Bicycle facilities help grow Iowa's economy

What do you know--it really does work:

Iowa Gov. Tom Vilsack . . . accepted an award at the mayors conference for his state's investment in the arts. He said Iowa has generated $2 billion in economic activity by investing in museums, libraries, convention centers, parks and bike trails - a lesson, he said, for Bush.

"We need to get our fiscal house in order and make long-term investment in infrastructure to make America competitive," Vilsack said in an interview. (quoted in KCStar)

When is Missouri going to catch up with our neighbor to the north? I would love to hear Missouri's governor bragging about how the Katy Trail has helped Missouri's economy rather than dragging feet over the Katy Trail Connection.