ACT Book Club
Connecting ACT's membership with great TDM reads
This year, ACT launched a book club featuring great reads about key transportation topics. Led by Lauren Mattern of Journey, each session dives into a new title. Sessions often feature insights directly from the authors themselves, which allows participants to engage in a Q+A-style discussion.
Whether you've read the book from cover to cover or you'd simply like to listen in, all are welcome and encouraged to attend. Check out the details below to learn about our previous reads and sign up for our next meeting to join the fun.
Next meeting
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Paved Paradise; How Parking Explains the World
Wednesday, May 14 | 3-4 p.m. ETParking policies play a crucial role in the success of Transportation Demand Management (TDM) strategies. They can either hinder progress or drive meaningful shifts in how people move. Paved Paradise explores the complex world of parking management, tracing how we arrived at our current state and where we’re headed next. Join us for an insightful discussion featuring author Henry Grabar, who will share his perspective on how the relentless pursuit of parking reshaped our cities and the key figures behind these decisions. Don’t miss this thought-provoking conversation! |
Previous meetings
ACT Book Club - Trains, Buses, People
April 2025
Transit is the most effective TDM measure and, along with parking managers, the most important partner to a TDM project. Let’s sharpen our transit chops by getting a compelling “Transit 101” through reading and discussing Christof’s book. This will be a tactical discussion of how TDM and transit can work better together and what TDM professionals should know about being a strong transit ally in 2025 and beyond.
Christof was appointed to the Houston Metro transit board during a time of immense reimagining of the system, so he brings an implementer’s gritty lens to transit planning. His book covers transit planning principles but also an overview of 57 US & Canadian metro area’s transit systems – so you are likely to find a sharp critique of your own transit system or those in the cities in which you work to guide your next transit coordination meetings.
TDM professionals have a lot to offer transit planners and our tools directly build ridership – let’s sharpen our transit connections!
ACT Book Club - Key to the City
February 2025
The first meeting, led and moderated by Lauren Mattern of Journey, will take place on Thursday, February 13 at 4:30 p.m. ET. Special guest and author Sara Bronin will join the discussion, which will be a tactical discussion of what TDM leaders need to know. From parking policy to TDM ordinances and more, you'll learn about the many ways our field interacts with zoning.
All members are invited to attend, and even if you have not read the book, you'll walk away with valuable insights about how to wield zoning's power. Pick up your copy of the book, check out podcasts or videos featuring Sara Bronin, or simply come ready to listen. See you there!
Interested in submitting your book for consideration? Contact Casey Murphy, ACT's Senior Director of Events.