{"id":14971,"date":"2012-10-10T11:25:01","date_gmt":"2012-10-10T17:25:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wordpress-367309-1145705.cloudwaysapps.com\/?p=14971"},"modified":"2012-10-10T11:25:01","modified_gmt":"2012-10-10T17:25:01","slug":"bicycle-economy-growth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sustainablog.org\/articles\/bicycle-economy-growth\/","title":{"rendered":"More Evidence on the Growth of the Bicycle Economy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sustainablog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/bike-commuting.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-14973\" title=\"bike commuting\" src=\"https:\/\/sustainablog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/bike-commuting.jpg\" alt=\"commuting by bike\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sustainablog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/bike-commuting.jpg 500w, https:\/\/sustainablog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/bike-commuting-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>A <a href=\"https:\/\/sustainablog.org\/2012\/05\/bike-paths-sidewalks\/\">number<\/a> of <a href=\"https:\/\/sustainablog.org\/2011\/08\/bicycling-benefits-economic-growth\/\">reports<\/a> over the last few years have illustrated the economic benefits of building <a href=\"http:\/\/planetsave.com\/2010\/12\/27\/doctors-ask-for-bike-infrastructure-improvements\/\">bicycling infrastructure<\/a>: from job creation to reductions in health care spending, investment in bike lanes and paths (as well as walking infrastructure) pays off. Now the League of American Bicyclists has <a href=\"http:\/\/www.advocacyadvance.org\/site_images\/content\/Final_Econ_Update(small).pdf\">updated<\/a> its 2009 study\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.advocacyadvance.org\/docs\/economic_benefits_bicycle_infrastructure_report.pdf\"><em>The Economic Benefits of Bicycle Infrastructure Investments<\/em><\/a>, and the news continues to impress. Bicycle manufacturing, infrastructure development, and bike-focused tourism are still strong bets in an economy still struggling to grow. Nearby bicycling facilities even improve home values.<\/p>\n<p>The update is a quick 28-page read, but if you just want a quick overview of some of the developments contributing to the growth of the bicycle economy, take a look at <a href=\"http:\/\/blog.bikeleague.org\/blog\/2012\/09\/map-economic-impact-of-bicycling\/\">this graphic created by the League<\/a> (click on it for a larger version):<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sustainablog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/economic-benefits-of-bicycling.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-14972\" title=\"economic benefits of bicycling\" src=\"https:\/\/sustainablog.org\/files\/2012\/10\/economic-benefits-of-bicycling-e1349888963305.jpg\" alt=\"economic benefits of bicycling infographic\" width=\"500\" height=\"329\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Impressive, huh? And we still haven&#8217;t added in the health\/wellness benefits created by such development. If you&#8217;ve seen how a commitment to bicycling can positively impact a community&#8217;s broad health, share your stories with us.<\/p>\n<p>via <a href=\"http:\/\/www.fastcoexist.com\/1680611\/bikes-arent-just-good-for-you-theyre-good-for-the-economy-too\"><em>Fast Company<\/em><\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/plus.google.com\/110734427072429270712\/posts\/VZq9sLrfJXs\">Andrea Learned on Google+<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Image credit:<\/strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/planetgordon\/6217741982\/\">Planetgordon.com<\/a> via <a href=\"http:\/\/photopin.com\">photopin<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-nc-nd\/2.0\/\">cc<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Yet another report illustrates that bicycling isn&#8217;t just good for our health and the natural environment, but that it also provides tangible economic benefits to communities that embrace it as a form of transportation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":56,"featured_media":14973,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[36,24],"tags":[823,10,67,6105],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>The Bicycle Economy Continues to Grow<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Does bicycling provide economic benefits? 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