Investments in infrastructure to promote bicycling and walking under the proposed Transportation and Climate Initiative (TCI) could mean major health benefits and savings for residents across the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic region, according to a new study conducted by Boston University School of Public Health (BUSPH) and Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health.
Published in the Journal of Urban Health, the analysis shows that the monetary benefit of lives saved from increased walking and cycling exceed the estimated annual investment for such infrastructure, without considering the added benefits of reducing air pollution and tackling climate change.
