Bicycle tourism: a growing factor in Western North Carolina

Mountain X
May 12, 2105

[…] The study credits bicycle tourism with a $14 million estimated annual economic impact in the region. […] The statistics from the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials show that work on greenways, sidewalks and bicycle facilities, on average, creates the most jobs — 17 jobs per $1 million spent, generating 4.5 more jobs than the next-most productive categories, new highway construction and pavement widening. […]