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#ForewordFriday: Bike to Work 2019

By Chidinma Onuoha / On May 17th, 2019
In honor of National Bike Month and Bike to Work Day, Island Press is celebrating the power and the freedom of cycling.

#ForewordFriday: Urban Transformations Edition

By Katharine Sucher / On December 8th, 2017
Cities across the globe have been designed with a primary goal of moving people around quickly—and the costs are becoming ever more apparent. The consequences are measured in smoggy air basins, sprawling suburbs, a failure to stem traffic congestion, and 1.25 million traffic fatalities each year. It is clear that change is needed. Instead of planning primarily for mobility, our cities should recalibrate planning and design to focus on the safety, health, and access of people in them.

President Trump’s proposed budget would be a disaster for cities

By National Association of City Transportation Officials / On May 3rd, 2017
Linda Bailey, Executive Director of the National Association of City Transportation Officials (NACTO) issued the following statement in response to the White House’s 2018 budget blueprint. President Trump’s proposed budget would be a disaster for cities and their transportation systems, gutting three of the most valuable Federal programs for cities across the country.
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Travels Across the Pond

By Carlton Reid / On June 2nd, 2015
After two years at home, sitting in a darkened room trying to make sense of research notes, wrestling slippery arguments into a book, I took the show on the road, spending half of April travelling around the US. It felt great to be out in the open, breathing in crisp spring air, talking to strangers. (Thankfully, my ability to converse with real live people had not been lost during my exile.)

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