#ForewordFriday: Unleash the Bus
By Erica Sánchez Vázquez / On October 11th, 2019
Why fight for a better bus system? Steven Higashide explores this question in this chapter excerpt from Better Buses, Better Cities.
What our highways can learn from movie theaters
By Jesse Boudart / On September 9th, 2019
If we implement the equivalent of matinee pricing on our roads, we can all play a part in solving the traffic congestion problem.
The group making DC streets safer through do-it-yourself urbanism
By Natasha Riddle / On August 30th, 2019
The DC Department of Transformation is helping cyclists and pedestrians one plunger, or traffic cone, or ad hoc handstand, at a time.
The Netherlands cleared cars from its cities. Why can’t other cities?
By Melissa Bruntlett, Chris Bruntlett / On August 23rd, 2019
Just as the Dutch stood up and created some of the most cycling friendly streets on the planet, so too can New Yorkers, Londoners, and others around the world.
Break Up the Transportation Monopoly
By Jesse Boudart / On July 17th, 2019
It’s time to break up the automotive monopoly on transportation, and let cleaner, healthier, less expensive technologies take us where we need to go.
Washington DC's Ambitious Clean Energy Law Explained
By Natasha Riddle / On May 28th, 2019
Washington, D.C. has passed the most ambitious clean energy law in the US. Now what?
#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.
What will be the most pressing climate change issue in the next 50 years?
By Jada Mosley / On April 16th, 2019
We turned to some of our authors to find out—What do they think will be the most pressing climate change issue in the next 50 years? Why?
A New (and Free!) e-book on urban resilience is here!
By Kyler Geoffroy / On February 13th, 2019
Resilience Matters is compilation of articles and op-eds advancing a holistic, transformative approach to thinking and action on urban resilience in the era of climate change, grounded in a commitment to sustainability and equity.
Trump Auto Emission Policies Could Bring Deadlier Fires
By Daniel Reich / On January 14th, 2019
The stakes are high. If we fail to curb greenhouse gas emissions, we must brace for a hotter, more fiery future.