Transportation Planning Books

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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 3 times as transportation-planning)
avg rating 4.37 — 895 ratings — published 2011
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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 — 20,453 ratings — published 1961
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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 2 times as transportation-planning)
avg rating 3.72 — 8,226 ratings — published 2008
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The High Cost of Free Parking The High Cost of Free Parking (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as transportation-planning)
avg rating 4.20 — 1,108 ratings — published 2004
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Conquering Gotham: A Gilded Age Epic: The Construction of Penn Station and Its Tunnels Conquering Gotham: A Gilded Age Epic: The Construction of Penn Station and Its Tunnels (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as transportation-planning)
avg rating 3.96 — 865 ratings — published 2007
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A Paradise of Small Houses: The Evolution, Devolution, and Potential Rebirth of Urban Housing A Paradise of Small Houses: The Evolution, Devolution, and Potential Rebirth of Urban Housing (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as transportation-planning)
avg rating 4.12 — 425 ratings — published 2024
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Key to the City: How Zoning Shapes Our World Key to the City: How Zoning Shapes Our World (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as transportation-planning)
avg rating 3.77 — 237 ratings — published
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Crossings: How Road Ecology Is Shaping the Future of Our Planet Crossings: How Road Ecology Is Shaping the Future of Our Planet (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as transportation-planning)
avg rating 4.43 — 4,071 ratings — published 2023
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Billionaires' Row: Tycoons, High Rollers, and the Epic Race to Build the World's Most Exclusive Skyscrapers Billionaires' Row: Tycoons, High Rollers, and the Epic Race to Build the World's Most Exclusive Skyscrapers (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as transportation-planning)
avg rating 4.05 — 938 ratings — published 2023
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Paved Paradise: How Parking Explains the World Paved Paradise: How Parking Explains the World (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 1 time as transportation-planning)
avg rating 4.18 — 5,572 ratings — published 2023
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Sideways: The City Google Couldn't Buy Sideways: The City Google Couldn't Buy (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 1 time as transportation-planning)
avg rating 3.89 — 474 ratings — published 2022
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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)
by (shelved 1 time as transportation-planning)
avg rating 4.12 — 1,244 ratings — published 2022
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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)
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avg rating 4.22 — 1,557 ratings — published 2021
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Arriving Today: From Factory to Front Door-Why Everything Has Changed About How and What We Buy Arriving Today: From Factory to Front Door-Why Everything Has Changed About How and What We Buy (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as transportation-planning)
avg rating 4.02 — 1,376 ratings — published 2021
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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)
by (shelved 1 time as transportation-planning)
avg rating 4.08 — 26 ratings — published
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Building the Cycling City: The Dutch Blueprint for Urban Vitality Building the Cycling City: The Dutch Blueprint for Urban Vitality (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as transportation-planning)
avg rating 4.13 — 711 ratings — published 2018
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What a City Is For: Remaking the Politics of Displacement What a City Is For: Remaking the Politics of Displacement (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.73 — 75 ratings — published 2016
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Metropolis: A History of the City, Humankind's Greatest Invention Metropolis: A History of the City, Humankind's Greatest Invention (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as transportation-planning)
avg rating 4.13 — 2,781 ratings — published 2020
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City on the Edge: Buffalo, New York, 1900 - Present City on the Edge: Buffalo, New York, 1900 - Present (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as transportation-planning)
avg rating 3.74 — 152 ratings — published 2007
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Around the World in 80 Trains: A 45,000-Mile Adventure Around the World in 80 Trains: A 45,000-Mile Adventure (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as transportation-planning)
avg rating 3.78 — 6,090 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 1 time as transportation-planning)
avg rating 4.24 — 792 ratings — published 2019
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The Great Bridge: The Epic Story of the Building of the Brooklyn Bridge The Great Bridge: The Epic Story of the Building of the Brooklyn Bridge (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as transportation-planning)
avg rating 4.26 — 18,979 ratings — published 1972
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No One at the Wheel: Driverless Cars and the Road of the Future No One at the Wheel: Driverless Cars and the Road of the Future (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as transportation-planning)
avg rating 3.77 — 201 ratings — published 2018
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The City of Tomorrow: Sensors, Networks, Hackers, and the Future of Urban Life (The Future Series) The City of Tomorrow: Sensors, Networks, Hackers, and the Future of Urban Life (The Future Series)
by (shelved 1 time as transportation-planning)
avg rating 3.49 — 170 ratings — published
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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)
by (shelved 1 time as transportation-planning)
avg rating 3.82 — 381 ratings — published 1993
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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)
by (shelved 1 time as transportation-planning)
avg rating 3.67 — 1,711 ratings — published 2014
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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)
by (shelved 1 time as transportation-planning)
avg rating 4.00 — 655 ratings — published 2012
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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)
by (shelved 1 time as transportation-planning)
avg rating 3.62 — 192 ratings — published 2016
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Totaled: The Billion-Dollar Crash of the Startup that Took On Big Auto, Big Oil and the World Totaled: The Billion-Dollar Crash of the Startup that Took On Big Auto, Big Oil and the World (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 1 time as transportation-planning)
avg rating 4.11 — 62 ratings — published
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Future Cities: 42 Insights and Interviews with Influencers, Startups, Investors Future Cities: 42 Insights and Interviews with Influencers, Startups, Investors (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 1 time as transportation-planning)
avg rating 4.18 — 11 ratings — published 2015
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This Land: The Battle over Sprawl and the Future of America This Land: The Battle over Sprawl and the Future of America (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as transportation-planning)
avg rating 3.66 — 38 ratings — published 2006
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To Engineer Is Human: The Role of Failure in Successful Design To Engineer Is Human: The Role of Failure in Successful Design (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as transportation-planning)
avg rating 3.69 — 2,534 ratings — published 1985
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Happy City: Transforming Our Lives Through Urban Design Happy City: Transforming Our Lives Through Urban Design (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as transportation-planning)
avg rating 4.35 — 9,648 ratings — published 2012
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A Burglar's Guide to the City A Burglar's Guide to the City (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as transportation-planning)
avg rating 3.36 — 3,658 ratings — published 2015
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Door to Door: The Magnificent, Maddening, Mysterious World of Transportation Door to Door: The Magnificent, Maddening, Mysterious World of Transportation (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as transportation-planning)
avg rating 3.77 — 886 ratings — published 2016
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The Road Taken: The History and Future of America's Infrastructure The Road Taken: The History and Future of America's Infrastructure (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as transportation-planning)
avg rating 3.45 — 530 ratings — published 2016
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City on a Grid: How New York Became New York City on a Grid: How New York Became New York (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as transportation-planning)
avg rating 3.43 — 271 ratings — published 2015
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Street Smart: A Fifty-Year Mistake Set Right and the Great Urban Revival Street Smart: A Fifty-Year Mistake Set Right and the Great Urban Revival (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as transportation-planning)
avg rating 4.12 — 696 ratings — published 2015
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Smart Cities: Big Data, Civic Hackers, and the Quest for a New Utopia Smart Cities: Big Data, Civic Hackers, and the Quest for a New Utopia (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as transportation-planning)
avg rating 3.61 — 818 ratings — published 2013
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Ninety Percent of Everything: Inside Shipping, the Invisible Industry That Puts Clothes on Your Back, Gas in Your Car, and Food on Your Plate Ninety Percent of Everything: Inside Shipping, the Invisible Industry That Puts Clothes on Your Back, Gas in Your Car, and Food on Your Plate (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as transportation-planning)
avg rating 3.79 — 4,499 ratings — published 2013
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The Big Roads: The Untold Story of the Engineers, Visionaries, and Trailblazers Who Created the American Superhighways The Big Roads: The Untold Story of the Engineers, Visionaries, and Trailblazers Who Created the American Superhighways (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as transportation-planning)
avg rating 3.90 — 1,936 ratings — published 2011
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Waiting on a Train: The Embattled Future of Passenger Rail Service A Year Spent Riding Across America Waiting on a Train: The Embattled Future of Passenger Rail Service A Year Spent Riding Across America (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as transportation-planning)
avg rating 4.00 — 268 ratings — published 2009
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The Works: Anatomy of a City The Works: Anatomy of a City (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as transportation-planning)
avg rating 4.10 — 1,577 ratings — published 2005
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Streetfight: Handbook for an Urban Revolution Streetfight: Handbook for an Urban Revolution (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as transportation-planning)
avg rating 4.26 — 2,240 ratings — published 2016
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Jane Jacobs: Urban Visionary Jane Jacobs: Urban Visionary (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as transportation-planning)
avg rating 3.52 — 60 ratings — published 2006
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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)
by (shelved 1 time as transportation-planning)
avg rating 4.16 — 199 ratings — published 2008
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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)
by (shelved 1 time as transportation-planning)
avg rating 4.34 — 131 ratings — published 2014
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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 1 time as transportation-planning)
avg rating 4.12 — 2,680 ratings — published 2000
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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)
by (shelved 1 time as transportation-planning)
avg rating 4.31 — 8,928 ratings — published 2012
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Asphalt Nation: How the Automobile Took Over America and How We Can Take It Back Asphalt Nation: How the Automobile Took Over America and How We Can Take It Back (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as transportation-planning)
avg rating 3.65 — 252 ratings — published 1997
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