Post­ed by Nat Bernstein

Were you aware that over the past decade Amer­i­cans have been dri­ving few­er total miles each year — a pat­tern that has­n’t trend­ed since 1945?

For­mer NYC Traf­fic Com­mis­sion­er Samuel I. Schwartz — a.k.a. ​“Grid­lock Sam” — presents the mil­len­ni­al rev­o­lu­tion of the urban land­scape and the rise of the pedes­tri­an, the cyclist, and the pub­lic trans­porta­tion com­muter. And what a phe­nom­e­nal book cov­er to go with it! A grid in white over blue, green, and grey, with tiny sil­hou­ettes of every means of get­ting around the Amer­i­can city, from bus­es and taxis to pedi­cabs and tan­dem bicy­cles to strolling or jog­ging solo or in com­pa­ny. Col­or me compelled!

Relat­ed Content:

• Miri­am Libic­ki: Egged Bus Life
• June Her­sch: Set­tling a Debate in an NYC Cab
• Mar­tin Fletch­er: The Best Part of Traveling