Bikenomics: How Bicycling Can Save The Economy (Bicycle) Paperback – December 1, 2013

I really want to give this book a good rating, but I can't because the formatting is so bad that it's nearly illegible on my Paperwhite. Instead of the nice, black letters that every other book I've bought from Amazon has, this one's are a faint grey, which makes reading it very difficult and unpleasant on a Kindle (it looks fine on a tablet, apparently).I urge the author to get in touch with her publisher and Amazon and demand that this be changed. I'd love to be able to come back and give the book the high rating it probably deserves (I haven't been able to read past the first few pages). The book wasn't cheap and I feel defrauded.*Amazon has finally gotten around to fixing the formatting problems, so I can now heartily recommend this fine book.

This is a great book for your friend who rides their bike anywhere for any reason. They may have a very strong opinion about why everyone should ride bikes or not, but chances are they don't know the extent of the economics behind a bicycle transportation sector and its effect on the economy in terms of businesses and their income, city operations costs, transportation infrastructure costs, and of course emissions into the atmosphere.This book is written in plain language and is short and easy to read. Just a pleasure and an easy gift for that person you can't think anything to get them. This is a no brainer...wonderful fun to read book with interest on every page.

This has proven an eye opening book for me. The book explains the costs of the current American automobile culture and the socioeconomic impact it has had. The concepts were simple and well laid out and have changed my way of thinking about transportation, and even shopping. I feel inspired to ride my bicycle as much as possible to run errands around town and to support the local mom and pop businesses. The costs to maintain roads for automobiles is compared to bicycle lanes, and also the cost of owning an automobile versus a bicycle were eye opening. This book was inspiring and has had a great impact on me.

Even though this book is now dated (it was published in 2011) I found it to be quiet interesting to learn about the social and economical impacts bike culture has had in various communities around the world. Being a woman of color, I also appreciated the talk about how bicycling is perceived across race and gender because I feel that is an important argument that is overlooked.I use to ride my bike in NYC (around 2011-2013) and it definitely did not have the safety in numbers vibe as it does now! Here we are 2017 and I see the change the citibike systems have had including better bike lane infrastructure. More people are cruisin the streets than ever, and it's pretty awesome. So yey for bikes!!

I feel this book on an important topic suffers from cohesive organization. Topics seemed jumbled together and there is a fair amount of making the same point multiple times. Personal anecdotes are muddled together with case studies and factual discourse. That said the book takes what could be a dry topic and presents an ultimately strong case in a readable and personable form. Rich in factual support, research and resources.

elly blue presents The politics of biking in a digestible format. The book enlightens on the why's and. how's we should all consider. And gives good info on what is unfolding nationwide. Author has an unexplained bias against Seattle (see for example criticisms of what she terms "sharrows") and Washington State and i wanted to - but could not not - follow her logic on how the Skagit River Bridge collapse related to her biking theories. Nevertheless i highly recommend the author and book. And will be discussing her thinking and insights in the weeks and months ahead.

Elly makes a clear and cogent case for increased investment in bicycle infrastructure. The only drawback was that at times she seemed more interested in glossing over what might be inconvenient truths that undermined her case than in just acknowledging that sometimes not everything fits the narrative. Still, I thoroughly enjoyed the read and would recommend it to anyone interested in better understanding how a multi-modal infrastructure can support a more robust economy.

I take my hat to Ms.Blue. She couldn't nail it better. Such a vision and info.I think all politicians here in Orlando, FL. should read this book. Significative changes and attitudes are still to be seen from drivers here in Florida where car is still the god of many. Bold exposureon this subject, I think I'll read it twice. My respects.Mr.Lasanta,65 yr.old cyclist, carless and free.

Superb. Absolutely down to earth with a lot of truths included. All levels of ALL governments should read this publication; and stop wasting our money.

It's refreshing to come across new ideas and be motivated and inspired by them. I believe that we can be part of the equation in social movements and be part of the change. It's never too late to start biking!

It was well researched and did a wonderful job assessing current cycling projects throughout the world as proof that the bike can restimulate the urban economy, and change the world around us in an easy and healthy manner.

It's a well-written book with a wealth of information on how cycling benefits ourselves and our society. It's not boring either, the author has a good way of weaving in experiences of her own and others.

great read. Informative.