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Sustainable Economic Development

Transport is a fundamental input into the economy, but it need not be motorized transportation.

• Tourism, Eco-Tourism and Bicycle-Tourism A collection of articles.
• Developing Tourism in Indigenous Communities Taking the first step
• Sustainable Transport and Development Article from IBF News
• Cuba's Bicycle Policy Article from IBF News
• Transport Economics: Who Pays Digest of information
• Transportation, Bicycles and Development Report on bicycle transport in Africa
• India: Bicycle Promotion Among Rural Women Article from IBF News
• India: Kolkata ends hand rickshaws (Reuters)
• Women For Sustainable Development (Tunisia) Article from IBF News
• Ghana: Women And Mobility Article from IBF News
• Paradise Lost: The Decline of Bicycle Transportation In Asia
• Pedicab (Rickshaw): A Taxi Without An Attitude
• Exporting / Importing Bicycles for Economic Development
• Sustainable Society: Articles on: Community Sustainability Report Card, Finding Sustainability, Bicycle Balance Sheet, The Earth Summit Rio 1992, Environmental Limits to Motorization, Sustainable Transport Math Quiz, Failure of Leadership, Gas Guzzlers Campaign, The World's Best Cities For Cycling, Non-Motorized Nairobi, Pedalising Eritrea, Pedals For Progress, Foundation For Urban and Rural Advancement (Uganda), Pedal Power Activities.
• Work Bikes - Bicycles & Pedal Power In The Work Place Businesses that use bicycles and pedal power in the course of their business activities and work (police, post, parks, parametics, pedicab, corporate programs, green business, credit schemes, secure parking, etc.).
• Youth and Young People Bicycle Recycle Programs   Programs teaching young people a vocation, personal management, business management and give them self-esteem, while promoting bicycling. A great program for any community.
• IBF Trailer: Assembly Instructions Step-by-step instructions for building a cargo hauling trailer.
• Economic Benefits of Cycling  (click on publications) The Interface for Cycling Expertise has published results of a study on the Economic Benefits of Cycling with case studies from several cities around the world (Bogota, Delhi and Morogoro in Tanzania, and Amsterdam).  Benefits were divided into internal benefits of cycling policy (better health, employment opportunities, less travel time for cyclists, fewer stolen bikes and less travel costs) and reduced external costs of other modes (less investment in other modes, less congestion and use of space, better quality of life, less pollution, less road accidents). The study faced formidable challenges in obtaining data but nevertheless reached clear conclusions. Benefits exceed costs in all cities and the greatest benefits come from improved mobility of cycling (internal benefits are higher than reduced external costs). The results indicate that improved mobility and lower user costs contribute most to the economic significance of cycling facilities. The report costs 12.50 Euro plus postage. Contact: Interface for Cycling Expertise (I-ce), Predikherenstraat 17, 3512 TL Utrecht, The Netherlands. Fax +31 30 231 23 84, E-mail: i-ce@cycling.nl. (Sept 2000)
• U.S. Contractors in China / Factory Conditions: Huffy Bikes A report on labor and living conditions in China, including at the factory that produces bicycles for Huffy, Wal-Mart and Sears.  We don't know of any other reports on how prevailing these conditions are, but a number of other makes of bikes are made in seemingly  similar factories.

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