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Old 05-11-14, 03:57 PM
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Originally Posted by FBinNY
I never insist on reserved funds. The reality is that there is already spending on bike infrastructure, so based on history, I'd expect that any new dollars reserved for bike infrastructure would be offset by reductions in funding from other sources.

Taxation and spending are like a massive BYOB party. Everyone brings, and everyone drinks, but it's bad form to look too closely at who brought what or or what they drink.
I agree with that for the most part, but if we want more communities to do like bike friendly communities such as Seattle do, to be willing to invest more than current demand requires for future generations, wouldn't it be wise to contribute to that expense in this era of budget cuts?
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