{"product_id":"wheeling-through-toronto-a-history-of-the-bicycle-and-its-riders-hardback-9781487549572","title":"Wheeling Through Toronto; A History of the Bicycle and Its Riders (Hardback) 9781487549572","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eWheeling Through Toronto\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eA History of the Bicycle and Its Riders\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eAlbert Koehl (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781487549572\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 30 May 2024\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e400 pages, 41 b\u0026amp;w illustrations, 2 b\u0026amp;w maps, 1 b\u0026amp;w figure\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 3.8 cm, 0.58 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHighlighting an important yet often ignored part of Toronto\u0026amp;#x2019;s transportation story, \u003cem\u003eWheeling through Toronto\u003c\/em\u003e chronicles the history of the bicycle and reveals a way forward for a world in climate crisis.\u003c\/strong\u003e  \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThroughout its history in Toronto, the bicycle\u0026amp;#x2019;s place on the roads and in public esteem has fluctuated wildly: flaunted as fashionable, disparaged and derided, rescued from looming obscurity, and promoted as a way to respond to the challenges of the day. What is it about the simple bicycle that it can be so loved by some yet despised and detested by others?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eWheeling through Toronto\u003c\/em\u003e offers a 130-year ride from the 1890s to the present to help answer this question. Albert Koehl, a Toronto lawyer and leading cycling advocate, chronicles the tumultuous history of this mode of transportation from the bicycle craze at the turn of the century, to the rise of the car and the motorway in the 1950s, to the intensifying cry for active transportation in the 1990s and into pandemic times.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn an era of catastrophic climate events, \u003cem\u003eWheeling through Toronto\u003c\/em\u003e highlights how the bicycle should be celebrated not only as hope for the future, but also for its affordability, for its contribution to clean and healthy mobility, and because it brings happiness and joy to so many. Drawing on archival materials, newspapers, and personal interviews, and full of fascinating vignettes, this book presents the story of how we got here and what Torontonians need to know as we pedal forward.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreface\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1896: The Bicycle Craze\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cblockquote\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe \"Safety\" (Bicycle) … in Numbers\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCycling in the City\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cblockquote\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe War on Dogs, and the Devil\u0026amp;#x2019;s Temptation\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Muddy York\" No More, but Not Quite Buffalo\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNo Regulations, Please – We\u0026amp;#x2019;re Cyclists\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"A veritable wheelman\u0026amp;#x2019;s paradise\" – A Circuit of Bike Paths and Good Roads\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBicyclists Divided: The Pros and Cons of Bicycle Strips and Paths\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat\u0026amp;#x2019;s New, What\u0026amp;#x2019;s Not \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cblockquote\u003e \u003cp\u003eWomen Awheel\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTouring, Racing, Litigating, Accessorizing\u003cbr\u003e… and Clubbing\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e \u003cp\u003eFrom Milord and Milady to the Valet and the Maid – What Next?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1910: From Fashion to Function\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cblockquote\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe New Bicycle of the \"Revival\"\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSame Wheels, New Purpose\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cblockquote\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Speedy Messenger\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Straphanger, the Police, and the Soldier\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBetter Roads, the Cyclist Gains\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Bicycle Syndicate\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e \u003cp\u003eImproving Transportation?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cblockquote\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Decline of the Bicycle Clubs and the CWA\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDefending the Detested Motorist\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Horseless Carriage – Filling a Gap or Creating One?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat of the Bicycle in the Next 20 Years?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1929: Lethal Motorcars, Accidental Victims\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cblockquote\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhither the Cyclist and the Pedestrian?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSame Bicycle, New City\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cblockquote\u003e \u003cp\u003eRegulation – For the Cyclist\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Bicycle and the Motorcar – Diverging Trajectories\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Bicycle in the Shadow of the Motorcar\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cblockquote\u003e \u003cp\u003eSelling the Motorcar – Prestige, Class, and Speed\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBicycles – \"Toys\" for Business and Transportation\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFrom Utility to Amusement, and Back Again\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Rail Not Taken\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat Future for the Bicycle in Toronto?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1953: The Bicycle Endures; the Cyclist Relies on Luck\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cblockquote\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Birth of the Metropolis – A Cigar for the Motorist\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Urban and Suburban Ups and Downs of the Bicycle\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cblockquote\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe War and the Pre-War Depression\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePost-War Decline\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Bike Licence and the \"Juvenile Delinquent\"\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAn Adult Solution to Children\u0026amp;#x2019;s Safety – A Ban from Roads\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e \u003cp\u003eBicycles and Motorcars Reach Middle Age\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cblockquote\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Messenger at Work – No Place for Old Men \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Myth of the Safe Motorcar\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCops and Motorists\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e \u003cp\u003eIs There Still a Place for the Bicyclist in Toronto?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1979: The Bicycle Revival\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cblockquote\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"The Bicycle Fights Back\"\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCyclists Regain Their Voice\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cblockquote\u003e \u003cp\u003eBefore the Revival: The Bicycle\u0026amp;#x2019;s Darkest Days\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Automobile Juggernaut: A Few Bumps in the Road\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSewell and the City, and the New Advocates\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e \u003cp\u003eReality Check\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cblockquote\u003e \u003cp\u003eTransportation Planners, and the Evil that Lurks Below\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"A curse on sweaty, unwanted cyclists\"\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOn Trial – Just Kids\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e \u003cp\u003eMaking Space for the Bicycle\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cblockquote\u003e \u003cp\u003eSafe Places to Ride – Gallop to the Rescue\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMetro Recognizes the Value of Bicycles: On Trails, Not Roads\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRoad Space for Cyclists in the City – A Wider Curb Lane?\u003cbr\u003e… and an Uphill Bike Lane\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Good Start or a Lost Opportunity\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2019: A Changing City\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cblockquote\u003e \u003cp\u003eA City of Cyclists, not for Cyclists\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRide On \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cblockquote\u003e \u003cp\u003eFashion and Function in the New Millennium\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBike Cops, Bike Share, and Food by Bike \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFrom Community to Committee to Community\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Bicycle\u0026amp;#x2019;s (Accidental) Advocates\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Battle for (Road) Space – Plans, Platitudes, and Pancakes\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cblockquote\u003e \u003cp\u003eLooking Back at the Four Decades since the 1970s Revival – What Happened?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAfter the Bicycle Revival – The Macho Militants of the 1980s\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe 1990s – A Bike Lane Bounce\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAmalgamation and a Slow Ride Forward\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSwimming with the Sharks … and with Mayor Tory\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Lasting Joy of Bicycling\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2020–2023: Pandemic and Rebuilding\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBibliography\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Aevo UTP","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52739504406808,"sku":"9781487549572","price":19.79,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/wheeling-through-toronto-a-history-of-the-bicycle-and-its-riders-hardback-9781487549572","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}