Comments on: Bailout Bill Includes Bike Commuting Benefit http://la.streetsblog.org/2008/10/02/bailout-bill-includes-bike-commuting-benefit/ Covering Los Angeles's livable streets movement Sat, 21 Nov 2009 21:23:58 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8 hourly 1 By: Drew http://la.streetsblog.org/2008/10/02/bailout-bill-includes-bike-commuting-benefit/comment-page-1/#comment-2568 Drew Tue, 07 Oct 2008 14:50:01 +0000 http://la.streetsblog.org/?p=1214#comment-2568 I just looked at the bill. The "Transportation Fringe Benefit to Bicycle Communters" begins on page 205 of the pdf document. It is listed as Sec. 211 but it's funny that Sec. 211 is not listed in the table of contents. I just looked at the bill. The "Transportation Fringe Benefit to Bicycle Communters" begins on page 205 of the pdf document. It is listed as Sec. 211 but it's funny that Sec. 211 is not listed in the table of contents.

]]> By: Richard http://la.streetsblog.org/2008/10/02/bailout-bill-includes-bike-commuting-benefit/comment-page-1/#comment-2547 Richard Fri, 03 Oct 2008 23:11:17 +0000 http://la.streetsblog.org/?p=1214#comment-2547 Besides, $20 is really insiginificant and is an insult, unless its $20/day. Besides, $20 is really insiginificant and is an insult, unless its $20/day.

]]> By: Richard http://la.streetsblog.org/2008/10/02/bailout-bill-includes-bike-commuting-benefit/comment-page-1/#comment-2546 Richard Fri, 03 Oct 2008 23:10:08 +0000 http://la.streetsblog.org/?p=1214#comment-2546 There isn't a section 211 in the copy of the bill that you get when you click on the link above. There isn't a section 211 in the copy of the bill that you get when you click on the link above.

]]> By: Nancy http://la.streetsblog.org/2008/10/02/bailout-bill-includes-bike-commuting-benefit/comment-page-1/#comment-2537 Nancy Fri, 03 Oct 2008 00:34:18 +0000 http://la.streetsblog.org/?p=1214#comment-2537 Paying $20 to cyclists does not excuse this bill of its awful-ness. I don't need to be paid to bike anyway. Paying $20 to cyclists does not excuse this bill of its awful-ness. I don't need to be paid to bike anyway.

]]> By: Ken Ott http://la.streetsblog.org/2008/10/02/bailout-bill-includes-bike-commuting-benefit/comment-page-1/#comment-2536 Ken Ott Thu, 02 Oct 2008 21:17:00 +0000 http://la.streetsblog.org/?p=1214#comment-2536 Hey, I haven't read it, but there are other benefits to bicycle commuting of course, which I won't spell out. Here's a story we received at SustainLane about a woman who has started to commute by bike in L.A. along with her two kids: http://www.sustainlane.com/us-city-rankings/articles/one-less-car-on-the-road-in-los-angeles/LTP1NWFDP8N23RUS8QIWDSLKR98X Enjoy! Hey, I haven't read it, but there are other benefits to bicycle commuting of course, which I won't spell out.

Here's a story we received at SustainLane about a woman who has started to commute by bike in L.A. along with her two kids:

http://www.sustainlane.com/us-city-rankings/articles/one-less-car-on-the-road-in-los-angeles/LTP1NWFDP8N23RUS8QIWDSLKR98X

Enjoy!

]]> By: dbk http://la.streetsblog.org/2008/10/02/bailout-bill-includes-bike-commuting-benefit/comment-page-1/#comment-2534 dbk Thu, 02 Oct 2008 19:50:54 +0000 http://la.streetsblog.org/?p=1214#comment-2534 caveat: I haven't read the bill. But if this bone to bike riders includes a giant side of beef - or an entire cattle ranch - for highway interests, oil companies, and the rest of the fat cats that got us into this mess - then I'm against it. What do you think the odds are that it does? (About the same that any bike lane project in LA that actually gets done comes tied to a few extra lanes of traffic being put in at the same time, I'd wager...) caveat: I haven't read the bill. But if this bone to bike riders includes a giant side of beef - or an entire cattle ranch - for highway interests, oil companies, and the rest of the fat cats that got us into this mess - then I'm against it.

What do you think the odds are that it does? (About the same that any bike lane project in LA that actually gets done comes tied to a few extra lanes of traffic being put in at the same time, I'd wager...)

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