Bikequity

Download or read book Bikenomics written by Elly Blue and published by Microcosm Publishing. This book was released on 2014-11-29 with total page 193 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bikenomics provides a surprising and compelling new perspective on the way we get around and on how we spend our money, as families and as a society. The book starts with a look at Americans' real transportation costs, and moves on to examine the current civic costs of our transportation system. Blue tells the stories of people, businesses, organizations, and cities who are investing in two-wheeled transportation. The multifaceted North American bicycle movement is revealed, with its contradictions, challenges, successes, and visions.

Download or read book Bikequity written by Elly Blue and published by Elly Blue Publishing. This book was released on 2018 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "An anthology of personal essays about bicycle transportation and social justice issues including class, race, and gender"--

Download or read book Bicycle / Race written by Adonia E. Lugo and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "A study of the U.S. bicycle transportation movement against a backdrop of racism and history in Los Angeles and Washington, DC"--

Download or read book Our Bodies, Our Bikes written by Elly Blue and published by Elly Blue Publishing. This book was released on 2015 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Everything you need to know to be a safe, empowered and kickass lady cyclist, as told through personal stories and how-to-guides. Our Bodies, Our Bikes is a resource and companion for women who ride bicycles. Through personal stories, how-to guidelines and factual information, contributors explore the intersection of cycling and women's health, from bike fit to clothing, from periods to childbirth, from media representation to gender presentation, youth empowerment, ageing, reproductive rights and much more.

Download or read book Routledge Companion to Cycling written by Glen Norcliffe and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2022-12-14 with total page 802 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Routledge Companion to Cycling presents a comprehensive overview of an artefact that throughout the modern era has been a bellwether indicator of the major social, economic and environmental trends that have permeated society The volume synthesizes a rapidly growing body of research on the bicycle, its past and present uses, its technological evolution, its use in diverse geographical settings, its aesthetics and its deployment in art and literature. From its origins in early modern carriage technology in Germany, it has generated what is now a vast, multi-disciplinary literature encompassing a wide range of issues in countries throughout the world.

Download or read book True Trans Bike Rebel written by Lydia Rogue and published by Microcosm Publishing. This book was released on 2019-03-12 with total page 63 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bicycling as a sport, a means of transportation, and a passionate pursuit is explored here by transgender, nonbinary, and intersex authors and artists. This groundbreaking volume includes a diverse range of experiencesA woman sets off on a long-distance tour across the desert, where she finds the courage she needs to continue back at homeThe executive director of a major advocacy organization walks us through his coming-out process and the precedent it setA young person survives school to find solace and identity in natureA contemplation of the parallels of building a bicycle and crafting one's own body

Download or read book Bikes Not Rockets written by Elly Blue and published by Microcosm Publishing. This book was released on 2018-12-09 with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As you ride down the intergalactic bike path, you come to a crossroads. Which path will you take? Your choice could determine your future, or the future of all humanity, forever. These twelve stories explore a variety of intersections set in distant, outlandish, or disturbingly realistic futures and dimensions—all involving bicycles and the breaking of gender stereotypes. A bicycle race spans a rift between worlds. A teenager learns a valuable lesson from her prepper mom. A young fruit seller gets closer to her dream of becoming an astronaut. An overwhelmed mom finds unexpected solace at a bicycle collective. And much more! Contributors include Tuere T.S. Ganges, Gretchin Lair, Ayame Whitfield, Julia K. Patt, Elly Bangs, Osahon Ize-Iyamu, Monique Cuillerier, Kat Lerner, Hella Grichi, and Summer Jewel Keown, with illustrations by Elly Bangs and Paul Abbamondi.