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.

Fucoloro, Tom

Buffalo Bill Historical Center

United States, United States of America

US, 2023

PT, 2023

<p>Seattle was recently named the best bike city in the UnitedStates by <em>Bicycling</em> magazine. How did this notoriouslyhilly and rainy city become so inviting to bicyclists? And whatchallenges lie ahead for Puget Sound bike advocates? Tom Fucoloro,a leading voice on bike issues in the region, blends his longtimereporting with new interviews and archival research to tell thestory of how a flourishing bike culture emerged despite theobstacles of climate, topography, and-most importantly-anentrenched, car-centric urban landscape and culture. From thearrival of the first bicycles in the late nineteenth century to thebike-share entrepreneurs of the present day, the result is a uniqueperspective on Seattle's history and its future. Advocates, policymakers, city planners, and bike enthusiasts around the world canlearn plenty from the successes and failures of this city's past130 years.</p><p>More than just a mode of transportation, the bicycle has beenused by generations of Seattleites as a tool for social change.<em>Biking Uphill in the Rain</em> documents the people andprojects that made a difference and reveals just how deeplyintertwined transportation is with politics, public health, climatechange, and racial justice.</p>

"Seattle was recently dubbed the best bike city in America by Bicycling magazine-but how did this notoriously hilly and rainy city become so inviting to people riding bikes? And what potholes lie ahead for bike advocates in the Emerald City? Tom Fucoloro, a longtime reporter on bike issues in Seattle, blends his reporting with historical research to uncover the story behind Seattle's hard-won bike lanes and trails, exploring how this center of bike culture emerged despite the obstacles of climate, topography, and - most importantly - an entrenched, car-centric urban landscape and culture"-- Provided by publisher

2024-01-27