Mobility, Accessibility and Urbanism (70 books)

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1	Walkable City: How Downtown Can Save America, One Step at a Time by Jeff Speck 4.32 avg rating — 8,682 ratings score: 295, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
2	Walkable City: How Downtown Can Save America, One Step at a Time by Jeff Speck 4.32 avg rating — 8,682 ratings score: 169, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
3	The Death and Life of Great American Cities by Jane Jacobs 4.29 avg rating — 19,928 ratings score: 164, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
4	Human Transit: How Clearer Thinking about Public Transit Can Enrich Our Communities and Our Lives by Jarrett Walker 4.37 avg rating — 883 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
4	Where We Want to Live: Reclaiming Infrastructure for a New Generation of Cities by Ryan Gravel 3.80 avg rating — 275 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
4	From Rails to Trails: The Making of America's Active Transportation Network by Peter Harnik 4.49 avg rating — 39 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
7	Moving Minds: Conservatives and Public Transportation by Paul M. Weyrich 4.67 avg rating — 9 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
7	Grand Central: How a Train Station Transformed America by Sam Roberts 3.78 avg rating — 475 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
7	Improving Library Services to People with Disabilities (Chandos Information Professional Series) by Courtney Deines-Jones (Editor) 4.33 avg rating — 3 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
7	Urban Green: Innovative Parks for Resurgent Cities by Peter Harnik 4.24 avg rating — 25 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
11	Straphanger: Saving Our Cities and Ourselves from the Automobile by Taras Grescoe 4.11 avg rating — 839 ratings score: 98, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
11	The Power Broker: Robert Moses and the Fall of New York by Robert A. Caro 4.53 avg rating — 29,116 ratings score: 98, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
11	Inside City Parks by Peter Harnik 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings score: 98, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
14	Solutionary Rail: A people-powered campaign to electrify America's railroads and open corridors to a clean energy future by Bill Moyer 4.47 avg rating — 15 ratings score: 97, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
14	Transporting Atlanta: The Mode of Mobility Under Construction (SUNY series in Urban Public Policy) by Miriam Konrad 4.50 avg rating — 2 ratings score: 97, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
14	Urban Parks and Open Space by Alexander Garvin liked it 3.00 avg rating — 3 ratings score: 97, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
17	The Immortal Class: Bike Messengers and the Cult of Human Power by Travis Hugh Culley (Goodreads Author) 3.77 avg rating — 409 ratings score: 96, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
17	City on the Verge: Atlanta and the Fight for America's Urban Future by Mark Pendergrast (Goodreads Author) 3.87 avg rating — 297 ratings score: 96, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
17	Shelby Farms Park: Elevating a City: The Improbable Journey of America’s Great 21st Century Urban Park by Tom Jones 4.67 avg rating — 3 ratings score: 96, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
20	The Inevitable City: The Resurgence of New Orleans and the Future of Urban America by Scott Cowen 3.30 avg rating — 115 ratings score: 95, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
21	Cyclist's Manifesto: The Case For Riding On Two Wheels Instead Of Four by Robert Hurst 3.24 avg rating — 113 ratings score: 94, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
21	Seeing the Better City: How to Explore, Observe, and Improve Urban Space by Charles R. Wolfe (Goodreads Author) 3.71 avg rating — 28 ratings score: 94, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
23	Divorce Your Car! : Ending the Love Affair with the Automobile by Katharine T. Alvord 3.80 avg rating — 79 ratings score: 93, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
23	Southeast Asian Houses: Embracing Urban Context by Seo Ryeung Ju it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating score: 93, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
25	Bikenomics: How Bicycling Can Save The Economy by Elly Blue (Goodreads Author) 4.06 avg rating — 613 ratings score: 92, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
25	Urban Smellscapes by Victoria Henshaw 4.44 avg rating — 9 ratings score: 92, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
27	Pedaling Revolution: How Cyclists Are Changing American Cities by Jeff Mapes 3.90 avg rating — 524 ratings score: 91, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
27	Urban Ecology: A Natural Way to Transform Kids, Parks, Cities, and the World by Ken Leinbach 4.43 avg rating — 56 ratings score: 91, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
29	Asphalt Nation: How the Automobile Took Over America and How We Can Take It Back by Jane Holtz Kay 3.65 avg rating — 249 ratings score: 90, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
29	Four Lost Cities: A Secret History of the Urban Age by Annalee Newitz (Goodreads Author) 3.78 avg rating — 7,348 ratings score: 90, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
31	The High Cost of Free Parking by Donald C. Shoup 4.20 avg rating — 1,069 ratings score: 89, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
31	City Life: Urban Expectations in a New World by Witold Rybczynski 3.73 avg rating — 430 ratings score: 89, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
33	Traffic: Why We Drive the Way We Do and What It Says About Us by Tom Vanderbilt 3.72 avg rating — 8,192 ratings score: 88, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
33	Slums of the World: The face of urban poverty in the new millennium? by Un-Habitat liked it 3.00 avg rating — 2 ratings score: 88, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
35	Cycle Space: Architecture and Urban Design in the Age of the Bicycle by Steven Fleming 3.60 avg rating — 15 ratings score: 87, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
35	Climate of Hope: How Cities, Businesses, and Citizens Can Save the Planet by Michael R. Bloomberg 4.07 avg rating — 1,028 ratings score: 87, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
37	Happy City: Transforming Our Lives Through Urban Design by Charles Montgomery 4.36 avg rating — 9,383 ratings score: 86, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
37	The New Urban Crisis: How Our Cities Are Increasing Inequality, Deepening Segregation, and Failing the Middle Class—and What We Can Do About It by Richard Florida 3.50 avg rating — 1,349 ratings score: 86, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
39	Sprawl Repair Manual by Galina Tachieva 3.79 avg rating — 77 ratings score: 85, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
39	Dream Cities: Seven Urban Ideas That Shape the World by Wade Graham 3.63 avg rating — 644 ratings score: 85, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
41	Streetfight: Handbook for an Urban Revolution by Janette Sadik-Khan 4.26 avg rating — 2,200 ratings score: 84, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
41	Genius of Common Sense: Jane Jacobs and the Story of the Death and Life of Great American Cities by Glenna Lang 4.03 avg rating — 72 ratings score: 84, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
43	Tactical Urbanism: Short-term Action for Long-term Change by Mike Lydon 3.99 avg rating — 315 ratings score: 83, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
44	Suburban Nation: The Rise of Sprawl and the Decline of the American Dream by Andrés Duany 4.12 avg rating — 2,653 ratings score: 82, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
44	The 99% Invisible City: A Field Guide to the Hidden World of Everyday Design by Roman Mars 4.03 avg rating — 7,592 ratings score: 82, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
46	Root Shock: How Tearing Up City Neighborhoods Hurts America, and What We Can Do About It by Mindy Thompson Fullilove 4.08 avg rating — 322 ratings score: 81, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
47	The Geography of Nowhere: The Rise and Decline of America's Man-Made Landscape by James Howard Kunstler 4.05 avg rating — 4,585 ratings score: 80, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
47	The Walkable City: From Haussmann's Boulevards to Jane Jacobs' Streets and Beyond by Mary Soderstrom (Goodreads Author) 3.48 avg rating — 63 ratings score: 80, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
49	The Image of the City by Kevin Lynch 4.05 avg rating — 4,202 ratings score: 79, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
49	Building and Dwelling: Ethics for the City by Richard Sennett 4.02 avg rating — 969 ratings score: 79, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
51	The Visual Display of Quantitative Information by Edward R. Tufte 4.39 avg rating — 8,669 ratings score: 78, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
51	Structuring Intergovernmental Coordination: MARTA and the City of Atlanta by Timothy Almy 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings score: 78, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
53	The Well-Tempered City: What Modern Science, Ancient Civilizations, and Human Nature Teach Us About the Future of Urban Life by Jonathan F.P. Rose 3.93 avg rating — 532 ratings score: 77, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
53	Imagineering Atlanta: The Politics of Place in the City of Dreams (Haymarket Series) by Charles Rutheiser (Goodreads Author) 3.85 avg rating — 26 ratings score: 77, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
55	Great Streets by Allan B. Jacobs 4.30 avg rating — 416 ratings score: 76, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
55	City Squares: Eighteen Writers on the Spirit and Significance of Squares Around the World by Catie Marron (Goodreads Author) 3.74 avg rating — 95 ratings score: 76, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
57	Door to Door: The Magnificent, Maddening, Mysterious World of Transportation by Edward Humes (Goodreads Author) 3.78 avg rating — 876 ratings score: 75, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
57	Science and the City: The Mechanics Behind the Metropolis by Laurie Winkless (Goodreads Author) 3.74 avg rating — 295 ratings score: 75, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
59	Green Metropolis: Why Living Smaller, Living Closer, and Driving Less Are the Keys to Sustainability by David Owen (Goodreads Author) 3.72 avg rating — 1,586 ratings score: 74, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
59	The Past and Future City: How Historic Preservation is Reviving America's Communities by Stephanie Meeks 3.95 avg rating — 134 ratings score: 74, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
61	Thoughts on Building Strong Towns, Volume 1 by Charles L Marohn Jr 4.05 avg rating — 97 ratings score: 73, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
61	Thirsty City: Politics, Greed, and the Making of Atlanta's Water Crisis by Skye Borden 4.45 avg rating — 11 ratings score: 73, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
63	Thoughts on Building Strong Towns, Volume II by Charles L. Marohn Jr. (Goodreads Author) 4.45 avg rating — 22 ratings score: 72, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
63	The Nation City: Why Mayors Are Now Running the World by Rahm Emanuel 3.71 avg rating — 362 ratings score: 72, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
65	Alliance for Biking & Walking's Guide to Fundraising Rides by David Hoffman it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating score: 71, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
65	How to Kill a City: Gentrification, Inequality, and the Fight for the Neighborhood by Peter Moskowitz 4.07 avg rating — 3,801 ratings score: 71, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
67	Tools for Grassroots Activists: Best Practices for Success in the Environmental Movement by Nora Gallagher (Editor) 4.19 avg rating — 236 ratings score: 70, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
68	From Urbanization to Cities: The Politics of Democratic Municipalism by Murray Bookchin 3.65 avg rating — 49 ratings score: 69, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
69	Panic at the Pump: The Energy Crisis and the Transformation of American Politics in the 1970s by Meg Jacobs 3.86 avg rating — 99 ratings score: 68, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
70	Palaces for the People: How Social Infrastructure Can Help Fight Inequality, Polarization, and the Decline of Civic Life by Eric Klinenberg 3.97 avg rating — 5,314 ratings score: 67, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars