Bicycles in American highway planning
Subtitle: the critical years of policy-making, 1969-1991
By: Bruce D. Epperson
Publisher: McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers
Published: 2014
Language: eng
Number of pages: 239
ISBN-13: 9780786494958
Subjects: Highway planning; Bicycles; Bicycle commuting; Transportation and state; History
Description: "The United States differs from other developed nations in the extent to which its national bicycle transportation policy relies on the use of unmodified roadways. Using contemporary magazine articles, government reports, and archival material from industry lobbying groups and national cycling organizations, this book tells the story of how America became a nation of bicyclists without bikeways"--
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.