Tag: heidi garrett-peltier
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Trail projects in Seattle create more jobs per dollar than roads
More jobs are created by building trails in Seattle than from road projects, according to a recent study (PDF) by Heidi Garrett-Peltier for the Political Economy Research Institute at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst (h/t Biking Bis). The study covered 11 cities around the country, from Seattle to Eugene to Houston. The researchers looked at…
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