Pedaling Revolution: How Cyclists are Changing American Cities. Dieser Artikel ist nicht verfügbar.Pedaling Revolution: How Cyclists are Changing American Cities

<i>&#8220;A growing number of Americans, mounted on their bicycles like some new kind of urban cowboy, are mixing it up with swift, two-ton motor vehicles as they create a new society on the streets. They&#8217;re finding physical fitness, low-cost transportation, environmental purity&#8212;and, still all too often, Wild West risks of sudden death or injury.&#8221; </i>&#8212;from the introduction<br><br> In a world of increasing traffic congestion, a grassroots movement is carving out a niche for bicycles on city streets. <i>Pedaling Revolution: How Cyclists Are Changing American Cities</i> explores the growing bike culture that is changing the look and feel of cities, suburbs, and small towns across North America. From traffic-dodging bike messengers to tattooed teenagers on battered bikes, from riders in spandex to well-dressed executives, ordinary citizens are becoming transportation revolutionaries. Jeff Mapes traces the growth of bicycle advocacy and explores the environmental, safety, and health aspects of bicycling. He rides with bicycle advocates who are taming the streets of New York City, joins the street circus that is Critical Mass in San Francisco, and gets inspired by the everyday folk pedaling in Amsterdam, the nirvana of American bike activists. Chapters focused on big cities, college towns, and America&#8217;s most successful bike city, Portland, show how cyclists, with the encouragement of local officials, are claiming a share of the valuable streetscape.

Jeff Mapes is a senior political reporter at Oregon Public Broadcasting. Previously, Jeff covered state and national politics for the <i>Oregonian</i> for nearly 32 years. He has covered Congress, state government, and numerous local, state, and national campaigns. He is also author of the blog Jeff Mapes on Politics. He lives in Portland, Oregon, where he is a longtime bike commuter.