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PublisherUniversity of Toronto Press
ISBN-101487549571
ISBN-139781487549572
eBay Product ID (ePID)3067511650
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Book TitleWheeling Through Toronto : a History of the Bicycle and Its Riders
Number of Pages400 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicCycling, General, Canada / Post-Confederation (1867-), History
Publication Year2024
IllustratorYes
GenreSports & Recreation, History
AuthorAlbert Koehl
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height1.5 in
Item Weight24.7 Oz
Item Length9 in
Item Width6 in
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Intended AudienceTrade
Dewey Edition23
Reviews"I thought I knew everything I needed to know about cycling in Toronto, but Albert Koehl's book takes things into a whole new gear. Wheeling through Torontois a fascinating, fun, and thorough history of more than 100 years of biking in Toronto, revealing that a lot of the political battles around bike infrastructure we're navigating today aren't new at all. A must-read for anyone who wants to understand what it means to get around Toronto on two wheels."--Matt Elliott, city columnist, Toronto Star "Riding a bike is one of the most freeing experiences you can have in a city, yet for the better part of a century it has also been a dangerous adventure on Toronto's streets. Albert Koehl does a tremendous job of documenting the historical challenges and politics of the bicycle and its impact on the city's transportation planning. Koehl's extensive research in Wheeling through Torontoreminds us that sustainable transportation options continue to face numerous systemic barriers despite the obvious and pressing need to address the current climate crisis."--Matthew Blackett, publisher and creative director of Spacing "From the creation of the most 'benevolent machines,' through the dark days of urban design that put motorized vehicles ahead of humans, to the present when the city has a mayor who loves - and rides - her bicycle, Wheeling through Torontospins through 130 years of cycling history. Next time you're riding near a bookstore, zip in and pick up a copy."--Laura Robinson, journalist, and author of Cyclist BikeList: The Book for Every Rider "Koehl's Wheeling through Torontopresents a lively account of the rise, fall, and rebirth of cycling in Toronto between 1896 and the present. People moving from home to work and, outside working hours, to play created a tense contest among automobile owners, transit users, and cyclists - which motorists appeared to be winning. But the recent rediscovery of cycling in the face of a growing environmental catastrophe opens a new chapter in Toronto's transportation history."--Glen Norcliffe, Professor Emeritus of Geography and Senior Scholar, York University "In Wheeling through Toronto, Albert Koehl shows us three things. First, the bicycle has long been an important part of the city's transportation and social history. Second, bicycles are a big part of the present day largely because of decades' worth of cycling advocacy and activism. Third, bicycles must and will be a critical part of Toronto's sustainable, efficient, and fun mobile future."--Shawn Micallef, author of Stroll: Psychogeographic Walking Tours of Torontoand co-founder of Spacing "Albert Koehl's book is an important synthesis of Toronto's cycling history. It allows riders like me to understand fully the riding landscape that I travel through every day. Frustratingly, some of the same old anti-cycling practices and rhetoric keep returning to public discourse. But ultimately, Koehl's work shows how the bike and the city are continuing to grow together."--Matthew Pioro, editor, Canadian Cycling Magazine
Dewey Decimal796.609713541
Table Of ContentAcknowledgments Preface 1896: The Bicycle Craze The "Safety" (Bicycle) ... in Numbers Cycling in the City The War on Dogs, and the Devil's Temptation "Muddy York" No More, but Not Quite Buffalo No Regulations, Please - We're Cyclists "A veritable wheelman's paradise" - A Circuit of Bike Paths and Good Roads Bicyclists Divided: The Pros and Cons of Bicycle Strips and Paths What's New, What's Not Women Awheel Touring, Racing, Litigating, Accessorizing ... and Clubbing From Milord and Milady to the Valet and the Maid - What Next? 1910: From Fashion to Function The New Bicycle of the "Revival" Same Wheels, New Purpose The Speedy Messenger The Straphanger, the Police, and the Soldier Better Roads, the Cyclist Gains The Bicycle Syndicate Improving Transportation? The Decline of the Bicycle Clubs and the CWA Defending the Detested Motorist The Horseless Carriage - Filling a Gap or Creating One? What of the Bicycle in the Next 20 Years? 1929: Lethal Motorcars, Accidental Victims Whither the Cyclist and the Pedestrian? Same Bicycle, New City Regulation - For the Cyclist The Bicycle and the Motorcar - Diverging Trajectories The Bicycle in the Shadow of the Motorcar Selling the Motorcar - Prestige, Class, and Speed Bicycles - "Toys" for Business and Transportation From Utility to Amusement, and Back Again The Rail Not Taken What Future for the Bicycle in Toronto? 1953: The Bicycle Endures; the Cyclist Relies on Luck The Birth of the Metropolis - A Cigar for the Motorist The Urban and Suburban Ups and Downs of the Bicycle The War and the Pre-War Depression Post-War Decline The Bike Licence and the "Juvenile Delinquent" An Adult Solution to Children's Safety - A Ban from Roads Bicycles and Motorcars Reach Middle Age The Messenger at Work - No Place for Old Men The Myth of the Safe Motorcar Cops and Motorists Is There Still a Place for the Bicyclist in Toronto? 1979: The Bicycle Revival "The Bicycle Fights Back" Cyclists Regain Their Voice Before the Revival: The Bicycle's Darkest Days The Automobile Juggernaut: A Few Bumps in the Road Sewell and the City, and the New Advocates Reality Check Transportation Planners, and the Evil that Lurks Below "A curse on sweaty, unwanted cyclists" On Trial - Just Kids Making Space for the Bicycle Safe Places to Ride - Gallop to the Rescue Metro Recognizes the Value of Bicycles: On Trails, Not Roads Road Space for Cyclists in the City - A Wider Curb Lane? ... and an Uphill Bike Lane A Good Start or a Lost Opportunity 2019: A Changing City A City of Cyclists, not for Cyclists Ride On Fashion and Function in the New Millennium Bike Cops, Bike Share, and Food by Bike From Community to Committee to Community The Bicycle's (Accidental) Advocates The Battle for (Road) Space - Plans, Platitudes, and Pancakes Looking Back at the Four Decades since the 1970s Revival - What Happened? After the Bicycle Revival - The Macho Militants of the 1980s The 1990s - A Bike Lane Bounce Amalgamation and a Slow Ride Forward Swimming with the Sharks ... and with Mayor Tory The Lasting Joy of Bicycling 2020-2023: Pandemic and Rebuilding Bibliography Notes About the Author
SynopsisHighlighting an important yet often ignored part of Toronto's transportation story, Wheeling through Toronto chronicles the history of the bicycle and reveals a way forward for a world in climate crisis. Throughout its history in Toronto, the bicycle'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? Wheeling through Toronto 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. In an era of catastrophic climate events, Wheeling through Toronto 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., Highlighting an important yet often ignored part of Toronto's transportation story, Wheeling through Toronto chronicles the history of the bicycle and reveals a way forward for a world in climate crisis.
LC Classification NumberGV1041.K6 2024
