City Cycling.
- 1st ed.
- 1 online resource (413 pages)
- Urban and Industrial Environments Series .
- Urban and Industrial Environments Series .
Intro -- Urban and Industrial Environments Series -- Contents -- Contributors -- Preface and Acknowledgments -- 1 Introduction: Cycling for Sustainable Transportation -- 2 International Overview: Cycling Trends in Western Europe, North America, and Australia -- 3 Health Benefits of Cycling -- 4 Effective Speed: Cycling Because It's "Faster -- 5 Developments in Bicycle Equipment and Its Role in Promoting Cycling as a Travel Mode -- 6 Bicycling Infrastructure for Mass Cycling: A Transatlantic Comparison -- 7 Cycling Safety -- 8 Integration of Cycling with Public Transportation -- 9 Bikesharing across the Globe -- 10 Women and Cycling -- 11 Children and Cycling -- 12 Cycling in Small Cities -- 13 Big City Cycling in Europe, North America, and Australia -- 14 Cycling in Megacities: London, Paris, New York, and Tokyo -- 15 Promoting Cycling for Daily Travel: Conclusions and Lessons from across the Globe -- Urban and Industrial Environments Series List -- Index.
A guide to today's urban cycling renaissance, with information on cycling's health benefits, safety, bikes and bike equipment, bike lanes, bike sharing, and other topics.
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