Originally Posted by
unterhausen
if you think that's bad, don't look at the price of road construction
Ditto
How much does it cost per foot or per mile for automobile roadway?
Plus maintain costs means roads need to be shoveled in the winter. Bike paths through parks usually aren't.
Mikael Colville-Anderson, a world respected urban designer, in this video
at 34:47 stated
Denmark:
+25 cents profit for every km cycled.
-16 cents net loss for every km driven
Copenhagen:
$1.10 profit for every km cycled.
53 cents: Value of living 7 extra years
22 cents: Value of being less ill whilst alive
35 cents: Value of health care costs saved