Bikenomics: How Bicycling Can Save The Economy
Making the case for adopting sustainable modes of transportation, this engaging 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 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.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. Download Bikenomics: How Bicycling Can Save The Economy – kino-fada.fr A book like this has the tendency to go boring real fast Economy, city planning, and healthcare Yawn Thankfully, Elly Blue knows how to keep your attention riveted 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 Say what you will, but it s very pleasant reading statistics when they re beautiful.Aesthetics aside, Elly s strength is in making a seamless case using both statistics and ane A book like this has the tendency to go boring real fast Economy, city planning, and healthcare Yawn Thankfully, Elly Blue knows how to keep your attention riveted 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 Say what you will, but it s very pleasant reading statistics when they re beautiful.Aesthetics aside, Elly s strength is in making a seamless case using both statistics and anecdotes Every chapter tackles some new point that bicycle naysayers like to point out parking measures, road upkeep, even race and class divides No topic is too big or too small for Elly to touch on And since she walks the walk rides the ride , she s all thecredible when she cites her facts, like The federal transportation department estimates the economic impact of each life lost on the roads at 7 million When a road or intersection is de...I wish to strongly question author Elly Blue s credentials as a bike riding hippie There was far too much financial MATH going on here to be written by such a person The thorough discussions of economic cost vs reward precludes me from believing that the writer could be a soft hearted, tree hugging bike rider I believe that Elly Blue is actually a brilliantly trained secret financial agent and is merely masquerading as a bike loving hippie in order to get us all to lower our guard and tolera I wish to strongly question author Elly Blue s credentials as a bike riding hippie There was far too much financial MATH going on here to be written by such a person The thorough discussions of economic cost vs reward precludes me from believing that the writer could be a soft hearted, t...I initially picked up this book and thought that although I should read it, after flicking through the pages and seeing all the numbers and factoids referenced, I wasn t really looking forward to it.I m glad I dug in however as it s a brilliant and succinct account of the economics of bicycles and howinvestments by cities in bicycle infrastructure can build community, improve health outcomes both physical and mental , address economic and social disadvantage, gender and racial inequalit I initially picked up this book and thought that although I should read it, after flicking through the pages and seeing all the numbers and factoids referenced, I wasn t really looking forward to it.I m glad I dug in however as it s a brilliant and succinct account of the economics of bicycles and howinvestments by cities in bicycle infrastructure ...This book offered a fun mental break in between studying these past few days I ve read some of Elly Blue s work in Grist, and much of this book takes up what she writes about online that bikes are kind of a no brainer solution when it comes to many of our societal woes, including environmental destruction, mental and physical health issues, the lack of cohesive communities, and our floundering economy, and I buy this argument But, I also appreciated the author s attention to the stratifying e This book offered a fun mental break in between studying these past few days I ve read some of Elly Blue s work in Grist, and much of this book takes up what she writes about online that bikes are kind of a no brainer solution when it comes to many of our societal woes, including environmental destruction, mental and physical health issues, the lack of cohesi...A bit self righteous Interesting notions about the economic benefits of biking, but no realistic discussion about how much cycling, particularly as a replacement for driving, will or will not grow in the next 10 20 years The ...could only make it a few chapters in The writing was dry and the analysis was nothing new or interesting I think this book probably serves best as a masturbatory experience for people who feel elitist about the fact that they ride bikes.I knew once I read the title that I would breeze through this book and love it Short and illustrative read Blue provides all the numbers and resources you need to get started on a two wheeler Moreover, if you have thought about contributing to the bicycle movement, READ THIS BOOKThis book was definitely preaching to the choir for me, since I already agree with basically everything about it But it was still nice to see everything laid out in such an easy to understand way, with lots of evidence and sources It looked at cycling from all sorts of different angles, which I loved I do wish it hadn t been so dismissive of public transportation, there were some parts where it felt like she was almost putting them on the level of cars I think the best cities have an extensi This book was definitely preaching to the choir for me, since I already agree with basically everything about it But it was still nice to see everything laid out in such an easy to understand way, with lots of evidence and sources It looked at cycling from all sorts of different angles, which I loved I do wish it hadn t been so dismissive of public transportation, there were some parts where it felt like she was...Interesting read Even though this book is now dated it was published in 2011 I found it to be quiet interesting to learn about the social and economical impacts bike culture has had in various communities around the world Being a woman of color, I also appreciated the talk about how bicycling is perceived across race and gender because I feel that is an important argument that is overlooked.I use to ride my bike in NYC around 2011 2013 and it definitely did not have the safety in numbers vi Interesting read Even though this book is now dated it was published in 2011 I found it to be quiet interesting to learn about the social and economical impacts bike culture has had in various communities around the world Being a woman of color, I also appreciated the talk about how bicycling is perceived across r...With so many bike enthusiasts in my grad school program, I had planned to read this book for quite a while Now that I have graduaded, I thought I could take the time This is a short less than 200 pages , very i...
- English
- 01 May 2018 Elly Blue
- Paperback
- 192 pages
- 1621060039
- Elly Blue
- Bikenomics: How Bicycling Can Save The Economy