I just finished reading "The Bicycle Diaries" by David Byrne. Interesting read as he explores some of the major cities in the world and their + or - attitudes towards biking. He also looks at the art and music worlds. His music diversions were funky but I didn't much care for some of his art cultures discussions. This book is NOT "all about biking" but does give a good slant. I especially like the chapter on NY city, his current hometown. I guess he gave up on Baltimore:-(
He wrote about Copenhagen and their renaissance into the biking world. He showed a picture of an area that was once a street with cars parked along it. A city planner named Gehl was able to get the city to ban parking on this street and today it is swarming with pedestrians and cyclist. Gehl initially met with a lot of the typical resistance from the city. He is now sought out by many large US cities to help in their transportation woes.