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 fishing in 2015, including 3.4 million Hispanics

 African-American, the majority of whom are also millennials

- lion a year to the national economy

- ticipated in snow sports including cross country skiing and snowshoeing

- lion, and average use is up 10%

Download the report at http://atfiles.org/ files/pdf/ARC-2017.pdf.

Strategic agenda for

bike/ped investment Federal funding for pedestrian and bicycle transportation has increased from $113 million in 1994 to a peak of $1.2 billion in 2009; funding for 2014 was $820 million. The Federal Highway Administration developed a Strategic Agenda for Pedestrian and Bicycle Transportation to guide planning, design, and safety resources, foster pub- lic participation, and ensure accessibility.

The agenda can be downloaded at http:// atfiles.org/files/pdf/fhwa-agenda16.pdf.

Positive outlook seen

for outdoor recreation Outdoor recreation contributes $650

billion to the American economy, and supports tens of millions of jobs. According to the American Recreation Coalition’s new report Outdoor Recreation Outlook 2017, those num- bers are only expected to grow. Most components of the recreation

industry reported significant gains in 2016 and the general outlook for the industry in 2017 is optimistic. Key items

 3.9% over 2015, an increase of 9.7 mil- lion visits

 park operations increased by 25.3% ($159 million)