[Vision2020] Ped/Bike transportation options

[Craine Kit]

Once upon a time, the City of Moscow required annual bike licences.  
That didn’t work very well as many UI students didn’t bother getting  
one and enforcement wasn’t worth the time. So, the City went to a  
life time licence--mainly so bikes could be returned to their owners  
if they were recovered after being lost or stolen. Perhaps it is time  
to re-evaluate that.

On the other hand, not having to buy a licence and/or pay taxes might  
be an enticement for people to ride.

Kit Craine

On Jun 1, 2006, at 6:56 AM, Dan Carscallen wrote:

> Jeff says:
> "It does seem appropriate that as bicycle use increases (as a  
> substitute
> for the high cost of driving and commuting) that there is some  
> mechanism
> for taxing bike riders for their share of developing a trail network -
> similar to the tax on gasoline is used to build and maintain highways,
> roads and streets."
>
> I couldn't agree more.  I pay $10 each for off-road stickers that help
> pay for ORV trails for dirt bikes and ATVs.  A lot of those are
> shared-use trails (throwing mountain bikes and horses into the  
> mix), but
> the cost burden of the upkeep is on the shoulders of those who have to
> buy the off-road stickers -- the dirt bikes and ATVs.
>
> I would gladly toss in $5-10 annually for each bike we ride on the
> Latah/Chipman/Paradise Path trails to help maintain them, as well as
> building new connectors.  If it can be done for ORV's, it should be  
> able
> to work for bikes.
>
> DC
>
>
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