… Reading on the bus … Reading on the bus One of the best things about transit is that it frees you up to read more. We've got a few ideas specifically about transit and urban planning to get you started. In Straphanger , Taras Grescoe rides the rails all over the world and makes an … the unique collection of architect and designer Michael Embacher’s more than 250 bicycles.  In the introduction to Human Transit , author Jarrett Walker invites, "It’s actually not hard to understand transit and how it can serve our values and …