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Funding Sources
Prior
to the 1990's only a few million dollars a year of federal funds were
being invested in bicycle or pedestrian facilities. While the energy
crisis of the early 1970's had spawned new interest and some modest
government initiatives to make improvements for bicycling, very little
money from the government at any level was invested in bicycle and
pedestrian facilities. Likewise, the outdoor recreation industry and
business community in general provided very little funding for facilities,
planning, programs or organizational development. Throughout the late
1970's and 1980's the largest amounts of funds for bicycling and walking
were invested by state and local parks agencies building multi-use
trails, however even these levels of investment were very small compared
to what is happening today.
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