Matters of Scale
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Bicycles per 1,000
people in the United States (mid-1990s)
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385
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In Germany
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588
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In the Netherlands
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1,000
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Percent of urban
travel accounted for by cycling in the United States (1995)
|
1
|
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Percent in Germany
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12
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Percent in the Netherlands
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28
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Percent of adults
that are obese in the United States (2003)
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30.6
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Percent in Germany
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12.9
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Percent in the Netherlands
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10.0
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Total spending on
health as percent of GDP in the United States (2002)
|
14.6
|
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Percent in Germany
|
10.9
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Percent in the Netherlands
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8.8
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Persons per hour that
one meter-width-equivalent right-of-way can carry, by mode:
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|
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Auto in mixed traffic
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170
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Bicycle
|
1,500
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Bus in mixed traffic
|
2,700
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Pedestrian
|
3,600
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Suburban railway
|
4,000
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Energy used per
passenger-mile (calories):
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|
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Auto
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1,860
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Bus
|
920
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Rail
|
885
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Foot
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100
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Bicycle
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35
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