If you haven’t heard, a book came out on January that details the ways bike enthusiasts are creating a movement towards a more bike-friendly America.
It’s called Pedal Power: The Quiet Rise of the Bicycle in American Life
The AADL has it. But you’ll have to wait in line to get it.
Frank Schwede of Ride Around Town (RAT) fame has lot’s of positive stuff to say about Pedal Power and recommends it highly. Frank says, “Read this book, then ask yourself the question, Why isn’t Ann Arbor at the head of the list of bike friendly communities? What can we do to catch up?”
What other people are saying about Pedal Power:
“Pedal Power is an uplifting read that tells the stories of people, organizations, and a movement whose time is rapidly approaching. When the aberrations of the automobile age have passed, we will wonder how we ever lost the common humanity, simplicity and love of life embodied in the heroes so delightfully profiled in Harry Wray’s insightful book. Thank you, Harry Wray, for telling the stories of unsung but true American heroes who gently challenge conventional wisdom and eschew cultural norms.”
—Andy Clarke, League of American Bicyclists
“From improving air quality, overcoming social isolation, reducing carbon emissions, improving fitness . . . the bicycle solves more problems than any other technology I know. Harry Wray has the story right and tells it well. Pedal Power is a book for cyclists, moms, dads, policy wonks, and everyone who wants to solve many problems while creating none.”
—David Orr, Oberlin College
“What an original and refreshing book! Wray deftly interweaves his own and others’ experiences as bicycling enthusiasts with insights from political philosophy and American socio-political history to generate a compelling account of what bicycling can mean for America’s future.”
—Elaine B. Sharp, University of Kansas
