On this new episode of HFTF, Columbia College Chicago professor Zack Furness discusses his 2010 book, One Less Car: Bicycling and the Politics of Automobility. Furness’ study, written first as a dissertation at the University of Pittsburgh, considers the history of bicycling in the twentieth-century and shows how this piece of technology has been used and politicized. Exploring the bike as a forerunner to the car, as a tool for Dutch anarchists in the 1960s, and as an object of modern activism and urban planning, Furness’ book ultimately pushes the reader to ask some big questions, not least of which is: “What kind of city do I want to live in?” It was a fascinating discussion. Give it a listen!
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