![]() ![]() ![]() For starters, it's a pleasure to walk around with this book, with the stylized bike on the smooth cover, the blue chapter headers, and bikes on the inside. Thankfully, Elly Blue knows how to keep your attention riveted. Economy, city planning, and healthcare? Yawn. Please note: This paperback book is a different title with different content from the previously published zine, "Bikenomics: How Bicycling Will Save the Economy (If We Let It)." The zine is about 40 pages long, pocket-sized, and the binding is stapled.Ī book like this has the tendency to go boring real fast. Offering a fresh and compelling perspective on how people get from place to place, this book reveals the multifaceted North American bicycle movement with its contradictions, challenges, successes, and visions for the future. ![]() With critiques of modern society’s deep-rooted attachment to car culture, this book tells the stories of people, businesses, organizations, and cities who are investing in two-wheeled transportation. It starts with an analysis of the real costs incurred by individuals and families in existing transportation systems and goes on to examine the current civic expenses of these systems. Making the case for adopting more sustainable modes of transportation, this engaging reference explores the economic benefits of bicycling. ![]()
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