Research
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Books on Urbanism
Below are just a few. You can find a larger list on the ThreadATL Goodreads bookshelf.
- Where We Want to Live: Reclaiming Infrastructure for a New Generation of Cities | Ryan Gravel
- The End of Automobile Dependence: how cities are moving beyond car-based planning | Peter Newman and Jeffrey Kenworthy
- Thoughts on Building Strong Towns, Volume 1 | Charles L Marohn
- Walkable City: How Downtown Can Save America, One Step at a Time | Jeff Speck
- Human Transit: How Clearer Thinking about Public Transit Can Enrich Our Communities and Our Lives | Jarrett Walker
- The Geography of Nowhere: The Rise and Decline of America’s Man-Made Landscape | James Howard Kunstler
- The Great Neighborhood Book: A Do-it-Yourself Guide to Placemaking | Jay Walljasper
- The Death and Life of Great American Cities | Jane Jacobs
- People Habitat: 25 Ways to Think About Greener, Healthier Cities | F. Kaid Benfield
Articles
- Downtown is for People | Jane Jacobs, Fortune Magazine, 1958
Transportation Planning
- Urban Street Design Guide | National Association of City Transportation Officials
- Walk Bike Thrive!: Atlanta Regional Bicycle & Pedestrian Plan (2016)
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