For Immediate Release

July 15, 2011

Contact: Edward France

               Santa Barbara Bicycle Coalition

               805 617-3255

'Pedaling Revolution: How Cyclists are Changing American Cities'  Author Jeff Mapes comes to Santa Barbara

When David Byrne writes your book review for the New York Times, you know that you are on to something. Jeff Mapes, political columnist for the Oregonian, has come out with a timely piece of investigative journalism about the bicycling movement sweeping cities throughout the country.  A journalist and political columnist with a skill for engaging narrative, Mapes presents inside stories from the current high stakes NYC bike path battles, to the pioneering of bicycle routes on roadways in 1970’s Davis, Ca. 

No writer has their finger on the pulse of the growing bicycle movement and the public policy struggles it causes like Mapes. Pedaling Revolution has a rare 5 stars on the Amazon rating. Notably, Pedaling Revolution's write up from Talking Heads frontman and cycling advocate David Byrne, but other book reviews as well, have been extremely positive. His premise (and subtitle) that bicycles are changing American cities is provocative and underscores the tensions surrounding increases in bicycling. 

The Santa Barbara Bicycle Coalition is sponsoring a live talk with Jeff Mapes, ‘Pedaling Revolution’ Thursday July 28^th  at 7:30pm at the SB Public Library’s Faulkner Gallery Jeff will be taking about his book and sharing stories from the bicycling movement Books will be available for sale after the event. The event is free.

For more information, please contact:

Edward France

Executive Director

Santa Barbara Bicycle Coalition

805 617-3255

ed@sbbike.org