Building the Cycling City The Dutch Blueprint for Urban Vitality
In car-clogged urban areas across the world, the humble bicycle is enjoying a second life as a legitimate form of transportation. City officials are rediscovering it as a multi-pronged (or -spoked) solution to acute, 21st-century problems, including affor
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“In sharing their two-wheeled adventures and the lessons of Europe’s greatest cycle cities, the Bruntletts offer a pragmatic and hopeful vision of the future. Building the Cycling City shows how all cities can follow the Dutch blueprint for health, happiness, and mobility freedom.” —CHARLES MONTGOMERY, author of Happy City: Transforming Our Lives Through Urban Design
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“Bruntlett and Bruntlett make the definitive case that cycling cities are livable cities. But unless we all demand more, as the Dutch have and continue to do, we will compromise our health, the safety of our children, and our pocketbooks. For anyone who cares about how cities transform to become places for people, this book will show you how it is done.” —JENNIFER KEESMAAT, former Chief Planner, City of Toronto and Chief Executive Officer, Creative Housing Society
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“Building the Cycling City shows how people worldwide inspire each other to create better cycling cities. The book celebrates local heroes who choose to adapt Dutch ideas to their own demands. The resulting urban transformations often became an inspiration to Dutch city builders themselves. Melissa and Chris Bruntlett offer not only inspiring stories, but also concrete plans and effective strategies for cycling cities. This is a must-read for both cycling advocates and urbanists.” —SASKIA KLUIT, CEO Fietsersbond and President, Dutch Cycling Embassy
“When it comes to understanding how the urban biking revolution is transforming cities and the lives of real people, Melissa and Chris are the real deal. Now they have written a book that is engaging, inspiring, and practical. You don’t have to love the Dutch way of building cities to love this book—you just need to love great storytelling, and want YOUR city to be better.” —BRENT TODERIAN, city planner & urbanist, TODERIAN UrbanWORKS; former Chief Planner, City of Vancouver
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Building the Cycling City
Building the Cycling City The Dutch Blueprint for Urban Vitality
M e li s sa B r u ntlett an d C h r i s B r u ntlett
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