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Urban Walking

Great reads on the joy and importance of walking, and how to make our cities more walkable.

23 items

  • Wanderers

    a History of Women Walking

    Andrews, Kerri,
    BookLondon : Reaktion Books, 2021. — 796.510922 ANDRE
  • In Praise of Paths

    Walking Through Time and Nature

    Ekelund, Torbjørn Lysebo,
    E-book and downloadable audiobook also available.
    BookVancouver ; Berkeley : Greystone Books, [2020] — 796.51 EKELU
  • Sauntering

    Writers Walk Europe

    BookMirefott, Burneside, Kendal : Notting Hill Editions, 2021. — 808.8032 SAUNT
  • The Walker

    on Finding and Losing Yourself in the Modern City

    Beaumont, Matthew, 1972-
    BookLondon : Verso, 2020. — 820.9 BEAUM
  • Walking

    One Step at a Time

    Kagge, Erling,
    Downloadable audiobook also available.
    BookNew York : Pantheon Books, [2019] — 796.51 KAGGE
  • Downloadable audiobook also available.
    BookNew York, NY : W.W. Norton & Company, 2020. — 612.044 OMARA
  • The Art of Flaneuring

    How to Wander With Intention and Discover a Better Life

    Owen, Erika,
    BookNew York : Tiller Press, 2019. — 158.1 OWEN
  • BookNew York, New York : Penguin Books, [2016] — 153.35 SMITH
  • Flâneuse

    Women Walk the City in Paris, New York, Tokyo, Venice and London

    Elkin, Lauren,
    BookLondon : Chatto & Windus, 2016. — 305.42 ELKIN
  • On Looking

    Eleven Walks With Expert Eyes

    Horowitz, Alexandra
    BookNew York : Scribner, 2013. — 153.7 HOROW
  • Born to Walk

    the Transformative Power of a Pedestrian Act

    Rubinstein, Dan, 1973-
    Walking is the most economical and environmentally friendly mode of transportation. So why don't we do more of it? Dan Rubenstein sees walking not only as a form of transportation and recreation, but also as a path to a better world.
    BookToronto : ECW Press, [2015] — 613.7176 RUBIN
  • Street Smart

    the Rise of Cities and the Fall of Cars

    Schwartz, Samuel I.,
    BookNew York : PublicAffairs, [2015] — 388.40973 SCHWA
  • Nature and Cities

    the Ecological Imperative in Urban Design and Planning

    BookCambridge, Massachusetts : The Lincoln Institute of Land Policy, [2016] — 307.116 NATUR
  • Streetfight

    Handbook for An Urban Revolution

    Sadik-Khan, Janette,
    BookNew York : Viking, [2016] — 388.411097471 SADIK
  • BookBerkeley, California : Parallax Press, [2015] — 294.34435 NHAT
  • The Lost Art of Walking

    the History, Science, Philosophy, and Literature of Pedestrianism

    Nicholson, Geoff, 1953-
    Geoff Nicholson's fascinating and personal ruminations on the literature, science, philosophy, art, and history of walking. A highly entertaining read.
    BookNew York : Riverhead Books, 2008. — 796.51 N625
  • Street Design

    the Secret to Great Cities and Towns

    Massengale, John Montague,
    BookHoboken, New Jersey : John Wiley & Sons, Inc., [2014] — 713 MASSE
  • An entertaining and insightful manifesto for putting one foot in front of the other.
    BookLondon : Verso, 2014. — 128.4 GROS
  • Walkable City

    How Downtown Can Save America, One Step at a Time

    Speck, Jeff,
    Jeff Speck has dedicated his career to determining what makes cities thrive. And he has boiled it down to one key factor: walkability.
    BookNew York : MCD, Picador, Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2022. — 307.12160973 SPECK
  • Walking Home

    the Life and Lessons of a City Builder

    Greenberg, Ken
    One of the world's foremost urban designers shares his passion and methods for rejuvenating neglected cities.
    BookToronto : Random House Canada, c2011. — 307.342 GREEN