Northeast US: Walking, biking could save billions, lives
Investing in walking and biking, coupled with proposed emissions caps, could save hundreds of lives and billions of dollars each year in the Northeast United States. Infrastructure investments to promote bicycling and walking—proposed by the Transportation and Climate Initiative (TCI), a regional collaboration of 12 northeastern states and Washington, DC—could save as many as 770 lives and $7.6 billion annually. Those findings appear in the The analysis shows that the economic benefit of lives saved from increased walking and cycling far exceeds the estimated annual investment it would c...