In
the article titled, "Bike Lanes May Benefit Small Businesses," NBC news
contributor Tanya Mohn brings up the positive consequence of cities
adding bike lanes to their streets. Although great effort would have to
be put forth to add them, the benefits could prove to be worth it in the
long run.
Tanya
begins the article by giving insight about small businesses in America
gaining more business from bikers. When people commute by bikes rather
than cars, they tend to visit local venues, and spend more money on
average than car drivers.
I agree with the author when she writes,"In
addition to the substantial health benefits resulting from the
cardiovascular exercise of cycling, “biking can save individuals up to
three months’ worth
of salary,” that is used to buy, insure, drive, park, repair, and
maintain a car. “It’s a tremendous cost for the average American, about
$10,000 a year per car," said Pucher, who
is co-author of “City Cycling,” published earlier this year by The MIT
Press." When I am out biking, I know how much money I am saving by not
paying for gas, and the rare times I have to maintain my bike it
typically costs under twenty dollars, making it significantly cheaper
than automobiles.
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