[sustran] [World Streets] "Pedaling Revolution" - Book review from today's Internationa...

[The Editor]

[http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/31/books/review/Byrne-t.html?scp=4&sq=david%20byrne&st=cse]
Today's International Herald Tribune carries a book review of "Pedaling
Revolution; How Cyclists are Changing American Cities, by Jeff Mapes. I
firmly doubt that any of our regular readers are going to learn a great
deal from the book as described here. But it is perhaps useful for us
to get some understanding of what is going on in the States -- in
people's minds as well on the city streets -- as the process that
interests us here begins to kick in.

For a first paragraph of the review and the link to the full text, read
on:


Full disclosure: I’ve ridden a bike around New York as my principal
means of transport for 30 years, so I’m inclined to sympathize with the
idea that a cycling revolution is upon us, and that it’s a good thing.
Like Jeff Mapes, the author of “Pedaling Revolution: How Cyclists Are
Changing American Cities,” I’ve watched the streets fill over the years
with more and varied bike riders. It’s no longer just me, some food
delivery guys and a posse of reckless messengers. Far from it.

* For remainder of article, click here.


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Posted By The Editor to World Streets at 6/02/2009 07:10:00 PM
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