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Bicycles and Pedestrians

Pilot Program Promotes Mode Shift to Walking, Biking

Pilot program results showed that people walked or biked an estimated 32 million miles that they would have otherwise driven, suggesting that community planners should consider "active" transportation as an integral solution for reducing congestion and improving the environment.