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Relying less on cars and switching to walking and cycling improves both our health and the environment. A recent study quantifies these benefits in financial terms to inform active transport projects and policies.
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"Benefits to leaving the car at home quantified"
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Posted 13 years ago #
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Looks interesting - to summarise the summary the health benefits are estimated to be more than 20 times bigger than the accident costs, for a driver commuting 5km each way who switches to cycling.
Details in tapas-program.org
Posted 13 years ago # -
Not forgetting -
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Darnton: DfT would agree now that cycling has high return rate for investment, £3.50 to £5 for each £1 invested- highest of all modes"
Posted 13 years ago #
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