Book review: In ‘Happy City,’ a timeless take on how to build better cities
Read this book if you care about the design of our built environment.
Books
Book Review: Paved Paradise – How Parking Explains the World
A page turner on parking policy and its more-interesting-than-you-might-think history.
Book Review: A roadmap to Silicon Valley’s money-hungry mobility motives
I think I’ll be keeping this book next to my computer for handy reference.
Book review: Lynn Peterson’s lessons on community engagement
Peterson goes deep into her diverse experience, but her clean narrative makes for a less interesting book.
Amazing journeys will be shared at two bike book events this week
Get hyped for summer riding and reading!
Profile: Portland’s ‘Global Nomad’ shares high and lows of adventurous life
An injury left him paralyzed 26 hears ago, but Portlander and PBOT staffer Tom Haig didn’t stop adventuring.
Portlander seeks to inspire with new book on 18,000 mile bike ride
Kristen and Ville Jokinen are quite the adventurers, and a new memoir recounts the tale.
Metro Council president has written a book on ‘Roadways for People’
The book, published by Island Press, is due out in December.
Book Review: Confessions of a Recovering Engineer
Confessions of a Recovering Engineer (Wiley, 2021) is an unusual book by a man who I imagine is charismatic in person, Charles Marohn. BikePortland readers who are not already familiar with Marohn will have probably come across the word he coined over a decade ago, “stroad.” Marohn is the founder of Strong Towns, a movement … Read more
Book Review: ‘Calling Bullshit’ will help you be a better advocate
Calling Bullshit: The Art of Skepticism in a Data-Driven World (Penguin Random House, 2020) is a much-needed guide for folks awash in numbers who are just trying to make informed decisions. Anyone working or advocating in transportation should read it. The preface begins with a definition of bullshit and a discussion of its different types. … Read more
Bike Loud to host Angie Schmitt, author of new book on race, class and pedestrian deaths
At an online meeting next week hosted by local activism group Bike Loud PDX you’ll get the chance to hear from a leading expert on the connection between America’s pervasive car culture and a startling rise in deaths of vulnerable road users. Angie Schmitt’s new book, Right of Way: Race, Class, and the Silent Epidemic … Read more