Originally Posted by
Hoshnasi
I've never paid to ride the MUP to work, or the bikeways. Where is the return coming from to upkeep?
Is this an honest question? Cycling leads the people who use them to lower rates of depression, diabetes, some types of cancer, obesity, heart disease and increases productivity at work. Sections of town with bike lanes also report higher sales volumes after they are installed, increasing the amount of taxes collected from both sales and property taxes. Those who cycle also utilize less car infrastructure in exchange for more cycling infrastructure, but the trade off is something like 20 to 1. These things literally pay for themselves. Cities aren't scrambling to put them in because of the environment...