{"252411":{"#nid":"252411","#data":{"type":"external_news","title":"Heather Alhadeff (CRP \u002700) on the state of bicycling in Georgia","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EIn a recent blog post, Heather Alhadeff (CRP \u002700), president of Center Forward, writes about the economic benefits of bicycle facilities. She notes, \u0022Shops along 9th Avenue in New York City reported a\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/transitized.com\/2013\/10\/30\/protected-bike-lane-benefits-one-page\/\u0022\u003E49% increase in business after the installation of a bike lane\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;in 2007; that\u2019s compared to only a 3% average increase for all of Manhattan.\u0022 Alhadeff also highlights a study in Toronto. \u0022Customers traveling by foot or bicycle were visiting most often and spending the most money per month. Business owners are beginning to note that even by simply installing bike racks, they\u2019re tapping into sizable group of potential new customers and revenue,\u0022 writes Alhadeff.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":"","uid":"27714","created_gmt":"2013-11-08 13:28:32","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 02:26:48","author":"Kyle James","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","publication":"Sigma Xi Award","field_article_url":"","publication_url":"http:\/\/peopleplacepurpose.com\/2013\/11\/07\/the-state-of-bicycling-in-georgia-and-its-economic-value\/","dateline":{"date":"2013-11-07T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2013-11-07T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"groups":[{"id":"1224","name":"School of City \u0026 Regional Planning"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"6451","name":"bicycle"},{"id":"602","name":"economics"},{"id":"3157","name":"Facilities"},{"id":"71171","name":"heather alhadeff"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}