Books on Bicycle Transportation, Advocacy, and Law
Indexed by Author • 39 Books • *Indicates book available at Palo Alto Bicycles
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Bicycle Advocate's Handbook |
Baltimore, MD: League of American Wheelmen. |
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Bicycle Blueprint |
New York: Transportation Alternatives, 1993. 160 pp. Recommendations of the New York advocacy group for improving cycling conditions in the City with the goal of making the bicycle an attractive alternative to the car and public transport. |
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Bicycle Commuting Made Easy |
Emmaus, PA: Rodale Press, 1992.116 pp. Techniques for riding in traffic, bad weather, and darkness. Equipment choice and maintenance. |
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The Bicycle: Global Perspectives |
575 pp. Proceedings of the World Bicycle Conference held in Montreal in 1992. 180 authors from 20 countries discuss the bicycle's role in transportation. |
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Bicycle Planning in Australia |
Australia: Geelong Bikeplan Committee. |
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Bicycle Route Research |
Washington, D.C: Bicycle Federation of America. The findings of the Federal Highway Administration study on bicycle route selection. |
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Bicycle Transportation: A Civil Engineer's Notebook for Bicycle Facilities |
American Society of Civil Engineers, 1980. 193 pp. |
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Community-Based Planning under Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act |
Washington, DC: Bicycle Federation of America. 70 pp. |
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Complete Guide to Police Cycling |
Baltimore, MD: International Police Mountain Bike Association, 1996. 225 pp. |
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Cycling towards Health and Safety |
Oxford University Press, 1992. 159 pp. |
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Liability Aspects of Bikeway Designation |
Washington, D.C: Bicycle Federation of America. Advice on risk management approaches to bicycle facilities. |
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Pedestrian Planning, and Bicycle Facilities |
Transportation Research Board, 1988. |
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Selecting and Designating Bicycle Routes: A Handbook |
Washington, D.C: Bicycle Federation of America. A discussion of the types of bike routes, their purpose, suitability factors, and their role in a comprehensive cycling plan. |
| Allen, John S. |
Street Smarts, Bicycling's Traffic Survival Guide |
Emmaus, PA: Rodale Press, 1991. 39 pp. Techniques for riding in traffic. |
| Balshone, Bruce and Deering, Paul |
Bicycle Transit: Its Planning and Design |
Praeger, 1975. |
| Bennett, Hal Z. |
The Complete Bicycle Commuter |
San Francisco: Sierra Club Books, 1982. |
| Carlsson, Chris |
Critical Mass: Bicycling's Defiant Celebration, Vol. 1 |
AK Press Distribution, 2002. Writings from participants worldwide, debates, photographs, and artwork. |
| Cross, K.D. |
Bicycle Safety Education-Facts and Issues |
AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety, 1978. |
| Cross, K.D. and Fisher, G. |
A Study of Bicycle/Motor Vehicle Accidents, Vols. I and II |
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 1977 and 1978. |
| Fletcher, Ellen |
Bicycle Parking |
Palo Alto, CA: 1983. |
Forester, John
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Bicycle Transportation |
MIT. Press, 1983. 394 pp. A manual for traffic engineers and a source book for cycling transportation advocates. Forester strongly argues his theory of 'vehicular cycling.' |
| Green, James M. |
Bicycle Accident Reconstruction: A Guide for the Attorney and Forensic Engineer |
Tucson, AZ: Lawyers and Judges Publishing Co, 1994. Analyzing bicycle accidents in terms of roadway and bike path design component failure and other parameters. |
| Hill, Paul F. |
Bicycle Law and Practice |
Bicycle Law Books, 1986. 238 pp. Traffic law, product liability, liability for road and bikeway defects. Many case studies. |
| Hudson, Mike |
The Bicycle Planning Book |
London: Open Books, Friends of the Earth, 1978. |
| Humphrey, Clifford C. |
Back to the Bike |
San Francisco: 101 Publications, 1972. How to buy, maintain, and use the bicycle as an alternative means of transportation. |
| Jarrell, Temple R. |
Bikeways |
Arlington, VA: National Recreation and Park Association, 1974. Design, construction, and operations of bikeways for recreation administrators and planners. |
| Jordan, Gihon |
Bicycling, Transportation, and Energy: A Handbook for Planners |
Philadelphia, PA: 1985. |
| Keller, Kit |
Mountain Bikes on Public Lands: A Manager's Guide to the State of the Practice |
Washington, D.C.: The Bicycle Federation of America, 1991. 68 pp. |
| Khisty, John |
Transportation Engineering: An Introduction |
Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice Hall, 1990. 673 pp. Includes a section on bicycle transportation and bikeway design. |
| Lowe, Marcia |
Alternatives to the Automobile: Transport for Livable Cities |
Washington, DC: Worldwatch Institute, 1990. |
Lowe, Marcia
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The Bicycle: Vehicle for a Small Planet |
Washington DC: Worldwatch Institute, 1989. 61 pp. A carefully researched booklet advocating increased worldwide use of bicycles for transportation . |
| Mathew, Don. |
The Cycle Campaign Manual |
London: London Cycling Campaign, 1991. 58 pp. |
| McClintock, Hugh (ed.) |
The Bicycle and City Traffic |
London: Belhaven Press, 1993. Methods of putting the bicycle in the city traffic scheme and the evils of automobile-dominated city transportation. |
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Planning and Design for Bikeways in California |
Sacramento: California Department of Transportation, 1978. |
| Replogle, Michael |
Bicycles and Public Transportation. |
Washington, D.C.: Bicycle Federation of America, 1983. 172 pp. How bicycles can interface with public transportation. |
| Van der Plas, Rob |
The Bicycle Commuting Book |
San Francisco: Bicycle Books, 1989. 126 pp. Equipment and technique for the utility cyclist. |
| Williams, John and Burden, Dan |
Guide to Bicycle Rodeos |
Seattle: Outdoor Empire Publishing. 48 pp. How to set up a bicycle rodeo to teach children riding technique and safety. |
| Wolfe, Frederick |
The Bicycle: A Commuting Alternative |
Edmonds, WA: Signpost Books, 1979. 154 pp. The many advantages of bicycle commuting. |
| Zuckerman, Wolfgang |
End of the Road |
Post Mills, VT: Chelsea Green, 1991. Problems created by the automobile and the bicycle as a possible solution. |
