Automobility and the politics of bicycling in New York city

International Journal of Urban and Regional Research

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 886-905

  Blickstein, Susan G ^a  

^a VASSAR COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Bicycling; Critical Mass; New York; Policing of protest

Indexed keywords

CYCLE TRANSPORT; LAW ENFORCEMENT; MOBILITY; POLICE FORCE; POPULAR PROTEST; REGULATORY FRAMEWORK; TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE; TRANSPORTATION POLICY; URBAN POLICY;

NEW YORK [NEW YORK (STT)]; NEW YORK [UNITED STATES]; UNITED STATES;

EID: 78649954089     PISSN: 03091317     EISSN: 14682427     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-2427.2010.00914.x     Document Type: Article

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