http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Topic: "U.S. Cyclists Save $4.6 Billion Per Year by Biking" en Sun, 31 May 2026 22:37:03 +0000 http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=6680#post-71561 Tue, 22 May 2012 18:22:50 +0000 chdot 71561@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>“Every dollar spent on a car in Portland is a dollar that leaves the city.”</p> <p><a href="http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-05-22/portland-is-top-bike-to-work-city-as-lawyers-hit-street.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-05-22/portland-is-top-bike-to-work-city-as-lawyers-hit-street.html</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=6680#post-71549 Tue, 22 May 2012 16:57:59 +0000 chdot 71549@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><a href="http://www.treehugger.com/bikes/us-cyclists-save-46-billion-riding-instead-driving.htm" rel="nofollow">http://www.treehugger.com/bikes/us-cyclists-save-46-billion-riding-instead-driving.htm</a></p> <p>Another 'made-up number' of course. Mix of not buying fuel, not getting cars serviced and various health benefits. </p> <p>Stuff 'we' all understand to some extent. </p> <p>But it's curious after a weekend where a few political leaders of quite well off countries agonised about how to get "growth". </p> <p>Clearly that's $4.6 Billion that wasn't added to the US's GDP - unless it was spent on something more 'worthy'. </p> <p>Perhaps the political difficulty of deciding between "austerity and growth" might cause some of them to think about whether they need to have a wider vision. </p> <p>Perhaps not. </p>