National Trail and Greenway News See the second paragraph of
this short summary. Bike/ped projects create more jobs than
highway projects! Pedestrian and bicycling infrastructure such
as sidewalks, bike lanes, and trails, can all be used for
transportation, recreation, and fitness. These types of
infrastructure have been shown to create many benefits for their
users as well as the rest of the community. Some of these
benefits are economic, such as increased revenues and jobs for
local businesses, and some are non-economic benefits such as
reduced congestion, better air quality, safer travel routes, and
improved health outcomes. While other studies have examined the
economic and non-economic impacts of the use of walking and
cycling infrastructure, few have analyzed the employment that
results from the design and construction of these projects. In
this study we estimate the employment impacts of building and
refurbishing transportation infrastructure for cyclists and
pedestrians. We analyze various transportat