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Article: Two-wheeled workhorse: the bicycle as personal and commercial transport in Winnipeg.
- Article from:
- Urban History Review
- Article date:
- October 1, 1999
- Author:
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Even today, in an advanced technological society where high speed transportation is the norm, the bicycle is still an important conveyance, used world-wide by millions of people. Historically it made a significant contribution to the transportation systems of urban centres, yet it has been relatively overlooked in the urban historical literature. There is still debate as to the true nature of the extent of the bicycle's contribution.
There is still a good deal of controversy as to the importance of the bicycle as a utility vehicle and as an agent of social change. While its impact in the latter regard was perhaps not as great as the bicycle enthusiasts of the day ...