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.
4/21: Hello readers and friends. I'm still recovering from a surgery I had on 4/11, so I'm unable to attend events and do typical coverage. I'll post as I can and should improve day-by-day. Thanks for all your support 🙏. - Jonathan Maus, BikePortland Publisher and Editor
Read this book if you care about the design of our built environment.
A page turner on parking policy and its more-interesting-than-you-might-think history.
I think I’ll be keeping this book next to my computer for handy reference.
Peterson goes deep into her diverse experience, but her clean narrative makes for a less interesting book.
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
Last Best Hope: America in Crisis and Renewal (Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2021-06-15) is an essay on the meaning of the year 2020. If the gift of the virus was to interrupt us, author George Packer uses the interruption to take a close look at America, a “long middle-aged stare in the mirror.” Packer’s examination … Read more
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
The idea that cars = freedom is a pervasive American myth. The truth is that the rise of the automobile — and rampant illegal behaviors that have always accompanied it — helped give rise to an armed street security force that too often acts as judge, jury, and executioner. Sarah Seo’s book, Policing the Open … Read more
Sadik-Khan has given street fighters the weapons to transform our streets: data and success stories.
Jessie Kwak reviews a collection of articles edited by Elly Blue and April Streeter.
With over two dozen fun routes and loads of tips, trivia and historical insights, Todd Roll’s new book is a keeper.
Portland author Ellee Thalheimer’s new guide book will have you crossing the border into Washington for a summer of great rides.