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The Death and Life of Great American Cities The Death and Life of Great American Cities (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.29 — 20,241 ratings — published 1961
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Walkable City: How Downtown Can Save America, One Step at a Time Walkable City: How Downtown Can Save America, One Step at a Time (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.32 — 8,824 ratings — published 2012
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Happy City: Transforming Our Lives Through Urban Design Happy City: Transforming Our Lives Through Urban Design (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.36 — 9,541 ratings — published 2012
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The Power Broker: Robert Moses and the Fall of New York The Power Broker: Robert Moses and the Fall of New York (Paperback)
by (shelved 53 times as planning)
avg rating 4.53 — 29,855 ratings — published 1974
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The Image of the City The Image of the City (Paperback)
by (shelved 51 times as planning)
avg rating 4.05 — 4,229 ratings — published 1960
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The Color of Law: A Forgotten History of How Our Government Segregated America The Color of Law: A Forgotten History of How Our Government Segregated America (Hardcover)
by (shelved 49 times as planning)
avg rating 4.44 — 46,856 ratings — published 2017
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The Geography of Nowhere: The Rise and Decline of America's Man-Made Landscape The Geography of Nowhere: The Rise and Decline of America's Man-Made Landscape (Paperback)
by (shelved 48 times as planning)
avg rating 4.05 — 4,608 ratings — published 1993
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Cities for People Cities for People (Hardcover)
by (shelved 37 times as planning)
avg rating 4.35 — 2,453 ratings — published 2010
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A Pattern Language: Towns, Buildings, Construction (Center for Environmental Structure Series) A Pattern Language: Towns, Buildings, Construction (Center for Environmental Structure Series)
by (shelved 36 times as planning)
avg rating 4.42 — 5,483 ratings — published 1977
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Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City (Hardcover)
by (shelved 33 times as planning)
avg rating 4.47 — 115,446 ratings — published 2016
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The High Cost of Free Parking The High Cost of Free Parking (Hardcover)
by (shelved 31 times as planning)
avg rating 4.19 — 1,094 ratings — published 2004
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Suburban Nation: The Rise of Sprawl and the Decline of the American Dream Suburban Nation: The Rise of Sprawl and the Decline of the American Dream (Paperback)
by (shelved 31 times as planning)
avg rating 4.12 — 2,670 ratings — published 2000
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Streetfight: Handbook for an Urban Revolution Streetfight: Handbook for an Urban Revolution (Hardcover)
by (shelved 30 times as planning)
avg rating 4.26 — 2,225 ratings — published 2016
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Cities of Tomorrow: An Intellectual History of Urban Planning and Design in the Twentieth Century Cities of Tomorrow: An Intellectual History of Urban Planning and Design in the Twentieth Century (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.84 — 718 ratings — published 1988
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Triumph of the City: How Our Greatest Invention Makes Us Richer, Smarter, Greener, Healthier and Happier Triumph of the City: How Our Greatest Invention Makes Us Richer, Smarter, Greener, Healthier and Happier (Hardcover)
by (shelved 29 times as planning)
avg rating 3.91 — 6,432 ratings — published 2011
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The City in History: Its Origins, Its Transformations, and Its Prospects The City in History: Its Origins, Its Transformations, and Its Prospects (Paperback)
by (shelved 28 times as planning)
avg rating 4.10 — 1,485 ratings — published 1961
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Design With Nature Design With Nature (Paperback)
by (shelved 25 times as planning)
avg rating 4.26 — 647 ratings — published 1969
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Great Streets (Mit Press) Great Streets (Mit Press)
by (shelved 24 times as planning)
avg rating 4.30 — 417 ratings — published 1993
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The Social Life of Small Urban Spaces The Social Life of Small Urban Spaces (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.33 — 928 ratings — published 1980
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Crabgrass Frontier: The Suburbanization of the United States Crabgrass Frontier: The Suburbanization of the United States (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.04 — 2,088 ratings — published 1985
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How to Kill a City: Gentrification, Inequality, and the Fight for the Neighborhood How to Kill a City: Gentrification, Inequality, and the Fight for the Neighborhood (Hardcover)
by (shelved 20 times as planning)
avg rating 4.07 — 3,860 ratings — published 2017
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A Theory of Good City Form A Theory of Good City Form (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.08 — 302 ratings — published 1981
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Strong Towns: A Bottom-Up Revolution to Rebuild American Prosperity Strong Towns: A Bottom-Up Revolution to Rebuild American Prosperity (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.26 — 2,970 ratings — published
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Feminist City: A Field Guide Feminist City: A Field Guide (Paperback)
by (shelved 18 times as planning)
avg rating 3.88 — 4,335 ratings — published 2019
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The Economy of Cities The Economy of Cities (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 18 times as planning)
avg rating 4.09 — 1,293 ratings — published 1969
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Arbitrary Lines: How Zoning Broke the American City and How to Fix It Arbitrary Lines: How Zoning Broke the American City and How to Fix It (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.14 — 1,205 ratings — published 2022
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Life Between Buildings: Using Public Space Life Between Buildings: Using Public Space (Paperback)
by (shelved 17 times as planning)
avg rating 4.35 — 1,426 ratings — published 1971
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Order without Design: How Markets Shape Cities Order without Design: How Markets Shape Cities (Hardcover)
by (shelved 16 times as planning)
avg rating 4.39 — 583 ratings — published 2018
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The Address Book: What Street Addresses Reveal About Identity, Race, Wealth, and Power The Address Book: What Street Addresses Reveal About Identity, Race, Wealth, and Power (Hardcover)
by (shelved 16 times as planning)
avg rating 4.07 — 9,142 ratings — published 2020
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Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity (Paperback)
by (shelved 16 times as planning)
avg rating 4.00 — 168,728 ratings — published 2001
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The 99% Invisible City: A Field Guide to the Hidden World of Everyday Design The 99% Invisible City: A Field Guide to the Hidden World of Everyday Design (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.03 — 7,702 ratings — published 2020
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Soft City: Building Density for Everyday Life Soft City: Building Density for Everyday Life (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.39 — 710 ratings — published 2019
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Better Buses, Better Cities: How to Plan, Run, and Win the Fight for Effective Transit Better Buses, Better Cities: How to Plan, Run, and Win the Fight for Effective Transit (Paperback)
by (shelved 15 times as planning)
avg rating 4.24 — 788 ratings — published 2019
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Capital City: Gentrification and the Real Estate State Capital City: Gentrification and the Real Estate State (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.92 — 1,674 ratings — published 2019
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Human Transit: How Clearer Thinking about Public Transit Can Enrich Our Communities and Our Lives Human Transit: How Clearer Thinking about Public Transit Can Enrich Our Communities and Our Lives (Hardcover)
by (shelved 15 times as planning)
avg rating 4.38 — 890 ratings — published 2011
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Edge City: Life on the New Frontier (Anchor Books) Edge City: Life on the New Frontier (Anchor Books)
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avg rating 3.82 — 549 ratings — published 1991
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Confessions of a Recovering Engineer: Transportation for a Strong Town Confessions of a Recovering Engineer: Transportation for a Strong Town (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 14 times as planning)
avg rating 4.22 — 1,532 ratings — published 2021
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Retrofitting Suburbia: Urban Design Solutions for Redesigning Suburbs Retrofitting Suburbia: Urban Design Solutions for Redesigning Suburbs (Hardcover)
by (shelved 14 times as planning)
avg rating 3.81 — 161 ratings — published 2008
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Traffic: Why We Drive the Way We Do and What It Says About Us Traffic: Why We Drive the Way We Do and What It Says About Us (Hardcover)
by (shelved 14 times as planning)
avg rating 3.72 — 8,204 ratings — published 2008
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How Buildings Learn: What Happens After They're Built How Buildings Learn: What Happens After They're Built (Paperback)
by (shelved 14 times as planning)
avg rating 4.35 — 1,884 ratings — published 1994
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Nature's Metropolis: Chicago and the Great West Nature's Metropolis: Chicago and the Great West (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.26 — 3,616 ratings — published 1991
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Rebel Cities: From the Right to the City to the Urban Revolution Rebel Cities: From the Right to the City to the Urban Revolution (Hardcover)
by (shelved 13 times as planning)
avg rating 3.92 — 2,113 ratings — published 2012
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Green Metropolis: Why Living Smaller, Living Closer, and Driving Less are the Keys to Sustainability Green Metropolis: Why Living Smaller, Living Closer, and Driving Less are the Keys to Sustainability (Hardcover)
by (shelved 13 times as planning)
avg rating 3.72 — 1,594 ratings — published 2009
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Bowling Alone: The Collapse and Revival of American Community Bowling Alone: The Collapse and Revival of American Community (Paperback)
by (shelved 13 times as planning)
avg rating 3.85 — 9,310 ratings — published 2000
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Paved Paradise: How Parking Explains the World Paved Paradise: How Parking Explains the World (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 12 times as planning)
avg rating 4.19 — 5,429 ratings — published 2023
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Tactical Urbanism: Short-term Action for Long-term Change Tactical Urbanism: Short-term Action for Long-term Change (Paperback)
by (shelved 12 times as planning)
avg rating 3.98 — 317 ratings — published 2014
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The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair That Changed America The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair That Changed America (Hardcover)
by (shelved 12 times as planning)
avg rating 4.00 — 766,609 ratings — published 2003
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City of Quartz: Excavating the Future in Los Angeles City of Quartz: Excavating the Future in Los Angeles (Paperback)
by (shelved 12 times as planning)
avg rating 4.21 — 4,927 ratings — published 1990
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Dwight D. Eisenhower
“In preparing for battle I have always found that plans are useless, but planning is indispensable.”
Dwight D. Eisenhower

Sun Tzu
“Plan for what it is difficult while it is easy, do what is great while it is small.”
Sun Tzu, The Art of War

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