Wednesday, May 4, 2011

Housing stimulus idea

From Crikey:

Local bike paths mean higher house prices

That is one housing stimulus package I would be happy to see implemented.  From the comments section:

More accurate take on alternate headline –
Bikeways found to be desirable trait amongst urban home buyers.
Temporary shortage of bikeways elevates prices in areas with bike paths.
Once all areas have bike paths, price distortion will be nil.
Captain Planet

4 comments:

  1. obakesanMay 5, 2011 at 6:13 PM

    you'll need to toss in free helmets as a sweetner

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  2. AnonymousMay 6, 2011 at 8:01 PM

    Hmmm, I wonder if lack of green space is becoming a factor in certain modern planning driven development trends. A bike path would be better than nothing in that case.

    I am a strong devotee of the John Forester "Effective Cycling" school. I can claim some 100,000 kms of riding in my lifetime - on roads - with "Effective Cycling" as my rider's bible.

    - Wodehouselee

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  3. AnonymousMay 10, 2011 at 4:37 PM

    http://johnforester.com/Articles/Social/Year.htm

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  4. AnonymousMay 10, 2011 at 4:38 PM

    http://johnforester.com/Articles/Facilities/TransQuart01.htm

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