BIKE LANES MORE COST-EFFECTIVE THAN MOST OTHER PREVENTION

-> A recent report published in the Journal of Injury Prevention concluded that "investments in bike lanes are more cost-effective than the majority of preventive approaches used today" and simultaneously address multiple public health problems. (The Cost-effectiveness of Bike Lanes in New York City: http://bit.ly/2dn3qwl) Researchers who looked at cycle infrastructure in New York found that every $1,300 spent on it could equate to an additional quality-adjusted life year, or QALY, for every one of the city’s residents. By contrast, the authors showed that a health treatment like dialysis costs $129,000 for one QALY, while vaccines have a return of one QALY per $100 spent. http://bit.ly/2dn2esQ

from CenterLines, the e-newsletter of the National Center for Bicycling & Walking.