Mumbai on two wheels [electronic resource] : cycling, urban space, and sustainable mobility / Jonathan Shapiro Anjaria.

Mumbai on two wheels [electronic resource] : cycling, urban space, and sustainable mobility / Jonathan Shapiro Anjaria.

9780295752716 (electronic bk.)
0295752718 (electronic bk.)
9780295752709
029575270X
9780295752693
0295752696

Seattle : University of Washington Press, [2024]

English

1 online resource.

HT169.I52

307.121609544

Cyclists from India reimagine transportation infrastructure for all Mumbai is not commonly seen as a bike-friendly city because of its dense traffic and the absence of bicycle lanes. Yet the city supports rapidly expanding and eclectic bicycle communities. Exploring how people bike and what biking means in the city, Jonathan Shapiro Anjaria challenges assumptions that underlie sustainable transportation planning. Arguing that planning professionals and advocates need to pay closer attention to ordinary people who cycle for transportation or for work, or who choose to cycle for recreation, Mumbai on Two Wheels offers an alternative to the thinking that dominates mainstream sustainable transportation discussions. The book's insights come from bicycle activists, commuters, food delivery workers, event organizers, planners, technicians, shop owners, and architects. Through ethnographic vignettes and descriptions of diverse biking experiences, it shows how pedaling through the city produces a way of seeing and understanding infrastructure. Readers will come away with a new perspective on what makes a city bicycle friendly and an awareness that lessons for a more equitable and sustainable urban future can be found in surprising places.

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