REFERENCES and RESOURCES
The knowledge presented in this website is drawn, in no small part, from many other organizations and people. Some are referenced throughout this website, others are not. Here is a list of organizations and experts whose passion for good urbanism equals ours, and whose depth of knowledge and study in particular areas exceeds ours.
There is an ever growing list of resources regarding urbanism. If you have a question about where to find some other piece of information please email us and we’ll try to help you. The list below contains just some of our favorites.
Organizations:
Congress for a New Urbanism
Center for Active Design
https://centerforactivedesign.org/
National Association of City Transportation Officials (NACTO)
Project for Public Spaces
Urban Land Institute
The Center for Design Excellence
http://www.urbandesign.org/home.html
Walkscore
Authors, Experts and their best books:
Jeff Speck
Walkable City Rules
Jane Jacobs
The Death and Life of American Cities
https://www.amazon.com/Death-Life-Great-American-Cities/dp/067974195X
NACTO
Urban Street Design Guide
https://nacto.org/publication/urban-street-design-guide/
James Howard Kunstler
The Geography of Nowhere
https://kunstler.com/books/the-geography-of-nowhere/#comments
Peter Calthorpe
Urbanism in the Age of Climate Change
https://www.calthorpe.com/publications/urbanism-age-climate-change
Andres Duany, Elizabeth Plater-Zyberk, and Jeff Speck
Suburban Nation