9780295751580 : biking-uphill-in-the-rain-fucoloro

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August 1, 2023

$29.95 USD

Format	Hardback
Published	August 1, 2023
ISBN-13	9780295751580
Language	English
Pages	256
Illustrations	10 b&w illus.
Height	9.00 Inches (US)
Width	6.00 Inches (US)
List Prices	$29.95 USD, £22.99 GBP
ONIX	v2.1 Reference

Biking Uphill in the Rain

Name: Biking Uphill in the Rain
Price: 29.95 USD
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Author: Tom Fucoloro
ISBN: 9780295751580

The Story of Seattle from behind the Handlebars

By Tom Fucoloro

University of Washington Press

Seattle was recently named the best bike city in the United States by Bicycling magazine. How did this notoriously hilly and rainy city become so inviting to bicyclists? And what challenges lie ahead for Puget Sound bike advocates? Tom Fucoloro, a leading voice on bike issues in the region, blends his longtime reporting with new interviews and archival research to tell the story of how a flourishing bike culture emerged despite the obstacles of climate, topography, and—most importantly—an entrenched, car-centric urban landscape and culture. From the arrival of the first bicycles in the late nineteenth century to the bike-share entrepreneurs of the present day, the result is a unique perspective on Seattle's history and its future. Advocates, policy makers, city planners, and bike enthusiasts around the world can learn plenty from the successes and failures of this city's past 130 years.

More than just a mode of transportation, the bicycle has been used by generations of Seattleites as a tool for social change. Biking Uphill in the Rain documents the people and projects that made a difference and reveals just how deeply intertwined transportation is with politics, public health, climate change, and racial justice.

Publisher	University of Washington Press
BISAC Subject Headings	HISTORY / United States / State & Local / Pacific Northwest (OR, WA) (142 Titles) SPORTS & RECREATION / Cycling (5 Titles)

Format	Hardback
Published	August 1, 2023
ISBN-13	9780295751580
Language	English
Pages	256
Illustrations	10 b&w illus.
Height	9.00 Inches (US)
Width	6.00 Inches (US)
List Prices	$29.95 USD, £22.99 GBP
ONIX	v2.1 Reference