Straphanger
by Taras Grescoe
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80%
Critic Reviews: 17
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Taras Grescoe rides the rails all over the world and makes an elegant and impassioned case for the imminent end of car culture and the coming transportation revolution"I am proud to call myself a straphanger," writes Taras Grescoe. The perception of public transportation in America is often unflattering—a squalid last resort for those with one too many drunk-driving charges, too poor to afford insurance, or too decrepit to get behind the wheel of a car.... more
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- All Critics: 17
- Positive: 16
- Negative: 1
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The Globe and Mail | 20 Apr 2012
Mark my words: Later this year, you will see it short-listed for non-fiction awards.
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Montreal Gazette | 24 Apr 2012
Well-researched, nicely written and timely...
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National Post | 27 Apr 2012
Straphanger is a book by somebody who loves cities for people who love them — and to its credit, it doesn’t sugarcoat the challenges ahead.
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The Star | 21 Apr 2012
Treating us to a first-person account of what works — and what doesn’t — Grescoe delivers the goods on transit with intelligence and wit.
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Urban Times | 15 May 2012
Straphanger is an eloquent and engaging argument for the larger role public transit should have in our lives.
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Kirkus Reviews | 15 Feb 2012
A captivating, convincing case for car-free—or at least car-reduced—cities.
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Star Tribune | 16 Jun 2012
The product of an enormous amount of reporting, Taras Grescoe's "Straphanger" is a persuasive and urgent book.
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S. Krishna's Books | 29 Apr 2012
While this may seem like a boring subject, Grescoe makes it very interesting.
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Urban Toronto | 8 Jun 2012
Straphanger is an excellent read for the layperson to understand, and hopefully be inspired by these lessons.
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Strong & Free
This book is an indispensible read for anyone curious and passionate about the future of transit, and the future of cities.
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BookPage | 1 May 2012
With Straphanger, Grescoe has fashioned a cogent, spirited call-to-arms that is also a practical, insightful handbook for change.
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A Daily Dose of Architecture | 11 Apr 2012
This makes his tour that much more valuable: Readers can see the links between urban form and public transportation, getting a better idea of what may work where they live.
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Newstalk 1010 | 20 Apr 2012
Grescoe has a compelling argument and every city planner should know the transit history outlined in this book.
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rabble.ca | 28 Jun 2012
While Grescoe does an admirable job of outlining the kinds of changes needed to deal with automobile dependency and the global warming crisis, his analysis is inconsistent on a crucial point.
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PhiloBiblos | 28 Feb 2012
By profiling the bad and the good, Grescoe offers both a cautionary tale and a call to action, and it's one I hope will resonate with many readers.
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The Star | 21 Apr 2012
With 21st century leadership, we might yet emulate those Copenhageners who nurture body and psyche by “hopping on a bike, and starting to pedal.” Sadly, for now, it appears the transit revolution has started without us.
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The Guardian | 7 Sep 2012
Good public transport is essential to the success of any world city. Grescoe argues that North America has fallen far behind Asia in its public transport infrastructure...
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