Comprehensive Evaluation of Walking Benefits PDF - Walk21

Community Economic Impacts• Project employment impacts.Jobs Creat ted Per $1 m illion Expenditure2520151050PetroleumGeneralAutomobileExpensesGeneralConsumerExpendituresPublic Transit• Business savings and efficiencies(congestion, parking, taxes)increases productivity andcompetitiveness.• Reducing vehicle expenditures andexpanding transit service increasesregional employment and businessactivity.• Agglomeration efficiencies.• Supports strategic land usedevelopment objectives.• Increases affordability, allowingbusinesses to attract employees inareas with high living costs.• Changes in household expenditures• Changes in household expenditureson vehicles and fuel.