Portland’s 2030 Bike Plan
An interesting article in the Christian Science Monitor about Portland’s very ambitious 2030 Bike Plan.
A quote from the article (and someone not convinced it could fly):
Critics think the mayor and cycling advocates are dreaming. For starters, the plan would require a new steady revenue stream.
“They want to make bicycling more attractive than driving for all trips of three miles or less,” says John Charles, president of the Cascade Policy Institute. “Nothing they do is going to make that happen for most people.”
They do have some interesting ideas, though …
The plan calls for an expansive interconneted bicycle network, new street designs and an array of education programs. It also mandates studying funding concepts in coming months.
Some ideas — licensing and registration fees for bicyclists, a citywide sales tax on new bikes and advertising in bike lanes — would target just cyclists. But a proposed “green transportation” bond would ask everyone to pay.
…and I am sure we’ll a lot more about it in the coming weeks and months. For more detail, go here.
