I’m VERY happy that @carterlavin.bsky.social has written “If You Want To Win, You Have To Fight: A Guide To Effective Transportation Advocacy,” because books on how to actually change things are TOO RARE. I admit though that I haven’t had a chance to read it yet — have others? #UrbanismBookClub 7/
January 11, 2026 at 5:35 AM
I’m VERY happy that @carterlavin.bsky.social has written “If You Want To Win, You Have To Fight: A Guide To Effective Transportation Advocacy,” because books on how to actually change things are TOO RARE. I admit though that I haven’t had a chance to read it yet — have others? #UrbanismBookClub 7/
READ THIS: Still probably the best #ChristmasEve tradition I’ve heard. Iceland definitely does Christmas well — my Reykjavik clients had funny comments about this! Are you planning to curl up with a great new book on cities this #Christmas? Share your pick with us using hashtag #UrbanismBookClub!
December 24, 2025 at 5:25 AM
READ THIS: Still probably the best #ChristmasEve tradition I’ve heard. Iceland definitely does Christmas well — my Reykjavik clients had funny comments about this! Are you planning to curl up with a great new book on cities this #Christmas? Share your pick with us using hashtag #UrbanismBookClub!
GIFT RECOMMENDATION ALERT: If you still have gifts to get for the city lovers on your nice list, check out this GREAT #UrbanismBookClub thread by @modacitylife.com! Plus take a stroll through the hashtag (one of my favs I’ve created) for a lot of great recommendations on the best books on cities!
If our cities are shaped by stories, then great books form the foundation of knowledge and inspiration needed to build more liveable, inclusive and prosperous places.
These are 24 titles we read this year that informed our approach to changing hearts, minds and streets. An #UrbanismBookClub thread.
These are 24 titles we read this year that informed our approach to changing hearts, minds and streets. An #UrbanismBookClub thread.
December 22, 2025 at 12:09 AM
GIFT RECOMMENDATION ALERT: If you still have gifts to get for the city lovers on your nice list, check out this GREAT #UrbanismBookClub thread by @modacitylife.com! Plus take a stroll through the hashtag (one of my favs I’ve created) for a lot of great recommendations on the best books on cities!
Stalking your #UrbanismBookClub hashtag for gift ideas for my budding urban designer about to go to college age kid, @brenttoderian.bsky.social — thank you!
So far I have Shade, Messy Cities, and the 15-Minute City. Now looking for something great about transit since he’s so into that too.
So far I have Shade, Messy Cities, and the 15-Minute City. Now looking for something great about transit since he’s so into that too.
December 21, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Stalking your #UrbanismBookClub hashtag for gift ideas for my budding urban designer about to go to college age kid, @brenttoderian.bsky.social — thank you!
So far I have Shade, Messy Cities, and the 15-Minute City. Now looking for something great about transit since he’s so into that too.
So far I have Shade, Messy Cities, and the 15-Minute City. Now looking for something great about transit since he’s so into that too.
If our cities are shaped by stories, then great books form the foundation of knowledge and inspiration needed to build more liveable, inclusive and prosperous places.
These are 24 titles we read this year that informed our approach to changing hearts, minds and streets. An #UrbanismBookClub thread.
These are 24 titles we read this year that informed our approach to changing hearts, minds and streets. An #UrbanismBookClub thread.
December 14, 2025 at 9:26 AM
If our cities are shaped by stories, then great books form the foundation of knowledge and inspiration needed to build more liveable, inclusive and prosperous places.
These are 24 titles we read this year that informed our approach to changing hearts, minds and streets. An #UrbanismBookClub thread.
These are 24 titles we read this year that informed our approach to changing hearts, minds and streets. An #UrbanismBookClub thread.
Tonight’s #UrbanismBookClub offering is “The Design Of Childhood” by @langealexandra.bsky.social. A GREAT book by an author who WON THE PULITZER PRIZE for a series of articles on the same broad subject in @opinion.bloomberg.com Citylab! Alexandra interviewed me for the book on Vancouver’s work. 6/
December 5, 2025 at 3:20 AM
Tonight’s #UrbanismBookClub offering is “The Design Of Childhood” by @langealexandra.bsky.social. A GREAT book by an author who WON THE PULITZER PRIZE for a series of articles on the same broad subject in @opinion.bloomberg.com Citylab! Alexandra interviewed me for the book on Vancouver’s work. 6/
Despite the best efforts of unhinged conspiracy theorists who badly want us to be scared of having more things to walk to near-by, my friend @carlosmorenofr.bsky.social’s very important book “The 15-Minute City,” and the simple concept of proximity, are thankfully here to stay. #UrbanismBookClub 5/
December 1, 2025 at 2:58 AM
Despite the best efforts of unhinged conspiracy theorists who badly want us to be scared of having more things to walk to near-by, my friend @carlosmorenofr.bsky.social’s very important book “The 15-Minute City,” and the simple concept of proximity, are thankfully here to stay. #UrbanismBookClub 5/
Tonight’s #UrbanismBookClub book tackles better city-making from the communications, branding, & public relations spheres. “Dark PR: How Corporate Disinformation Undermines Our Health & Environment” by my friend @grantennis.bsky.social is a HUGELY important book today. Every urbanist should read it.
November 29, 2025 at 4:58 AM
Tonight’s #UrbanismBookClub book tackles better city-making from the communications, branding, & public relations spheres. “Dark PR: How Corporate Disinformation Undermines Our Health & Environment” by my friend @grantennis.bsky.social is a HUGELY important book today. Every urbanist should read it.
Tonight maybe my FAVOURITE recent book in the #UrbanismBookClub —“EMERGENT TOKYO: Designing the Spontaneous City” by Jorge Almazan & StudioLab. Even if you’re not as fascinated with Tokyo urbanism as I am, this book is both brilliant & gorgeous. HT to @jasonthorne.bsky.social for recommending it. 3/
November 22, 2025 at 4:32 AM
Tonight maybe my FAVOURITE recent book in the #UrbanismBookClub —“EMERGENT TOKYO: Designing the Spontaneous City” by Jorge Almazan & StudioLab. Even if you’re not as fascinated with Tokyo urbanism as I am, this book is both brilliant & gorgeous. HT to @jasonthorne.bsky.social for recommending it. 3/
TONIGHT’S new-ish book in the #UrbanismBookClub is an important one — “Inclusive Transportation: A Manifesto for Repairing Divided Communities” by @veronicaodavis.bsky.social via @islandpress.bsky.social (2023). Foreword by @tamikabutler.bsky.social, cover art by @martyn.bsky.social. Great read. 2/
November 20, 2025 at 5:07 AM
TONIGHT’S new-ish book in the #UrbanismBookClub is an important one — “Inclusive Transportation: A Manifesto for Repairing Divided Communities” by @veronicaodavis.bsky.social via @islandpress.bsky.social (2023). Foreword by @tamikabutler.bsky.social, cover art by @martyn.bsky.social. Great read. 2/
SOMETHING NEW: Since SO MANY great new books on cities, city-building & urbanism have been published since I did my “Top 100” List back in 2013, on 100 (non-consecutive) days I’ll profile 100 NEWER BOOKS for the #UrbanismBookClub in THIS thread!
Starting today (in no order), with “Messy Cities!” 1/
Starting today (in no order), with “Messy Cities!” 1/
November 18, 2025 at 5:12 AM
SOMETHING NEW: Since SO MANY great new books on cities, city-building & urbanism have been published since I did my “Top 100” List back in 2013, on 100 (non-consecutive) days I’ll profile 100 NEWER BOOKS for the #UrbanismBookClub in THIS thread!
Starting today (in no order), with “Messy Cities!” 1/
Starting today (in no order), with “Messy Cities!” 1/
If you love smart, gorgeous books on better city-building, considered getting THE great book on Oslo urbanism by my friend @oslourban.bsky.social. I wrote the foreword, titled “The blunt truth about Oslo city-building.” Here’s the first page — it gets even more blunt from there. #UrbanismBookClub
February 19, 2025 at 10:41 PM
If you love smart, gorgeous books on better city-building, considered getting THE great book on Oslo urbanism by my friend @oslourban.bsky.social. I wrote the foreword, titled “The blunt truth about Oslo city-building.” Here’s the first page — it gets even more blunt from there. #UrbanismBookClub
How about this 1952 British classic? Forward by future Prime Minister Harold MacMillan. It has an interesting focus around the space between the buildings being dictated by sunlight reaching the ground floor most of the year. #urbanismbookclub
November 14, 2024 at 4:53 AM
How about this 1952 British classic? Forward by future Prime Minister Harold MacMillan. It has an interesting focus around the space between the buildings being dictated by sunlight reaching the ground floor most of the year. #urbanismbookclub
Some new reading material!
📚 When Driving Is Not An Option by @nondriver.bsky.social
📚 Human Transit (Revised Edition) by @humantransit.bsky.social
📚 Climate Action for Busy People by Cate Mingoya-LaFortune
Thanks @islandpress.bsky.social
Excited to dive in to these!
📚 When Driving Is Not An Option by @nondriver.bsky.social
📚 Human Transit (Revised Edition) by @humantransit.bsky.social
📚 Climate Action for Busy People by Cate Mingoya-LaFortune
Thanks @islandpress.bsky.social
Excited to dive in to these!
December 19, 2024 at 1:51 AM
Can't forget Better Busses Better Cities by Steven Higashide! Read it for @ttcriders.bsky.social's book club!
Busses are the workhorses of most transit systems carrying the majority of people! #UrbanismBookClub @rmtransit.bsky.social
Busses are the workhorses of most transit systems carrying the majority of people! #UrbanismBookClub @rmtransit.bsky.social
November 14, 2024 at 3:07 AM
Can't forget Better Busses Better Cities by Steven Higashide! Read it for @ttcriders.bsky.social's book club!
Busses are the workhorses of most transit systems carrying the majority of people! #UrbanismBookClub @rmtransit.bsky.social
Busses are the workhorses of most transit systems carrying the majority of people! #UrbanismBookClub @rmtransit.bsky.social
Just found out many great recommendations via #UrbanismBookClub
(and how does one find even more time to read?)
(and how does one find even more time to read?)
December 14, 2024 at 7:11 PM
Just found out many great recommendations via #UrbanismBookClub
(and how does one find even more time to read?)
(and how does one find even more time to read?)
Sneak peek at one of my #UrbanismBookClub shelves + one cover I designed for @veronicaodavis.bsky.social’s most excellent book, Inclusive Transportation.
November 21, 2024 at 1:15 AM
Sneak peek at one of my #UrbanismBookClub shelves + one cover I designed for @veronicaodavis.bsky.social’s most excellent book, Inclusive Transportation.
Today I'm finishing up this anthology of noir stories about Sacramento, whose cover features a reused mixed use building at 12th & K with a light rail swoosh. Next, digging further into "Form Follows Fiasco", a surprisingly accessible postmodern roasting of Modernist architecture. #UrbanismBookClub
December 24, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Today I'm finishing up this anthology of noir stories about Sacramento, whose cover features a reused mixed use building at 12th & K with a light rail swoosh. Next, digging further into "Form Follows Fiasco", a surprisingly accessible postmodern roasting of Modernist architecture. #UrbanismBookClub
If you’re interested in better cities but haven’t read much about it, here are some starter books I’d recommend:
Walkable City by @jeffspeck.bsky.social
Human Transit (new edition) by @humantransit.bsky.social
Road to Nowhere by @parismarx.com
Curbing Traffic by @modacitylife.com
#UrbanismBookClub
Walkable City by @jeffspeck.bsky.social
Human Transit (new edition) by @humantransit.bsky.social
Road to Nowhere by @parismarx.com
Curbing Traffic by @modacitylife.com
#UrbanismBookClub
January 12, 2025 at 6:48 AM
If you’re interested in better cities but haven’t read much about it, here are some starter books I’d recommend:
Walkable City by @jeffspeck.bsky.social
Human Transit (new edition) by @humantransit.bsky.social
Road to Nowhere by @parismarx.com
Curbing Traffic by @modacitylife.com
#UrbanismBookClub
Walkable City by @jeffspeck.bsky.social
Human Transit (new edition) by @humantransit.bsky.social
Road to Nowhere by @parismarx.com
Curbing Traffic by @modacitylife.com
#UrbanismBookClub
Added to #UrbanismBookClub!
#blueskybooks Messy Cities has been selected as one of Bloomberg Cities summer reads. More here: bloombergcities.jhu.edu/news/5-summe...
5 summer reads for urban innovators
bloombergcities.jhu.edu
July 9, 2025 at 3:59 AM
Added to #UrbanismBookClub!
Luckily now that I know Erik Larson is on Bluesky at @exlarson.bsky.social, I get to follow him first here! If you haven’t read Devil in the White City, DROP EVERYTHING as they say! You don’t need to love city design & Daniel Burnham (or serial killers) to love this delicious book. #UrbanismBookClub
December 27, 2024 at 12:36 AM
Luckily now that I know Erik Larson is on Bluesky at @exlarson.bsky.social, I get to follow him first here! If you haven’t read Devil in the White City, DROP EVERYTHING as they say! You don’t need to love city design & Daniel Burnham (or serial killers) to love this delicious book. #UrbanismBookClub
Reclaiming our communities from the car is about more than saving the planet. It’s about saving ourselves from the unsafe, unjust, unhealthy, unloveable places where we live.
Sixteen books we read this year that changed how we think about the process of building cities: an #UrbanismBookClub thread.
Sixteen books we read this year that changed how we think about the process of building cities: an #UrbanismBookClub thread.
December 10, 2024 at 8:25 AM
Reclaiming our communities from the car is about more than saving the planet. It’s about saving ourselves from the unsafe, unjust, unhealthy, unloveable places where we live.
Sixteen books we read this year that changed how we think about the process of building cities: an #UrbanismBookClub thread.
Sixteen books we read this year that changed how we think about the process of building cities: an #UrbanismBookClub thread.
Another one for #UrbanismBookClub
Can the #UrbanSprawl of single-family subdivisions and office parks be transformed into complete, sustainable communities?
✅ YES!
Learn more in the Sprawl Repair Manual: www.marcoinfussi.it/files/scuola...
✅ YES!
Learn more in the Sprawl Repair Manual: www.marcoinfussi.it/files/scuola...
May 6, 2025 at 12:08 PM
Another one for #UrbanismBookClub
QUESTION: What are the best books on cities and city-building published since 2013? Explain your answer. It’ll help update the “best 100 city-making books” list below that I published that year. Don’t forget to use the hashtag #UrbanismBookClub, to make the books easily findable forever! (in theory)
On the occasion of Elon Musk pretending that he reads books, I thought I’d reshare my “100 Best Books On City-Making Ever Written” article in @planetizen.bsky.social. It’s 12 years old and needs updating, and got plently of debate back then, but I’d still recommend most of these. #UrbanismBookClub
November 11, 2025 at 4:59 AM
QUESTION: What are the best books on cities and city-building published since 2013? Explain your answer. It’ll help update the “best 100 city-making books” list below that I published that year. Don’t forget to use the hashtag #UrbanismBookClub, to make the books easily findable forever! (in theory)