For some reason I am on a book reading binge this month. This time it is How to Live Well Without Owning a Car .

To Ride the Public's Buses - The Fight That Built a Movement chronicles a forgotten time in public transit - the time before the ADA Act of 1990 and activists engaged in civil disobedience to force often recalcitrant transit agencies to purchase accessible buses. Read on .

Moving Minds: Conservatives and Transportation is a must-read for anybody looking for ways to answer conservative critiques of public transportation. Read on for my full review .

Journalist James McCommons spent a year riding almost all of Amtrak's routes. The excellent book Waiting on a Train: The Embattled Future of Passenger Rail Service is the result. Check out my full review .