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[–] Kaboom@reddthat.com -3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

How much do you think a road costs versus a bike path? If anything, bike paths are over funded.

Have you ever looked into what goes into a road? And what goes into a bike path/sidewalk?

[–] Zagorath@aussie.zone 8 points 1 month ago

Have you ever looked into what goes into a road? And what goes into a bike path/sidewalk?

Have you? I've seen wide ranging figures around the world, but Australian data says every dollar spent on bike paths returns $5 to the economy. Meanwhile, money spent on roads costs the economy, returning less than $1 per dollar spent.

Nobody is saying we shouldn't have roads, but the amount spent on them is obscene, considering the opportunity cost.