Research for Action; A Guidebook to Public Records Investigation for Community Activists, by Don Villarejo, 1980, 112 pp., $7.50 plus $1.25 postage & handling from California Institute for Rural Studies, P.O. Box 530, Davis, CA 95616. This guide demystifies the process of digging out public information. Studying Your Community, Roland L. Warren, 1965, $4.95 from Free Press, 866 3rd Ave., New York, NY 10022. An outline of how to explore the elements of a community (health care, retail, governmental, etc.). Transportation Transformation of Transportation, Christopher Swan, Office of Appropriate Technology, 600 Ninth St., Sacramento, CA 95814,1981,16pp., free. A brief overview of history of transportation in California and options for the future. Good simple handout to get people thinking about transportation. Transportation and Energy, Some Current Myths, Charles A. Lave, 20 pp., 1978, from the Institute of Transportation Studies, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720. A fairly controversial profile about energy tradeoffs between different forms of transportation. Network News, from the Bicycle Network, Box 8194, Philadelphia, PA 19101. A quarterly compilation of printed material from around the country relating to new developments in bicycling. Inquire for cost. The End of the Road, A Citizen's Guide to Transportation Problem Solving, 1977, 160 pp., $3.50, published by the National Wildlife Federation (1412 16th St. N.W., Washington, DC 20036) and the Environmental Action Foundation (1346 Connecticut Ave. N.W., Washington, DC 20036). A good introduction to citizen involvement in transportation planning issues. "The Future of the Automobile in an Oil-Short World," by Lester R. Brown, Christopher Flavin and Colin Norman, Worldwatch Paper #32, $2.00 from Worldwatch Institute, 1776 Massachusetts Ave. N.W., Washington, DC 20036. Good introduction to the waning of the auto age and the promise of alternatives such as bikeways and mass transit. Transportation and Telecommunications Trade-offs The Telecommunications Tradeoff: Options for Tomorrow, Jack M. Nildes and others, 1976, Wiley & Co. Bibliography of Selected Abstracts of Documents Related to Energy Conservation Through Telecommunications, and Telecommunications Substitutes for Travel, both from Office of Telecommunications, Executive Office of the President, Washington, DC 20500. Urban Land Use Planners Network 360 Elizabeth St. San Francisco, CA 94114 A national organization of progressive planners and architects. Publishes a bimonthly newsletter chock-full of innovative community planning projects and publications. Trust for Public Land 95 Second St. San Francisco, CA 94105 415/495-4014 Operates the National Urban Land Program established to help inner-city neighborhoods recycle vacant lots into community-owned space. Urban Institute 2100 M Street N.W. Washington, DC 20037 202/223-1950 Conducts research activities on many aspects of neighborhood preservation. 86
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