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IMPORTANT: The Dutch invested €595 million annually on urban biking, resulting in €19 BILLION saved in public health care costs alone. That’s how smart governments do the math on investing in better mobility. Let’s be clear— it WASTES public money to NOT do it. #CityMakingMath HT @modacitylife.com

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This is an incredible set of numbers in the best way possible! Do you know where they come from at all, I'm not doubting them but would like to see more, I know the Dutch have been giving out free factor 50 at beaches as a nudge to try and reduce skin cancer...

Would you say that part of our problem (in Canada) is that it’s the municipalities who have to make most of the investment, but it’s the province that reaps most of the health care cost benefit due to who pays for what? Misaligned incentives, essentially.