02296nam 2200457 450 991081604860332120230207183036.01-4962-2206-7(CKB)5590000000440009(OCoLC)1242407491(MdBmJHUP)muse93318(MiAaPQ)EBC6519444(Au-PeEL)EBL6519444(EXLCZ)99559000000044000920211012d2021 uy 0engur|||||||nn|ntxtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierFrom rails to trails the making of America's active transportation network /Peter HarnikLincoln, Nebraska :University of Nebraska Press,[2021]©20211 online resource1-4962-2655-0 Includes bibliographical references and index.Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- List of Illustrations -- List of Tables -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. The Queen of Trails -- 2. Why Were There So Many Rail Corridors? -- 3. Meanwhile, the Bicycle -- 4. Dark Days and a Seismic Shift -- 5. Is This Idea for Real? -- 6. Congress Steps In -- 7. It's Perfect! Who Could Be Against It? -- 8. The Movement Gels -- 9. Fighting for Rights in Court -- 10. Building the Political Base -- 11. Breaking into the Money Vault -- 12. City Trail, Country Trail -- 13. Bridges and Tunnels -- 14. Sharing the Corridor -- 15. Full Throttle Ahead -- 16. Filling the Gaps -- 17. Of Rail-Trails and Real Estate -- 18. If You Want to Count, You Have to Count -- Notes -- Selected Bibliography -- Index."From Rails to Trails is the fascinating tale of the political rebirth of bicycle advocacy and of what happened to the railroad companies' thousands of abandoned corridors"--Provided by publisher.Rail-trailsHistoryUnited StatesBicycle trailsHistoryUnited StatesRail-trailsHistoryBicycle trailsHistory796.60973Harnik Peter1655866MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910816048603321From rails to trails4008427UNINA