Chapter 1: Reality Check
Theme: Setting the stage: Portland was very bike unfriendly in the early 1990s

Chapter 2: Cleopatra Opens Her Eyes
Theme: Personal evolution from sedentary youth to bicycling addict and transportation expert

Chapter 3: Breaking Away
Theme: Portland history and context

Chapter 4: Go Like Hell
Theme: Marching orders

Chapter 5: Wheel and Pony Show
Theme: Talking to the general public - gathering an army of supporters

Chapter 6: Viva la Revolution!
Theme: Pick the low-hanging fruit – easy bike lanes

Chapter 7: Ask for Forgiveness
Theme: Striping bike lanes – the "road diet"

Chapter 8: All News is Good News
Theme: Media relations & working with the opposition

Chapter 9: So, Sue Me Already
Theme: Legal challenges

Chapter 10: No Free Parking
Theme: Trading off on-street parking for bike lanes

Chapter 11: Painting the Town Blue
Theme: Colored bike lanes

Chapter 12: Walk on Water
Theme: Case study: Portland's Eastbank Esplanade

Chapter 13: Bridge the Gap
Theme: Case study: adding a trail to a privately owned railroad bridge (Portland's Steel Bridge Riverwalk)

Chapter 14: Broken Glass
Theme: Institutionalizing bikeway maintenance into transportation department

Chapter 15: All Aboard!
Theme: Bike-transit connection

Chapter 16: The Straw that Broke the Camel's Back
Theme: Bike parking

Chapter 17: Be the Bike
Theme: Retraining staff involved in permits and planning, development and design

Chapter 18: Slugfest
Theme: Celebrate bike commuting – bike commute days

Chapter 19: Resistance is Futile
Theme: The personal touch – one-on-one mentoring

Chapter 20: Enjoy the Ride
Theme: Big events

Chapter 21: Touching Souls
Theme: Personal empowerment – repurposing used bikes to needy kids

Chapter 22: Let the Rain Come Down
Theme: Overcoming seasonal objections through "ride in the rain day"

Chapter 23: Zen and the Art of Bicycle Maintenance
Theme: Empowering women

Chapter 24: Metal Cowgirls
Theme: Fashion and bicycling can be best friends

Chapter 25: Bike to the Future
Theme: Generational change – getting kids to bike to school

Chapter 26: Cockroaches
Theme: Overcoming NIMBY arguments

Chapter 27: Biggest Bang for the Buck
Theme: Developing trails on active railway lines

Chapter 28: Learning the Ropes
Theme: Fighting really bad projects

Chapter 29: Hope in the 'Burbs
Theme: Suburban strategies

Chapter 30: Sharrows
Theme: The battle for shared lane markings

Chapter 31: Bicycling Home
Theme: Developing a trails network in downtown Dallas, Texas

Chapter 32: Imagine
Theme: Projecting future bike/pedestrian usage

Chapter 33: Redemption in Blue
Theme: Colored bike lane survives legal challenge

Chapter 34: Boxes
Theme: Bike boxes as a safety tool

Chapter 35: The Gift
Theme: Safe routes to school

Chapter 36: Patience and Faith
Theme: Case study of a small town making great progress

Chapter 37: Joyride
Theme: Car-free events