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"Perfect companion to the devastating read "Carrmageddon," this book outlines the many, many benefits of moving to a planning that centers people, especially the children, seniors and the disabled, over cars. "

4.19 avg rating — 5,176 ratings

"The shorter, easier to read version of the famous, but very thick tome "The High Cost of Free Parking." Free parking is at the root of so many of our problems; right-sizing it and not mandating it would solve so many."

3.97 avg rating — 1,045 ratings

"A timely reminder that it's never too late to "take action.""

3.90 avg rating — 6,414 ratings

"A lovely, essay-driven exploration of the history and culture of walking. "

4.28 avg rating — 1,029 ratings

"Perfect companion to the very positive read "Curbing Traffic"

A necessary read that explains how damaging car-centric culture is - and how insidious and evil the auto industry is. "

4.24 avg rating — 964 ratings

"The message in this book is so important: we aren't going to solve environmental issues through consumption. "

3.76 avg rating — 5,470 ratings

"A lovely meditation on the power of walking. "

4.19 avg rating — 1,068 ratings

"The classic. The prophet.
Professor Shoup was sounding the alarm on our development patterns for decades. People are finally starting to listen. "

4.14 avg rating — 182 ratings

"An artistically rendered graphic novel reminding us that cars dehumanize- and the laws and infrastructure that we have built exacerbate this. "

4.31 avg rating — 1,290 ratings

"Jessie Singer's excellent explainer of how when institutions try to blame individual failure for trends of injury and death, there's usually someone that stands to make money by not addressing the systemic problems causing the issue. Our streets and roads are example #1. "

4.38 avg rating — 601 ratings

"If Black Lives Matter to you, start with the streets. Minority groups are affected by #trafficviolence the most acutely. "

3.33 avg rating — 2,671 ratings

"A great explainer on how walking helps human health -and creative thinking. A society that walks more will be better off. "

4.40 avg rating — 2,189 ratings

"Wendell has been fighting the excesses of modernity, and its effects on communities and equity, for his whole life. He's worth reading, even if you don't agree with everything he writes.

If you pick one essay, read "Why I Am Not Going to Buy a Computer."
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"Jesus walked everywhere. St. Francis begged us to live more simply, to share our wealth, and appreciate nature. Brother Lawrence, whom Everett discusses in this book, taught us that prayer can be found in our daily chores and endeavors. Everett invites us to view the bicycle as a spiritual exercise, by slowing down and getting out into one's community, one becomes closer to God. "

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"The essential book on how racism underpins everything, our roads and infrastructure included. We cannot make change until we reckon with our past. "

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"Octavia Butler had a keen eyesight for seeing where current trends were taking the US. She apparently fell into a deep depression after writing the two books in this series. Many of her predictions have already come true. She was a genius, and an excellent writer. "

4.26 avg rating — 2,198 ratings