Urban Mobility Books

Transforming Urban Living: Must-Read Books for Creating Livable, Walkable, Cyclable, and Transit-Friendly Cities

I've curated a selection of captivating books that one can read to understand how renowned transportation professionals and city planners bring the changes to make cities more livable and enjoyable. This list is dynamic. If I come across additional books in the future, I will include or update them in the current list.

A History of Street NetworksLaurence Aurbach
AutonoramaPeter Norton
Back on My BikeTom Eastham
Better Busies Better CitiesSteven Higashide
Bicycle/RaceAdonia E. Lugo
Bike NationPeter Walker
Building the Cycling CityMelissa Bruntlett, and Chris Bruntlett
Cities and the Wealth of NationsJane Jacobs
Cities for PeopleJan Gehl (Author), Lord Richard Rogers (Foreword)
Confession of a Recovering EngineerCharles L. Marohn, Jr.
Crossings - How Road Ecology Is Shaping the Future of Our PlanetBen Goldfarb
Curbing TrafficChris Bruntlett, and Melissa Bruntlett
Dream CitiesWade Graham
Emergent TokyoJorge Almazán
Every Inch of the Way; My Bike Ride Around the WorldTom Bruce
Fighting TrafficPeter D. Norton
From Mobility to AccessibilityJonathan Levin, Joe Grengs, and Louis A. Merlin
Green MetropolisDavid Owen
Great Good PlaceRay Oldenburg
Happy CityCharles Montgomery
How to Save the CityProfessor Paul Chatterton
Human SpeedMark Brown
Human TransitJarrett Walker
HyperlocalJennifer S. Vey, and Nate Storring
Inclusive TransportationVeronica Davis, and Tamika L Butler
Invisible WomenCaroline Criado Perez
It's All About the BikeRobert Penn
Killed by a Traffic EngineerWes Marshall
Missing Middle HousingDaniel G. Parolek
Mobility 2040Galo Bowen
More Stories from The Quirky World of ParkingLarry J Cohen CAPP
MovementThalia Verkade, and Marco te Brömmelstroet
One Man and His BikeMike Carter
Order without DesignAlain Bertaud
Parking and the CityDonald Shoup
Parking Reform Made EasyRichard W. Willson, and Donald C. Shoup
Paved ParadiseHenry Grabar
Pocket NeighborhoodsRoss Chapin
Reclaiming Your CommunityMajora Carter
Restorative CitiesJenny Roe, and Layla McCay
Right of WayAngie Schmitt
Roadways for PeopleLynn Peterson, Elizabeth Doerr, and Janette Sadik-Khan
Road to NowhereParis Marx
Saving America's CitiesLizabeth Cohen
Soft CityDavid Sim
Strong TownsCharles L. Marohn, Jr.
Street SmartSamuel I Schwartz
Suburban NationAndres Duany, ‎Elizabeth Plater-Zyberk, and ‎Jeff Speck
Strap HangerTaras Grescoe
Street DesignVictor Dover, ‎John Massengale
StreetfightJanette Sadik-Khan, and Seth Solomonow
Sustainable NationDouglas Farr
Sustainable UrbanismDouglas Farr
Tactical UrbanismMike Lydon, Anthony Garcia, and Andres Duany
The 15-minute CityCarlos Moreno, and Jan Gehl
The Death and Life of Great American CitiesJane Jacobs
The Affordable CityShane Phillips
The Art of Classic Planning - Building Beautiful and Enduring CommunitiesNir H. Buras
The Boulevard BookAllan B. Jacobs, Elizabeth MacDonald, and Yodan Rofe
The City of To-Morrow and Its PlanningLe Corbusier
The Color of LawRichard Rothstein
The Economy of CitiesJane Jacobs
The Great American Transit DisasterNicholas Dagen Bloom
The Gendered CityNourhan Bassam
The Heart of Our CitiesVictor Gruen
The High Cost of Free ParkingDonald Shoup
The Image of the CityKevin Lynch
The Quirky World of ParkingLarry J Cohen CAPP
The New Mobility HandbookMichele Kyrouz
The Smart Growth ManualAndres Duany, Jeff Speck, and Mike Lydon
There Are No AccidentsJessie Singer
TrafficTom Vanderbilt
Transport for SuburbiaPaul Mees
Triumph of the CityEdward Glaeser
Urban GridsJoan Busquets, Dingliang Yang, and Michael Keller
Urban PlaygroundTim Gill
Urban PlaygroundKatie Burke
Urban Street Design GuideNational Association of City Transport Officials
Walkable CityJeff Speck
Walkable City RulesJeff Speck
What if Women Designed the City?May East
When Driving Is Not an OptionAnna Zivarts (Author), Dani Simons (Foreword)
Works: Anatomy of a CityKate Ascher
X and the CityJohn A. Adam