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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)
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avg rating 4.37 — 914 ratings — published 2011
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Trains, Buses, People: An Opinionated Atlas of US Transit Trains, Buses, People: An Opinionated Atlas of US Transit (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.25 — 177 ratings — published
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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)
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avg rating 4.24 — 803 ratings — published 2019
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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 4.31 — 9,207 ratings — published 2012
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Straphanger: Saving Our Cities and Ourselves from the Automobile Straphanger: Saving Our Cities and Ourselves from the Automobile (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.11 — 848 ratings — published 2011
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The Great Society Subway: A History of the Washington Metro (Creating the North American Landscape) The Great Society Subway: A History of the Washington Metro (Creating the North American Landscape)
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avg rating 4.19 — 485 ratings — published 2006
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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 4.35 — 9,937 ratings — published 2012
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The Lost Subways of North America: A Cartographic Guide to the Past, Present, and What Might Have Been The Lost Subways of North America: A Cartographic Guide to the Past, Present, and What Might Have Been (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 4.14 — 365 ratings — published 2023
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The High Cost of Free Parking The High Cost of Free Parking (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.19 — 1,146 ratings — published 2004
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Streetfight: Handbook for an Urban Revolution Streetfight: Handbook for an Urban Revolution (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.25 — 2,295 ratings — published 2016
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Transit Maps of the World: The World's First Collection of Every Urban Train Map on Earth Transit Maps of the World: The World's First Collection of Every Urban Train Map on Earth (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.25 — 877 ratings — published 2003
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Fighting Traffic: The Dawn of the Motor Age in the American City (Inside Technology) Fighting Traffic: The Dawn of the Motor Age in the American City (Inside Technology)
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avg rating 4.16 — 206 ratings — published 2008
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The Race Underground: Boston, New York, and the Incredible Rivalry That Built America’s First Subway The Race Underground: Boston, New York, and the Incredible Rivalry That Built America’s First Subway (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.67 — 1,748 ratings — published 2014
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When Driving Is Not an Option: Steering Away from Car Dependency When Driving Is Not an Option: Steering Away from Car Dependency (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.42 — 208 ratings — published 2024
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Paved Paradise: How Parking Explains the World Paved Paradise: How Parking Explains the World (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 4.17 — 6,021 ratings — published 2023
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Road to Nowhere: What Silicon Valley Gets Wrong about the Future of Transportation Road to Nowhere: What Silicon Valley Gets Wrong about the Future of Transportation (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.14 — 667 ratings — published
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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)
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avg rating 3.72 — 8,292 ratings — published 2008
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Life After Cars: Freeing Ourselves from the Tyranny of the Automobile Life After Cars: Freeing Ourselves from the Tyranny of the Automobile (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 4.24 — 1,750 ratings — published 2025
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City Limits: Infrastructure, Inequality, and the Future of America's Highways City Limits: Infrastructure, Inequality, and the Future of America's Highways (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.12 — 888 ratings — published 2024
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Inclusive Transportation: A Manifesto for Repairing Divided Communities Inclusive Transportation: A Manifesto for Repairing Divided Communities (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.20 — 397 ratings — published 2023
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Walkable City Rules: 101 Steps to Making Better Places Walkable City Rules: 101 Steps to Making Better Places (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.38 — 722 ratings — published 2018
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Do Androids Dream of Electric Cars?: Public Transit in the Age of Google, Uber, and Elon Musk Do Androids Dream of Electric Cars?: Public Transit in the Age of Google, Uber, and Elon Musk (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.23 — 92 ratings — published
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Free Public Transit: And Why We Don't Pay to Ride Elevators Free Public Transit: And Why We Don't Pay to Ride Elevators (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.07 — 27 ratings — published
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Railtown: The Fight for the Los Angeles Metro Rail and the Future of the City Railtown: The Fight for the Los Angeles Metro Rail and the Future of the City (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.34 — 137 ratings — published 2014
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BART: The Dramatic History of the Bay Area Rapid Transit System BART: The Dramatic History of the Bay Area Rapid Transit System (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.63 — 197 ratings — published 2016
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Bikenomics: How Bicycling Can Save The Economy (Bicycle) Bikenomics: How Bicycling Can Save The Economy (Bicycle)
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avg rating 4.06 — 617 ratings — published 2011
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Biking Uphill in the Rain: The Story of Seattle from behind the Handlebars Biking Uphill in the Rain: The Story of Seattle from behind the Handlebars (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 4.49 — 180 ratings — published
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Killed by a Traffic Engineer: Shattering the Delusion that Science Underlies Our Transportation System Killed by a Traffic Engineer: Shattering the Delusion that Science Underlies Our Transportation System (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.12 — 753 ratings — published 2024
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I Who Have Never Known Men I Who Have Never Known Men (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.02 — 753,116 ratings — published 1995
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A Shining A Shining (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.47 — 15,256 ratings — published 2023
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The Birthday Party The Birthday Party (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.75 — 2,942 ratings — published 2020
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722 Miles: The Building of the Subways and How They Transformed New York 722 Miles: The Building of the Subways and How They Transformed New York (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.81 — 391 ratings — published 1993
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The Great Railroad Revolution: The History of Trains in America The Great Railroad Revolution: The History of Trains in America (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.00 — 698 ratings — published 2012
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Boston in Transit: Mapping the History of Public Transportation in The Hub Boston in Transit: Mapping the History of Public Transportation in The Hub (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.50 — 14 ratings — published 2023
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Subway: The Curiosities, Secrets, and Unofficial History of the New York City Transit System Subway: The Curiosities, Secrets, and Unofficial History of the New York City Transit System (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.20 — 258 ratings — published
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Autonorama: The Illusory Promise of High-Tech Driving Autonorama: The Illusory Promise of High-Tech Driving (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.03 — 105 ratings — published
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Curbing Traffic: The Human Case for Fewer Cars in Our Lives Curbing Traffic: The Human Case for Fewer Cars in Our Lives (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.37 — 660 ratings — published 2021
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Where We Want to Live: Reclaiming Infrastructure for a New Generation of Cities Where We Want to Live: Reclaiming Infrastructure for a New Generation of Cities (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.80 — 284 ratings — published 2016
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Grand Central: How a Train Station Transformed America Grand Central: How a Train Station Transformed America (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.79 — 493 ratings — published 2013
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Mobility Justice: The Politics of Movement in an Age of Extremes Mobility Justice: The Politics of Movement in an Age of Extremes (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 4.01 — 97 ratings — published
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Bicycle/Race: Transportation, Culture, & Resistance Bicycle/Race: Transportation, Culture, & Resistance (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.19 — 332 ratings — published 2018
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Right of Way: Race, Class, and the Silent Epidemic of Pedestrian Deaths in America Right of Way: Race, Class, and the Silent Epidemic of Pedestrian Deaths in America (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.37 — 624 ratings — published 2020
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The Routes Not Taken: A Trip Through New York City's Unbuilt Subway System The Routes Not Taken: A Trip Through New York City's Unbuilt Subway System (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.57 — 86 ratings — published 2013
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Underground  Overground: A Passenger's History of the Tube Underground Overground: A Passenger's History of the Tube (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.83 — 602 ratings — published 2012
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Last Subway: The Long Wait for the Next Train in New York City Last Subway: The Long Wait for the Next Train in New York City (ebook)
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avg rating 4.14 — 92 ratings — published
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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 — 2,122 ratings — published 1985
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Transport for Suburbia Transport for Suburbia (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.36 — 64 ratings — published 2009
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A.D. Aliwat
“People like to talk a lot of shit about the MTA, but it’s really an amazing system, when you think about it. The trains run twenty-four hours. It serves something like four million people daily. Over a billion rides a year. And it does a pretty good job staying on schedule. Yeah, it could be a little cleaner, but it’s not so bad.”
― A.D. Aliwat, In Limbo

“Rather than create a city where all residents would be within walking distance of rapid transit services, officials built one where all residents would be within a short drive from a highway.”
― Philip Mark Plotch, Last Subway: The Long Wait for the Next Train in New York City

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