Bike Boom The Unexpected Resurgence of Cycling

Bicycling advocates envision a future in which bikes are a widespread daily form of transportation, but this reality is still far away. Will we ever witness a true "bike boom" in cities? What can we learn from past successes and failures to make cycling safer, easier, and more accessible? In Bike Boom, journalist Carlton Reid uses history to shine a spotlight on the present and demonstrates how bicycling has the potential to grow even further, if the right measures are put in place by the politicians and planners of today and tomorrow. He explores the benefits and challenges of cycling, the roles of infrastructure and advocacy, and what we can learn from cities that have successfully supported and encouraged bike booms. In this entertaining and thought-provoking book, Reid sets out to discover what we can learn from the history of bike "booms."

About the author

Carlton Reid is the executive editor of BikeBiz magazine, a publication for the bicycle trade based in the UK, and author of Roads Were Not Built for Cars (2015).

Summary

An optimistic book about the history and future of cycling in Europe and the US.

Product details

• Authors: Carlton Reid, Reid Carlton, Reid
• Publisher: Island Press
• Content: Book
• Product form: Paperback / Softback
• Publication date: 31.05.2017
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > Art > Architecture; Guides > Motor vehicles, aircraft, ships, space travel > Car, motorcycle, moped
• EAN: 9781610918169
• ISBN: 978-1-61091-816-9
• Pages: 296
• Dimensions (packing): 15.2 x 23 x 1.2 cm
• Subjects: USA, European History, TRANSPORTATION / Automotive / General, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Industries / General, HISTORY / Europe / General, HISTORY / Social History, HISTORY / United States / General, ARCHITECTURE / Urban & Land Use Planning, Travel - General, ARCHITECTURE / Sustainability & Green Design, TRANSPORTATION / Bicycles, United Kingdom, Great Britain, United States of America, USA, History of the Americas, Road & motor vehicles: general interest, Industrialisation & Industrial History, Road and motor vehicles: general interest, Industrialisation and industrial history