Streets for People

Module 1 Resources Articles 1. The Automobile Shapes the City by Martin V. Melosi It traces the history and impact of automobiles on American cities. Website - http://www.autolife.umd.umich.edu/Environment/E_Casestudy/E_casestudy1.htm 2. Rethinking the Street Space: Evolving Life in the Streets The authors examine the history of street design and explore what it could be in future. Website - http://www.planetizen.com/node/40066 3. Why is cycling popular in the Netherlands: infrastructure or 100+ years of history? Both It is about how the Netherlands has been able to keep cycling as one of the major modes of transport. Website - http://www.roadswerenotbuiltforcars.com/why-is-cycling-popular-in-the-netherlandsinfrastructure-or-history/ 4. The impact of new transport technologies on intra-urban mobility: a view from the past by Colin Pooley, Jean Turnball, and Mags Adams, Department of Geography, Lancaster University. (Paper presented at the Alternative Mobility Futures Conference, Lancaster University, January 2004) This paper focuses on urban intra mobility of the people in British cities from 1880 onwards and analyses how it has changed. Books 1. Roads Were Not Built for Cars This book is about history of roads, focusing on the period 1880-1905 which saw bicycling boom followed by increased popularity of motorcars. Website - http://www.roadswerenotbuiltforcars.com/ 2. An International Sourcebook of Automobile Dependence in Cities 1960-1990 by Jeffery R. Kenworthy, Felix B. Laube, Dr. Peter Newman (1999 edition, 2000 edition also available) Videos

1. Contested Streets Breaking the New York City Gridlock This video explores the history and present scenario of New York City Streets. Comparison of what is experienced in New York is made to Copenhagen, London and Paris. Link - http://www.contestedstreets.org/