Joyride tells the inspiring story of Mia Birk"s twenty-year crusade tointegrate bicycling into daily life. With only table scraps of funding,Birk led a revolution that helped grow Portland, Oregon, into the country"s premier cycling city. She then hit the road, teaching communities how to incorporate cycling into their civic DNA to make their towns healthier, safer, and more livable. Through apanoply of hilarious and poignant stories, Birk takes readers on arollercoaster journey of global and local discovery, while bringinginto sharp focus some of the planet"s most pressing and hotly debated energy and transportation issues, policies, shortcomings, and solutions. Her funny, touching, and instructive Joyride offershope and experienced how-to advice to anyone interested in changing our world for the better-one pedal stroke at a time. Это и многое другое вы найдете в книге Joyride: Pedaling Toward A Healthier Planet (Mia Birk, Joe Kurmaskie)