http://westnorth.com/2007/12/16/who-pays-who-gains-from-cycling/ an irregular view on cities Mon, 14 May 2012 18:15:36 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ http://westnorth.com/2007/12/16/who-pays-who-gains-from-cycling/#comment-16234 Tue, 07 Oct 2008 21:55:04 +0000 http://westnorth.com/2007/12/16/who-pays-who-gains-from-cycling/#comment-16234 [...] people to change their habits — combined with incentives, of course. (I’ve argued that cycling creates positive externalities and thus should be incented by government. Yet somehow these programs seem a bit clumsy; I’ve [...]

]]> http://westnorth.com/2007/12/16/who-pays-who-gains-from-cycling/#comment-15963 Sun, 06 Jul 2008 04:46:05 +0000 http://westnorth.com/2007/12/16/who-pays-who-gains-from-cycling/#comment-15963 Robert Goodman in a Times op-ed: “When some people drive fewer miles — or avoid the car altogether in favor of taking public transportation, walking or biking — they save everyone money. They help reduce our national demand for energy and our contributions to global warming. They also help lower fuel costs (by reducing demand), ease traffic congestion and bring down the cost of road maintenance. And they lighten the financial and social burdens associated with auto accidents.”

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