I'm about as closely associated with it as you can get... and money is part of it, but from my experience it has a lot to do with the lak of acceptance of cycling among the *workforce*. I know that the blue-collars that are employed by the business arm of the capital city council here couldn't care less.

However, finding the right person within a council (or government department) can create a useful liaison that does get things done eventually. What I can't really understand is that a vast majority of cyclists always b!tch and complain, but rarely take up the invitation to establish a BUG or council bike committee to work within these structures.