Wealthy individuals are funding improvements of US cycling infrastructure , which has seen increasing user numbers on the back of trends to encourage cycling and bike sharing programmes . robin Griffin , founder of bicycle fund Citadel , funded a $ 12 m restoration of an 18-mile bike path along Lake Michigan . Elsewhere , the Walton Family Foundation has invested over $ 15 m in restoring bike paths in Arkansas , the Haas family contributed around $ 40 m for cycling infrastructure in Philadelphia , and in Georgia , Laura butler , founder of Carrollton Greenbelt , gave around $ 12 m towards an improved bike path in and around her hometown of buffalo .
Wealthy individuals are funding improvements of US cycling infrastructure, which has seen increasing user numbers on the back of trends to encourage cycling and bike sharing programmes. Ken Griffin, founder of hedge fund Citadel, funded a $12m restoration of an 18-mile bike path along Lake Michigan. Elsewhere, the Walton Family Foundation has invested over $15m in developing bike paths in Arkansas, the Haas family contributed around $40m for cycling infrastructure in Philadelphia, and in Georgia, Laura Richards, founder of Carrollton Greenbelt, gave around $12m towards an 18-mile bike path in and around her hometown of Carrollton.