| 书目名称 | Roads Were Not Built for Cars | | 副标题 | How Cyclists Were Th | | 编辑 | Carlton Reid | | 视频video | | | 概述 | inviting read that reveals the shared roots of motorists and cyclists, possibly.helping to bridge the current gulf between the two.A well-known author (especially in the UK) withsocial and traditional | | 图书封面 |  | | 描述 | .CarltonReid reveals the pivotal—and largely unrecognized—role that bicyclists playedin the development of modern roadways. Reid introduces readers to cyclingpersonalities, such as Henry Ford, and the cycling advocacy groups thatinfluenced early road improvements, literally paving the way for themotor car. When the bicycle morphed from the vehicle of rich transportprogressives in the 1890s to the “poor man’s transport” in the 1920s, somecyclists became ardent motorists and were all too happy to forget their cyclingroots. But, Reid explains, many motor pioneers continued cycling, celebratingthe shared links between transport modes that are now seen as worlds apart. Inthis engaging and meticulously researched book, Carlton Reid encourages us allto celebrate those links once again.. | | 出版日期 | Book 2015Latest edition | | 关键词 | Land use planning; Transportation; Urban planning; Bicycles; Bicycle history; landscape/regional and urba | | 版次 | 1 | | doi | https://doi.org/10.5822/978-1-61091-688-2 | | isbn_ebook | 978-1-61091-688-2 | | copyright | Carlton Reid 2015 |
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