Just wondering about bicycle lanes, part of roadway? Who pays for that?
Who pays for the walkway/nature trails, inside a city?
Where does all the fine money end-up?
The above questions will be answered second Tuesday next week.
Bike lanes are paid for by gas taxes...they get a free ride...although some metro areas charge a licensing fee for bikes.
Walkways and trails - usually paid for from city or county funds...viewed as part of the park system, which everyone gets to pay for, whether they use it or not. Unfortunately, more and more of these walkways are now walk/bike paths...and federal highway money sneaks in and pays some of the costs.
Fines - frankly, your city and county rely upon it as a revenue source...its a line item on the revenue side of their budget. In other words, when the good policeman implores you to ‘drive safe’ and not speed anymore, when he hands you your ticket....he doesn’t really mean it at all. The city budget depends on your speeding.