Curbing Traffic: The Human Case for Fewer Cars in Our Lives

By: Melissa Bruntlett and Chris Bruntlett

Meeting Date: June 3, 2026 6:30 PM

Meeting Location: Olmstead Linear Park Alliance Offices

We will discuss a book about how the Netherlands in general and one Dutch city in particular, Delft, became so effective at creating alternatives to automobile travel, and why having so many people on foot, on bikes and on transit makes Delft so desirable.

Melissa Bruntlett and Chris Bruntlett are a Canadian couple who moved in 2019 to Delft, where they became active in mobility issues and raised two children.

In our discussion, we will look for lessons for Urban Atlanta in this book about life in a “low-car” city.