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    The document discusses the increase in bicycle commuting in the United States and the relationship between community investments in bicycling infrastructure and rates of bicycling. It notes that bicycle commuting has increased 43% since 2000 according to the US Census Bureau. Communities designated as Bicycle Friendly by the League of American Bicyclists saw bicycling increase 69%, 40% more than the national average and 60% more than communities without the designation. Portland, OR invested $57 million in a 300-mile bikeway network between 1991-2008, which corresponded to a 10% annual increase in bicycling and economic benefits of $90 million in the bicycling industry sector and $12 million and $10 million in fuel and healthcare savings

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    The document discusses the increase in bicycle commuting in the United States and the relationship between community investments in bicycling infrastructure and rates of bicycling. It notes that bicycle commuting has increased 43% since 2000 according to the US Census Bureau. Communities designated as Bicycle Friendly by the League of American Bicyclists saw bicycling increase 69%, 40% more than the national average and 60% more than communities without the designation. Portland, OR invested $57 million in a 300-mile bikeway network between 1991-2008, which corresponded to a 10% annual increase in bicycling and economic benefits of $90 million in the bicycling industry sector and $12 million and $10 million in fuel and healthcare savings

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    Investment Factsheet

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    AmericaBikes
    The document discusses the increase in bicycle commuting in the United States and the relationship between community investments in bicycling infrastructure and rates of bicycling. It notes that bicycle commuting has increased 43% since 2000 according to the US Census Bureau. Communities designated as Bicycle Friendly by the League of American Bicyclists saw bicycling increase 69%, 40% more than the national average and 60% more than communities without the designation. Portland, OR invested $57 million in a 300-mile bikeway network between 1991-2008, which corresponded to a 10% annual increase in bicycling and economic benefits of $90 million in the bicycling industry sector and $12 million and $10 million in fuel and healthcare savings

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    BICYCLINGSUCCESSSTORIES:

    INVESTMENTWORKS
    Bicyclecommutinghas
    increaseddramatically.

    AccordingtotheUSCensusBureau,the
    percentageofbicyclecommutershasgrown
    43percentsince2000.Thisisanincredible
    riseinthenumberofAmericanswhohave
    foundbicyclingtobeahealthyandefficient
    wayofgettingtowork.

    Communitieswith
    greaterinvestmentsaw
    greaterincreases.
    InBicycleFriendlyCommunities,areas
    recognizedbytheLeagueofAmerican
    Bicyclistsfortheirprobicycling
    investments,bicyclecommutingwentup
    69%,40%morethanthegrowthofnational
    averageand60%morethannonBFCs.

    Increasedbicyclinghelpscommunitiesthrive.
    Between1991and2008,Portland,ORinvested$57millionto
    createa300milebikewaynetworkroughlythesamecostof
    onemileofurbanhighway.Inthattimeperiod,bicycling
    increasedsignificantly,atanannualrateof10percent.

    Since2006,therehasbeena38percentincreaseinthevalue
    ofthebicyclerelatedindustrysector,withtotaleconomic
    activitycloseto$90million.Inaddition,Portlandershave
    saved$12millioninfueland$10millioninhealthcarecosts
    bybicycling.

    Whencommunitiesinvestinbicycling,morepeopleride,
    congestioniseased,publichealthisimproved,andeveryone,
    whethertheybikeornot,benefits.

    CourtesyoftheBikesBelongCoalition

    AmericaBikes1612KStreetNWSuite802,Washington,DC20006(202)2233726www.americabikes.org

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