Seconding the recommendation for the Burglar's Guide book, it's very good, as is the blog. The essay reminds me very much of how my perspective on urban space

Seconding the recommendation for the Burglar's Guide book, it's very good, as is the blog. The essay reminds me very much of how my perspective on urban space changed when I started bicycling around my city, and ow it changed my relationship with the space. The city got smaller, and I got into a relationship with the topography -- hills relate to cycling more profoundly than to walking or driving.