Title Bikenomics : how bicycling can save the economy / Elly Blue.

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Portland, OR : Microcosm Publishing, 2013.

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Description	1 online resource (191 pages) : illustrations
Series	Bicycle.
Bibliography	Includes bibliographical references.
Contents	The free rider myth -- Whose streets? -- The asphalt bubble -- Superhighway to health -- Learning to share -- Slowing things down -- Parking -- Redefining safety -- Bikes on Main Street -- Putting bikes to work -- Whose streets, indeed? -- Human infrastructure -- The future.
Summary	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.
Note	Print version record.
Subject	Cycling -- Economic aspects -- United States.
	Economics -- United States.
	Transportation.
	GAMES -- Gambling -- Sports.
	SPORTS & RECREATION -- Business Aspects.
	SPORTS & RECREATION -- Essays.
	SPORTS & RECREATION -- History.
	SPORTS & RECREATION -- Reference.
	TRAVEL -- Special Interest -- Sports.
	TRANSPORTATION -- Bicycles.
	Cycling -- Economic aspects. (OCoLC)fst00885859
	Economics. (OCoLC)fst00902116
	Transportation. (OCoLC)fst01155007
	United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
Other Form:	Print version: Blue, Elly. Bikenomics : How Bicycling Can Save the Economy. Chicago : Microcosm Publishing, ©2013 9781621060031
ISBN	9781621067474 (electronic bk.)
	1621067475 (electronic bk.)
	9781621069430 (electronic bk.)
	1621069435 (electronic bk.)

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