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Bike Culture, Car Culture, and the Case for Getting Off Four Wheels
Go By Bicycle #2 is Scott Larkin's smart, readable take on why cities are built around cars and what it would take to change that. This issue covers London's congestion charging scheme for private vehicles entering the city, the realities of oil shortages, public transit pressures playing out in Portland, and the broader shape of car-dependent urban planning — all approached with the kind of positive, grounded outlook that makes the argument without lecturing. Alongside the advocacy writing are Critical Mass conversations, commuter stories, news observations, and pro-bike comics that keep the tone lively rather than earnest.
Cleanly formatted for a zine — no punk cut-and-paste here, just clear writing and contributors who know what they're talking about. A good entry point for anyone curious about bike advocacy and transit politics, and a satisfying read for people already in that world. Part of a three-issue series; issues #1 and #3 also available.
Transit Politics, Bike Culture, and Life in the Bike Lane
- Covers London's congestion pricing policy for private cars — an early and influential model for urban traffic management.
- Examines how cities have been designed around car infrastructure and what that costs everyone who doesn't drive.
- Includes reporting on oil shortage realities and their implications for car-dependent transportation.
- Portland-focused public transit coverage grounds the bigger arguments in local, specific experience.
- Critical Mass conversations, commuter stories, and pro-bike comics round out the advocacy writing with humor and humanity.
- Clean, readable layout — formatted more like a small magazine than a traditional cut-and-paste zine.
- Written by Scott Larkin with a realistic but upbeat perspective — persuasive without being preachy.
- Issue #2 of 3 — Go By Bicycle #1 and #3 available separately.
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| Default Title | 9781648412684 | — |
