Fast Fact Library

Filter Fast Fact Library

Filters

The first protected bike lane in the US, on 8th and 9th Avenues in Manhattan, led to a 49% increase in retail sales from locally-based businesses along the route, compared to a 3% increase borough-wide.

New York City Department of Transportation. (2012) “Measuring the Street: New Metrics for 21st Century Streets.”

Economic activity associated with Manhattan's Central Park—including tax revenues from visitor spending, park operations and increased real estate values—generated about $656 million in New York City tax revenues in...

Appleseed Inc. (2009). Valuing Central Park’s Contribution to New York’s Economy.

Surveys in cities across the U.S. indicate that consumers are willing to spend 9% to 12% more for goods and services in central business districts with high quality tree canopy.

Wolf, Kathleen L. (2005). Business district streetscapes, trees, and consumer response. Journal of Forestry 103(8): 396-400.

In a study of two hotels in Zurich, Switzerland, researchers used price premiums and increases in occupancy rates to compare rooms within the same hotels, identical except for their views. They estimate that the...

Lange, Eckart, and Peter V. Schaeffer. “A Comment on the Market Value of a Room with a View.” Landscape and Urban Planning 55, no. 2 (2001): 113–20. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0169-2046(01)00148-7.

Help build the LPS: Find out how to submit a case study and other ways to contribute.