MONEY SAVED BY GOING CARFREE FREED TO SPEND IN LOCAL ECONOMY
"Of the more than $9,000 spent annually per person on car ownership, $7,095 leaves the local economy according to AAA... So where does all of that car money go if its not leaving the city? One study found that pedestrians and cyclists spend more than drivers through more frequent (but smaller) purchases (Examining Consumer Behavior and Travel Choices: <a href="http://bit.ly/1tbQPb0">http://bit.ly/1tbQPb0</a>)..."
Source: <a href="http://bit.ly/1F1qNPS">http://bit.ly/1F1qNPS</a>
from CenterLines, the e-newsletter of the National Center for Bicycling & Walking.
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B' Spokes: Talk to any politician and they love tourism as it brings money into the local economy. So what's the opposite of tourism? I will assert the over use of cars as it's mostly money that leaves the local economy. But then I hear counter arguments that not many bike, Well we don't get many tourists either, let alone tourists that are here year round. - Think about it.
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