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This is true.
I think Genec put up figures of how profits increased for business establishments who are based close to cycle tracks or some such bicycle infrastructure, so the benefits are financial, too, in some instances.
I have my own theory about autocentricity and negatives it has visited upon the USA from a psychological point-of-view, but its too boring and off-topic for this thread, so I will do a favor, and keep it to myself
When I lived in Germany, the cyclepaths between the large cities (Frankfurt and Mainz) were jammed with places to eat and drink!
In fact, the weather is great today so I'll cycle to the closest thing to a beer garden:
Thankfully it's less than 50m from my front door in the UK!