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I read an old study that claimed driving a mile cost society 20 cents and cycling a mile had 20 cents of societal benefits. I'd imagine public transport is sim

I read an old study that claimed driving a mile cost society 20 cents and cycling a mile had 20 cents of societal benefits. I'd imagine public transport is similar so we should move the Overton window towards bus and train tickets entering you into a lottery funded by charging cars for entry to, and for parking in, downtown areas.

throw0101a 11mo ago
> I read an old study that claimed driving a mile cost society 20 cents and cycling a mile had 20 cents of societal benefits. "The Social Cost of Automobility, Cycling and Walking in the European Union": * https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0921800918308097?via%3Dihub https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S09218... * https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolecon.2018.12.016 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolecon.2018.12.016 * Via: https://medium.com/strava-metro/whats-the-cost-of-choosing-to-drive-a-car-instead-of-riding-a-bike-436ebd0166cd https://medium.com/strava-metro/whats-the-cost-of-choosing-t...