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NZ Herald: Walkers call on more cash to be spent on footpaths

Walkers call on more cash to be spent on footpaths

Note: health benefits of cycling measured at 50 cents/km. See below.

Tuesday August 05, 2008
By Mathew Dearnaley

Delegates at a national walking conference in Auckland are calling for a heftier share of infrastructure spending, after being told by Transport Minister Annette King that pedestrians are good for the economy.