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Economic benefits

Events contributing Supporting our local economy
to the local Over the next 10 years construction of new and
economy upgraded walking and bike riding infrastructure projects
are estimated at
Noosa's cycling events
including major events such $22.68m
as the Noosa Triathlon,
contribute over $22m per year
to the local economy. 1
40%

of visitors to Noosa
engaged and spent over $1.5m
since 2018 in outdoor/nature based
activities. 2

Cost-effective You can make a
Riding a bike or walking around
town is a great way to save difference
money. If bikes and e-bikes became
The cost of buying and maintaining 22% of all transport trips in all
a bike is around 1% of the cost of cities worldwide, greenhouse
buying and maintaining a car! 3
gas emissions and energy use
would be reduced to 47% by
2050. 5
Riding your bike 10km to and from work each day, will
save $1,700
approximately

per year in transport costs (including running costs and
depreciation). 4

On average, every $1 spent on cycling
infrastructure returns almost $5 to
Queensland in health benefits, reduced
traffic congestion and other benefits. 6

Source: (1, 2) Tourism Noosa visitation data (Sept 2020)
(3, 4) Department of Transport and Main Roads, 2016, Queensland Cycle Infrastructure Investment Strategy 2016-26 and Business Case, Queensland Government, Brisbane, QLD, viewed 8
February 2021, < https://www.qld.gov.au/transport/public/bicycle-riding/benefits-of-riding>.
(5) Mason, J, Fulton, L & McDonald, Z 2015, A Global High Shift Cycling Scenario, Institute for Transportation & Development Policy, U.S.A,, viewed 8 February 2021, <https://itdpdotorg.wpengine.
com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/A-Global-High-Shift-Cycling-Scenario_Nov-2015.pdf>.
(6) Department of Transport and Main Roads, Queensland Cycling Strategy, Infographics, Queensland Government, Brisbane, Qld, viewed 8 February 2021, <https://blog.tmr.qld.gov.au/cycling/
infographics/>.
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