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Bikenomics: How Bicycling Can Save the Economy

by Elly Blue

The economics of getting around by bike

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The economics of getting around by bike

Elly Blue examines transportation through the costs borne by households and society, bringing roads and bicycle travel into the same economic frame. The book also surveys North America’s bicycle movement, including its tensions and challenges, alongside examples of people, businesses, organizations, and cities investing in two-wheeled transportation. This second edition revises the 2013 book and adds a new introduction by the author. Its scope connects everyday travel choices with broader questions about spending, infrastructure, and how communities organize transportation.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • People interested in the economics and social costs of transportation
  • Cyclists and non-cyclists curious about bicycle advocacy and infrastructure
  • Readers following urban and community transportation initiatives

Themes

Transportation costsBicycling and infrastructureHousehold and societal spendingNorth American bicycle movement

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Book overview

Elly Blue's Bikenomics provides a surprising and compelling new perspective on the way we get around, where we live, and how we spend our money. The book provides an unflinching look at the real costs of transportation and roads, for households and society at large, and shares the success stories of people, businesses, organizations, and cities that are investing in two-wheeled transportation. The multifaceted North American bicycle movement is revealed, with its contradictions, challenges, successes, and visions. Bikenomics does for transportation what The Omnivore's Dilemma did for food. Whether or not you ride a bicycle, reading this book will forever change the way you see the world around you.

An instant classic when it was first published in 2013, Bikenomics has been revised and updated for its second edition, including a new introduction by the author.

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