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Bicycle Commuting

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Bicycling Commuting in Nashville, Tennessee

Commuting to work or school is not only a lot of fun, but it is also a great way to stay physically fit, healthy and discover the history and culture of everyday places.  

Cycling to work/school in the morning gives you a chance to really enjoy the most peaceful time of the day, while getting ready for the rest of the day. (It also lowers your carbon footprint, which protects the Earth, our home.)

Books about bicycling:

  1. Hello, bicycle: an inspired guide to the two-wheeled life, by Anna Brones, illustrations by James Gulliver Hancock. (2016)
  2. On bicycles: 50 ways the new bike culture can change your life, edited by Amy Walker. (2011)
  3. A guide to historic Nashville, Tennessee, by James A. Hoobler (2008)
  4. The bike to work guide : save gas, go green, get fit, by Roni Sarig (2009)
  5. Bicycle : the history, by David V. Herlihy (2004)
  6. Bicycling magazine's complete guide to bicycle maintenance and repair for road and mountain bikes : over 1,000 tips, tricks, and techniques to maximize performance, minimize repairs, and save money, by Jim Langley (1999)
  7. Anybody's bike book, by Tom Cuthbertsom (1998)
  8. Outside lies magic: regaining history and awareness in everyday places, by John R. Stilgoe (1998)  Tells how walking and biking is a great way to discover history right where you live.
  9. Bicycling Middle Tennessee: a guide to scenic bicycle rides in Nashville's countryside. by Ann Richards and Glen Wanner. 4th ed. (2003)
  10. Bicycling Tennessee: road sdventures from the Mississippi Delta to the Great Smoky Mountains. by Owen Proctor. (2002)
  11. Bicycle commuting (2011) An EBSCO e-Book. (Must be a current NSCC student or staff to access.)
  12. Bike Boom: The Unexpected Resurgence of Cycling. (2017) By Carlton Reid.  Reid sets out to discover what we can learn from the history of bike “booms” in this entertaining and thought-provoking book. An EBSCO e-Book. (Must be a current NSCC student or staff to access.) 
  13. Bike lanes are white lanes: bicycle advocacy and urban planning. (2016) by Melody L. Hoffnann. From a pro-cycling perspective, Bike Lanes Are White Lanes highlights many problematic aspects of urban bicycling culture and its advocacy as well as positive examples of people trying earnestly to bring their community together through bicycling. An EBSCO e-Book. (Must be a current NSCC student or staff to access.)
  14. Cycling and sustainability. (2012) (2012) Edited by John Parkin. This book explores the reasons for difficulties in making cycling mainstream in many cultures, despite its claims for being one of the most sustainable forms of transport. In conditions of relatively low use, cycle users become more closely identified with their means of transport than users of other modes.  An EBSCO e-Book. (Must be a current NSCC student or staff to access.) 
  15. One less car: bicycling and the politics of automobility. (2010) By Zack K. Furness. For Furness, bicycles not only liberate people from technology, they also support social and environmental justice. So, he asks, Why aren't more Americans adopting them for their transportation needs?  This is an EBSCO e-Book. (Must be a current NSCC student or staff to access.) 

Reinvent Your Commute
Helps to educate the general public about the different options they have to get to work or school.

Bicycle Advocacy. Videos about how to be a bicycle advocate by People for Bikes, Advocacy Academy. 

Bicycle commuting
The why and how to commute by bicycle by the League of American Bicyclists.

Walk Bike Nashville
A organization in Nashville, TN that promotes active transportation. (Since 1998)

10 bicycle commuting tips from serious bike commuters
There are some hardy bike commuters in Colorado. These people are committed to riding their bikes in all kinds of extreme weather. I see them on the roads and a couple of them show up for my Sunday group rides.

Bicycle Routes
This is a part of the drivers license manual that tells how all modes of transportation can safely use the roadways.

Cold weather bike commuting. 
Learn what you need to do to continue riding as it gets colder. For one, learn to dress for warmth on the bike.

People for bikes
This mission of this group is to get more people on bikes more often.

Sustainable Transportation. Bicycles are sustainable transportation. Commuting by bike will lower your carbon footprint. 

Your first commute by bike.
Even if you commute only a handful of times, it's better than none at all. To help you get rolling, here are 13 tips for commuting on your bike.

Copenhagen and the e-Bike wheel
The new Copenhagen Wheel adds "Human-Enhancing Technology" to its e-bike wheel

6 reasons to ride a bike everyday. From Bicycling magazine.  Bicycling magazine is a full text magazine in TEL (Tennessee Electronic Library) Search Bicycle Commuting for more articles. You can also limit by publication title within the TEL search.  TEL is free to all Tennesseans. 

Streets Blog. USA A site about a better walking, bicycling and mass transit friendly country.

Build a Commuting Culture. By Saris.a bicycle infrastructure company.

Seven tips for better bike commuting. From The Pro's Closet Blog. 

10 Tips from Harvard's bike commuting pro's. Harvard University sustainability. Know your ABCs (check your air, brakes, and chain each time before riding) 

Bicycle advocacy The International Bicycle Fund is an independent, non-profit organization (501(c)3) (Fed ID # 91-1286223). Its primary purpose is to promote bicycle transportation 

Bicycle commuting is a great way to relax and relieve stress. Try it!

This guide is created by the Sustainability/Biking Librarian of Nashville State Community College, Sally Robertson. NSCC has a greenway that runs right through the Main (White Bridge Road) Campus. It is called the Richland Creek Greenway and is part of the Music City Bikeway.