the publication of Six Modern Plagues, much has been learned about how they developed.

#Foreword Friday: What's That Forest Around Sochi? Edition

By Meghan Bartels / On February 14th, 2014

If you've been following Olympics news, you know it's not just quad throws, Yolo flips, and medal counts.

#Foreword Friday: Studying Public Life Edition

By Jason Leppig / On December 20th, 2013

In celebration of Planetizen's top ten books published in 2013, this week we'll take a look at Jan Gehl and Birgitte Svarre's new book: How to Study Public Life. From Planetizen:

#ForewordFriday: Paths within Reach Edition

By Admin / On November 22nd, 2013

As a Sustainability Management graduate student, I was naturally captivated by the latest edition of the Worldwatch Institute's State of the World series Is Sustainability Still Possible?. This book provides the practices and policies that will steer us in the right direction to prosperity, without diminishing the well-being of future generations. As I prepare to graduate and start my career, State of the World 2013:

#Foreword Friday: How to Green your City Edition

By Admin / On November 15th, 2013

This week's selection comes from The Guide to Greening Cities. Rich in tools, insights, and tricks of the trade, The Guide to Greening Cities helps professionals, policymakers, community leaders, and students understand which approaches have worked and why and demonstrates multidisciplinary solutions for creating healthy, just, and green communities.

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