The cost of bicycle infrastructure improvement programs will vary, depending upon how many and what type of infrastructure improvements you are proposing as well as factors that are unique to your community. The costs may typically consist of land acquisition and construction or engineering work. In some cases the costs might be lower – e.g. adding bicycle parking device at a shopping center may only require setting aside some existing paved parking space and installing a few bicycle racks.
 

A project by National Cooperative Highway Research Program is developing guidelines and cost-benefit analyses of bicycle facility improvement programs. Check their website to follow the project. Results are due in early 2005.