Diverting Gas Tax Money to Sidewalks and Transit Hurts Highways
http://reason.org/blog/show/diverting-gas-tax-money-to-sid
Study says highway fix funds could come from fuel taxes if money not diverted
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2565875/posts
Locally were taking 4 lane streets (2 lanes both ways) and making them into 2 lane streets with a turn lane and 2 bicycle lanes. Basically we’re giving bikes an equal share when they pay zero tax.
A local reporter did an informal traffic count on one of these streets and counted some 38,000 cars over 48 hours, and 30 bikes in the same time frame.