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Economic value of benefits per kilometre cycled

This is a text-based alternative to the Economic value of benefits per kilometre cycled infographic.

The following table show the economic value of benefits per kilometre cycled.

Benefit  Benefit per kilometre cycled
Health $0.67
Decongestion $0.27
Savings in car user costs $0.25
Journey ambience
(separated infrastructure)
$0.14
Journey ambience
(non separated infrastructure)
$0.11
Infrastructure provision $0.04 
Air pollution reduction $0.02 
Parking cost savings $0.02
Greenhouse gas reduction $0.01
Noise reduction $0.01
Bicycle injury costs -$0.44
Last updated 06 June 2022