Carter Lavin
@carterlavin.bsky.social
Training folks to win transportation changes like bus lanes, bike lanes, & car-free plazas. Author of "If you want to win, you've got to fight: a guide to effective transportation advocacy" https://islandpress.org/books/if-you-want-win-youve-got-fight#desc
Honorable mention to #urbanismbookclub but misses the age cutoff just barely. I have a soft spot for For The Love Of Cities which, to me, felt like it was describing this new phenomenon of people wearing their civic pride and city-branded clothes. He described it as "holding hands with your city"
November 11, 2025 at 5:19 AM
Honorable mention to #urbanismbookclub but misses the age cutoff just barely. I have a soft spot for For The Love Of Cities which, to me, felt like it was describing this new phenomenon of people wearing their civic pride and city-branded clothes. He described it as "holding hands with your city"
And if #urbanismbookclub is taking fictional submissions -- The City in the Middle of the Night is SUCH a good depiction of how cities are shaped by their environments and the culture we create
November 11, 2025 at 5:08 AM
And if #urbanismbookclub is taking fictional submissions -- The City in the Middle of the Night is SUCH a good depiction of how cities are shaped by their environments and the culture we create
Inclusive Transportation by Veronica Davis definitely has got to be on the list. I think it provides an extremely important & thorough look at how our cities have been shaped to exclude and could be done better.
#urbanismbookclub
#urbanismbookclub
November 11, 2025 at 5:07 AM
Inclusive Transportation by Veronica Davis definitely has got to be on the list. I think it provides an extremely important & thorough look at how our cities have been shaped to exclude and could be done better.
#urbanismbookclub
#urbanismbookclub
If you want to win, you've got to f....?
November 10, 2025 at 3:45 AM
If you want to win, you've got to f....?
Love to hear that, thanks!
November 10, 2025 at 2:44 AM
Love to hear that, thanks!
Oofta! Hopefully British HS2 supporters are organizing to push back against that nonsense.
November 8, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Oofta! Hopefully British HS2 supporters are organizing to push back against that nonsense.
Smaller cars are so important for safety. I don't have the capacity to take on the fight to regulate car size/weight so I REALLY hope that a reader of my book If You Want To Win, You've Got To Fight takes that campaign on at any level of intensity islandpress.org/books/if-you...
If You Want to Win, You've Got to Fight
islandpress.org
November 8, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Smaller cars are so important for safety. I don't have the capacity to take on the fight to regulate car size/weight so I REALLY hope that a reader of my book If You Want To Win, You've Got To Fight takes that campaign on at any level of intensity islandpress.org/books/if-you...
Very cool. As an Oaklander I definitely like the Bay trail, but I LOVE the C&O. Not sure how much of that is nostalgia though!
November 8, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Very cool. As an Oaklander I definitely like the Bay trail, but I LOVE the C&O. Not sure how much of that is nostalgia though!
Thank you! I'm glad you're enjoying it.
I figured transit advocates would prefer the express route.
I figured transit advocates would prefer the express route.
November 7, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Thank you! I'm glad you're enjoying it.
I figured transit advocates would prefer the express route.
I figured transit advocates would prefer the express route.