Awards
- Short-listed for Washington State Book Awards 2024 (United States)
Overview
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.
Full Product Details
Author: Tom Fucoloro
Publisher: University of Washington Press
Imprint: University of Washington Press
Dimensions:
Width: 15.20cm
, Height: 2.30cm
, Length: 22.90cm
Weight: 0.522kg
ISBN: 9780295751580
ISBN 10: 0295751584
Pages: 256
Publication Date: 05 September 2023
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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Professional & Vocational
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: To order
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Reviews
"""The most informative and definitive history of bicycles and the bike movement in Seattle."" * Cascade Bicycle Club * ""Tom Fucoloro's new book explores the good, the bad, and the sometimes shocking history of Seattle's bike culture."" * The Stranger *"
"""The most informative and definitive history of bicycles and the bike movement in Seattle."" ""Tom Fucoloro's new book explores the good, the bad, and the sometimes shocking history of Seattle's bike culture."""
""The most informative and definitive history of bicycles and the bike movement in Seattle."" * Cascade Bicycle Club * ""Tom Fucoloro's new book explores the good, the bad, and the sometimes shocking history of Seattle's bike culture."" * The Stranger *
The most informative and definitive history of bicycles and the bike movement in Seattle. * Cascade Bicycle Club * Tom Fucoloro's new book explores the good, the bad, and the sometimes shocking history of Seattle's bike culture. * The Stranger *
Author Information
Tom Fucoloro is founder of Seattle Bike Blog (www.seattlebikeblog.com) and has served as editor since 2010. In 2015, Seattle Met magazine named him as one of ""15 People Who Should Really Run Seattle,"" saying ""With more than 100,000 hits per month, the blog has become Seattle’s go-to source for news on greenway policy, traffic fatalities, and naked mass bike rides. Seattle cycling has changed in the four years since Fucoloro launched, largely thanks to his reporting."" This is his first book.
