Books and Authors

Vishaan Chakrabarti on goldilocks density, defining urbanity, the ennui of young architects and much, much more.

A new book hopes to act as a "magic decoder ring" to our built environment — and a powerful tool to understand how sustainable transportation networks can fit within them.

Hint: they aren't deliberately trying to get us killed.

Shocking as it may seem, civil engineering programs do not need to offer any transportation-specific courses. Here's why that's bad news.