Bikenomics: How Bicycling Will Save The Economy (If We Let It)

Description

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. Bicycle transportation is good for a lot of things: it's healthy, it's green, it's quiet, it's fun and it builds community. It also makes financial sense and the magnitude of bicycling's economic impact gets far less attention than it deserves. In Bikenomics, Elly Blue explores the scope of that impact, from personal finance to local economies to the big picture of the national budget.

Reviews

"Blue isn't talking about 'fixing' the economy we have right now. Instead, she's talking about looking to a different future." --A.K. Streeter, treehugger.com

Author description

Elly Blue is the author of "Everyday Bicycling" and her work has appeared on Bicycling.com and in "BikePortland," "Bitch Magazine," "Grist Magazine," "Momentum "magazine, and "Reclaim Magazine." She has been featured on "Democracy Now!," Oregon Public Broadcasting, and in the "Oregonian," and she blogs about bicycling and empowerment at www.TakingTheLane.com. She lives in Portland, Oregon.