On Tue, Mar 3, 2015 at 9:21 AM Matthew Logan <[email protected]> wrote:
> The problem is that the > people making the decisions do not believe it is the role of the state to > provide funding for bicycling, while at the same time, clinging to > 1970's-era thinking about the value of highways. > Case in point: Even this otherwise reasonable article can't resist making quips about how cyclists don't pay their way (not to speak of the stupid "and cyclists run reds all the time!!" that follows): "None of the Cap City and intersection work is funded with fees collected on bicyclists. While the city requires a $10-per-bike registration fee, the ordinance isn’t enforced and the money is used to cover staff for its program to encourage biking. “Free-loading” bicyclists are a long-standing irritant for some motorists, as is bicyclists’ tendency to ignore street signs, stop lights and other rules of the road. " http://host.madison.com/wsj/news/local/columnists/chris-rickert/chris-rickert-boom-in-bicycling-could-be-boon-to-budgeting/article_51f09259-3950-550a-81e4-d0b8980e038a.html Har"no new highways until nobody speeds any more"ald
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