Biking Uphill in the Rain : The Story of Seattle from behind the Handlebars / Tom Fucoloro.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Fucoloro, Tom, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Cycling.

Urban transportation.

Washington (State)--Seattle.

Genre:

History

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (258 pages)

Place of Publication:

Seattle, Washington : University of Washington Press, [2023]

Biography/History:

Tom Fucoloro is founder of Seattle Bike Blog (seattlebikeblog.com) and has served as its editor since 2010.

Summary:

"Seattle was recently dubbed the best bike city in America by Bicycling magazine -- but how did this notoriously hilly and rainy city become so inviting to people riding bikes? And what potholes lie ahead for bike advocates in the Emerald City? Tom Fucoloro, a longtime reporter on bike issues in Seattle, blends his reporting with historical research to uncover the story behind Seattle's hard-won bike lanes and trails, exploring how this center of bike culture emerged despite the obstacles of climate, topography, and -- most importantly -- an entrenched, car-centric urban landscape and culture"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

A bike boom in a boomtown

After the bike bust

Freeway fighting

Biking is reborn

Bike culture grows in the shadow of freeways

Biking tries to go mainstream

Too many

Seattle's bicycle ambitions grow

Building a better bike lane.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9780295751597

0295751592

OCLC:

1395538722