Sorry, that doesn't cut it. If I am to discuss complete streets with two brand new Republican representatives of mine I need better argument. Perhaps my membership in the BikeFed could yield some talking points?
Sent from my iPhone > On Mar 7, 2015, at 8:17 AM, Michael Rewey <[email protected]> wrote: > > Pedestrians. > > > 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
