Speakers for your Group

Would you like to have someone from Paint the Pavement speak to a group of neighbors or a local organization? Contact jwang@hamlinemidway.org or (651) 646-1986 for availability and more information.

Links

Traffic Tamers, tools to tame traffic: www.traffictamers.com
Boulevard gardening in St. Paul (pdf): www.mppeace.org/downloads/boulevard.pdf

Q. Do you know of other links that should be included here? Let us know!

Organizations

City Repair (Portland, OR) : www.cityrepair.org
Project for Public Spaces: www.pps.org
Ottawa City Repair (Ottawa, Canada) : www.cityrepair.ca
Saint Paul Smart Trips (St. Paul, MN): www.smart-trips.org

Books & Other Resources
 

Traffic Calming
Street Reclaiming by David Engwicht
Mental Speed Bumps by David Engwicht

Transportation
Asphalt Nation: How the Automobile Took Over America and How We Can Take It Back by Jane Holtz Kay
Divorce Your Car: Ending the Love Affair with the Automobile by Katharine T. Alvord
The Car Culture by James J. Flink
The Ecology of the Automobile by Peter E. S. Freund

Understanding Community
Bowling Alone by Robert Putnam
Front Yard Gardens; Growing More Than Grass by Liz Primeau
Geography of Nowhere: The Rise and Decline of America's Man-Made Landscape by James Howard Kunstler
Great Streets by Allan B. Jacobs
Neighbor Power by Jim Diers
Planning to Stay by William Morrish & Catherine Brown
Suburban Nation by Andres Duany, Elizabeth Plater-Zyberk & Jeff Speck
The City in History: Its Origins, Its Transformations, and Its Prospects by Lewis Mumford
The Death and Life of Great American Cities by Jane Jacobs

Yard Art
Junk Style by Melanie Molesworth
Decorative Accents for the Garden by Emily Phillips
The Outdoor Decorator: Inspired Ideas for the Garden by Tessa Evelegh
The Perfect Country Garden by Sunniva Harte