Bikenomics 2nd Edition

Author : Elly Blue
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 40 pages
Book Rating : 4.09/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Bikenomics written by Elly Blue and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The focus of this zine is to argue that increased use of bicycles can positively impact the economy. Specific topics covered include public health, energy, freeway removal, and creating bike-friendly communities.

Author : Elly Blue
Publisher : Microcosm Pub
ISBN 13 : 9781621060031
Total Pages : 191 pages
Book Rating : 4.39/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Bikenomics written by Elly Blue and published by Microcosm Pub. This book was released on 2013 with total page 191 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A look at the bicycle movement's contradictions and challenges considers the economic benefits of bicycling, examining the transportation costs of families and individuals and the civic costs of the current transportation system.

Author : Elly Blue
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 191 pages
Book Rating : 4.07/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Bikenomics written by Elly Blue and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 191 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Making the case for adopting more sustainable modes of transportation, this reference explores the economic benefits of bicycling. 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. 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.

Author : Elly Blue
Publisher : Microcosm Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1621069435
Total Pages : 193 pages
Book Rating : 4.30/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Bikenomics written by Elly Blue and published by Microcosm Publishing. This book was released on 2014-11-29 with total page 193 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bikenomics provides a surprising and compelling new perspective on the way we get around and on how we spend our money, as families and as a society. The book starts with a look at Americans' real transportation costs, and moves on to examine the current civic costs of our transportation system. Blue tells the stories of people, businesses, organizations, and cities who are investing in two-wheeled transportation. The multifaceted North American bicycle movement is revealed, with its contradictions, challenges, successes, and visions.

Author : Elly Blue
Publisher : Bicycle Revolution
ISBN 13 : 9781621061182
Total Pages : 60 pages
Book Rating : 4.83/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Bikenomics Zine written by Elly Blue and published by Bicycle Revolution. This book was released on 2011-09 with total page 60 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the follow up to her ten-part series on Grist, bicycle activist and journalist Elly Blue continues to dissect the economic ramifications of the bicycle. Bicycle transportation is good for a lot of things--it's healthy, it's green, it's quiet, it's fun, it builds community. It also makes financial sense, and the magnitude of bicycling's economic impact gets far less attention than it deserves. Elly Blue explores the scope of that impact, from personal finance to local economies to city planning to effects on local business to the big picture of the national budget. In the grassroots and on a policy level, the bicycle is emerging as an effective engine of economic recovery.

Author : Peter Walker
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 0143111779
Total Pages : 290 pages
Book Rating : 4.71/5 ( download)

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Download or read book How Cycling Can Save the World written by Peter Walker and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2017-04-04 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Peter Walker—reporter at the Guardian and curator of its popular bike blog—shows how the future of humanity depends on the bicycle. Car culture has ensnared much of the world—and it's no wonder. Convenience and comfort (as well as some clever lobbying) have made the car the transportation method of choice for generations. But as the world evolves, the high cost of the automobile is made clearer—with its dramatic effects on pollution, the way it cuts people off from their communities, and the alarming rate at which people are injured and killed in crashes. Walker argues that the simplest way to tackle many of these problems at once is with one of humankind's most perfect inventions—the bicycle. In How Cycling Can Save the World, Walker takes readers on a tour of cities like Copenhagen and Utrecht, where everyday cycling has taken root, demonstrating cycling’s proven effect on reducing smog and obesity, and improving quality of life and mental health. Interviews with public figures—such as Janette Sadik-Khan, who led the charge to create more pedestrian- and cyclist- friendly infrastructure in New York City—provide case studies on how it can be done, and prove that you can make a big change with just a few cycling lanes and a paradigm shift. Meticulously researched and incredibly inspiring, How Cycling Can Save the World delivers on its lofty promise and leads readers to the realization that cycling could not only save the world, but have a lasting and positive impact on their own lives.

Author : Marjolein de Lange
Publisher : Nieuw Amsterdam
ISBN 13 : 9059375475
Total Pages : 379 pages
Book Rating : 4.75/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Bike City Amsterdam written by Marjolein de Lange and published by Nieuw Amsterdam. This book was released on 2019-06-04 with total page 379 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book Bike City Amsterdam, How Amsterdam became the cycling Capital of the World , by Fred Feddes and Marjolein de Lange, is the first comprehensive inside history of sixty years of successful bicycle activism, policy and culture in Amsterdam. As any visitor knows, the bicycle is omnipresent in the streets of Amsterdam, in the rhythm of its people's lives, and in the city's image. To many outsiders, Amsterdam comes close to being a cyclist's paradise. It wasn't always that way. As in many other cities, bicyclists came under pressure due to the rapid increase of car traffic in the 1960s. It was through a unique combination of grassroots activism and municipal policy, supported by advantageous circumstances and driven by smartness and perseverance, that the bicycle managed to make an astounding comeback. Bike City Amsterdam recounts the story of this long-term transformation of a city that made way for the bicycle, while the bicycle in turn helped make the city liveable again. It highlights the accomplishments of the bicycle city, as well as its setbacks and its counterforces. Its story ranges from the everyday bicycling culture, to policy choices and street design, to the notorious battle for the Rijksmuseum bicycle passageway. Written from the inside, Bike City Amsterdam acknowledges the uniqueness of the Amsterdam bicycle city, but it does so without romanticizing, analyzing its success with a keen eye on all its imperfections. By telling a detailed case history of Amsterdam, it allows its international readers to distinguish the universal lessons from the local specifics, and to draw inspiration from both. Finally, it looks ahead to the next half century in which Amsterdam can contribute to tackling global urban issues as a 'bicycle laboratory'. More information on: https://bikecityamsterdam.nl

Author : Ralph Buehler
Publisher : MIT Press
ISBN 13 : 0262542021
Total Pages : 489 pages
Book Rating : 4.29/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Cycling for Sustainable Cities written by Ralph Buehler and published by MIT Press. This book was released on 2021-02-02 with total page 489 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How to make city cycling--the most sustainable form of urban transportation--safe, practical, and convenient for all cyclists. Cycling is the most sustainable mode of urban transportation, practical for most short- and medium-distance trips--commuting to and from work or school, shopping, visiting friends, going to the doctor's office. It's good for your health, spares the environment a trip's worth of auto emissions, and is economical for both public and personal budgets. Cycling, with all its benefits, should not be reserved for the fit, the spandex-clad, and the daring. Cycling for Sustainable Cities shows how to make city cycling safe, practical, and convenient for all cyclists.

Author : Elly Blue
Publisher : Microcosm Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1621062724
Total Pages : 54 pages
Book Rating : 4.21/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Cycletherapy written by Elly Blue and published by Microcosm Publishing. This book was released on 2016-05-10 with total page 54 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Can you pedal your way through everything life throws at you? Taking on the bicycle as a means of making sense of life and death, contributors write about their experiences on a bicycle, enjoying the little things about everyday life, dealing with the most difficult, and overcoming loss, trauma, and fear. Contributions range from the lyrical to the profane, the deeply personal to the keenly analytical. Includes essays, art, and a short story.

Author : Everett, Laura E.
Publisher : Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing
ISBN 13 : 0802873731
Total Pages : 201 pages
Book Rating : 4.36/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Holy Spokes written by Everett, Laura E. and published by Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing. This book was released on 2017 with total page 201 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: After Laura Everett's car died on the highway one rainy night, she made the utterly practical decision to start riding her bicycle to work through the streets of Boston. Seven years later, she's never looked back. Holy Spokes tells the story of Everett's unlikely conversion to urban cycling. As she pedaled her way into a new way of life, Everett discovered that her year-round bicycle commuting wasn't just benefiting her body, her wallet, and her environment. It was enriching her soul. Ride along with Everett through Holy Spokes as she explores the history of cycling, makes friends with a diverse and joyful community of fellow cyclists, gets up close and personal with the city she loves--and begins to develop a deep, robust, and distinctly urban spirituality.