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Valuing Bicycling's Economic and Health Impacts in Wisconsin

A report estimating the value of bicycling to tourism and health in Wisconsin and reviewing the potential to increase that value in the face of changing demographics, lifestyles and the economy prepared by the Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies Center for Sustainability and the Global Environment University of Wisconsin‐Madison.

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Organization

Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies

Publication Date

2010

Location

Wisconsin

Topic

Economic Impact

Health

Participation

Sustainability

Workforce

Activity

Bicycling

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