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On 7 Mar 2015 at 8:04, Larry Nelson wrote: And, bikes only pay 0% of the roads, right Mike? Give me an argument that I can use to explain to motorists why they need to subsidize bikes. Larry D Nelson, P.E. PO Box 199 4180 Wilson Road Dodgeville, WI 53533 608 630 6532 ----- Original Message ----- From: William Hauda <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Fri, 06 Mar 2015 18:44:12 -0500 (EST) Subject: Re: [Bikies] Iowa Raises Gas Tax Agree with Mike. Example: Fitchburg is going to reconstruct a mile or so of Lacy Road and this will involve an assessment on property owners who use this street to access their homes. At the same time, a better Lacy Road will benefit both motorists and cyclists generally. On 3/6/2015 5:25 PM, Michael Rewey wrote: > Motorists at most pay only 20% of local road costs, so why this picking on > bikes? As a > property tax payer I am aready subsidising streets. > > Mike Rewey > > On 5 Mar 2015 at 7:22, Larry D Nelson wrote: > > If there was a state registration and registration fees (and wheel tax) for > bikes, our work > would be much easier. We would have a common relationship with the motorists, > who may > currently regard bicyclists as freeloaders. > Right now, all we can agree on is that we as individuals should not have to > pay for anything. > > Sent from my iPhone > > On Mar 5, 2015, at 1:22 AM, Jeffrey Schimpff <[email protected]> wrote: > > I would much rather pay a higher registration fee for a bike that I use > every day of the > year, rather than for a car that sits in the garage most of the time. A > wheel tax is > regressive for those of us who do our best to conserve energy and use > public roadways > very little (aside from local streets, for which we pay in large part > with property taxes). > > From: "William Hauda" <[email protected]> > To: "Eric Sundquist" <[email protected]>, "Larry Nelson" > <[email protected]>, "Matthew Logan" <[email protected]> > Cc: [email protected] > Sent: Tuesday, March 3, 2015 11:12:25 PM > Subject: Re: [Bikies] Iowa Raises Gas Tax > &nbs font-family:HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida > Grande, > sans-serif;font-size:16px" data-mce-style="color: #000; > background-color: #fff; font- > family: HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, > sans-serif; > font-size: 16px;"> I have heard discussion among County Board members > about > establishing a wheel tax and would favor it, based on that discussion > and Larry's info. A > $20 tax in Dane County would bring in between $4 million and $5 million > -- not nearly > what the RTA was looking at and small potatoes compared to big projects > like Verona > Road or Highway M, but definitely a part of the puzzle in growing the > multimodal system > in the county. > > > From: Larry Nelson <[email protected]> > To: Matthew Logan <[email protected]> > Cc: [email protected] > Sent: Tuesday, March 3, 2015 5:31 PM > Subject: Re: [Bikies] Iowa Raises Gas Tax > > Planning includes financing needed public transportation improvements. > The following > municipalities have adopted the wheel tax. Municipalities Appleton > (city) - $20 > beginning February 2015 Arena (township) - $20 beginning April 2015 > Beloit (city) - $10 > through January 2015; $20 beginning February 2015 Janesville (city) - > $10 Milwaukee > (city) - $20 Counties Chippewa County - $10 beginning January 2015 > [email protected] > http://lists.danenet.org/listinfo.cgi/bikies-danenet.org > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Bikies mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.danenet.org/listinfo.cgi/bikies-danenet.org > > Michael W. Rewey > 5522 Comanche Way > Madison, WI 53704-1026 > home: 608.249.6673 > cell: 608.698.6673 > [email protected] > > _______________________________________________ > Bikies mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.danenet.org/listinfo.cgi/bikies-danenet.org > _______________________________________________ Bikies mailing list [email protected] http://lists.danenet.org/listinfo.cgi/bikies-danenet.org _______________________________________________ Bikies mailing list [email protected] http://lists.danenet.org/listinfo.cgi/bikies-danenet.org _______________________________________________ Bikies mailing list [email protected] http://lists.danenet.org/listinfo.cgi/bikies-danenet.org
