According to its publisher, Cadence Press, Joyride: Pedaling Toward a Healthier Planet, tells the story of “Mia Birk’s 20-year crusade to integrate bicycling into daily life.”  As bicycle program manager in Portland, OR, Ms. Birk helped transform that city into one of the most bicycling-friendly cities in the United States.  She works today at Alta Planning + Design and teaches at Portland State University, where she co-founded the Initiative for Bicycle and Pedestrian Innovation.

Through the generosity of Ms. Birk and her colleague at Alta Planning, Craig Williams (who is based here in Chicago), CMAP has two signed copies of Joyride to give away through a drawing.  To enter the drawing, email joneal@cmap.illinois.gov by March 8, 2011.   Indicate “book drawing” on the subject line of your email. If you are the winner, we will reply asking for your mailing address.  (Note that copies can only be mailed within the United States.)