transportation

Our Infrastructure's Crucial Need: Resiliency

By Ann Kinzig / On March 19th, 2015
The Island Press Urban Resilience Project, supported by the Kresge Foundation, is working to promote a holistic understanding of resilience that is grounded in equity and sustainability. Shocks and surprises are coming, and we need to build systems that can weather them.
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#ForewordFriday: Futurama Edition

By Meghan Bartels / On January 30th, 2015
Greyhound managed transportation options on the grounds of the 1939 New York World's Fair.

Meet the Author: Q & A with ... Jan Gehl!

By Meghan Bartels / On October 16th, 2014
Editor's note: One of the perks of working at Island Press is being able to talk with the scientists, planners, and other people tackling environmental problems. So today we're beginning a new series to introduce you to some of the authors behind our books by sharing Q & As we've conducted over the past several years. We hope you enjoy! If there's anyone you'd particularly like to hear from, leave a comment and we'll see what we can do.
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Who Bikes and Walks? And Why?

By Alliance for Biking & Walking / On October 6th, 2014
Cross-posted with permission from the Alliance for Biking & Walking's blog. Does everybody walk and bike, or are there differences in gender, income, age, and race? In this excerpt from the 2014 Benchmarking Report, we take a look at who bikes and walks in the United States. How much do people bike and walk? First, it's important to understand where our data com
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A Bridge Not Far Enough

By Hillary Brown / On September 24th, 2014
Editor’s note: Hillary Brown will be participating in a webinar with the Security and Sustainability Forum tomorrow afternoon. Registration is free. Brown will be talking with Jaime Lerner and James S. Russell about the role of architecture.

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