0:15 in and there's already an AW11 MR2, nice. [connection is in the spoiler expando at the bottom] A question actually on the topic though: In the US, or at least in my part of the US, roads are...
0:15 in and there's already an AW11 MR2, nice. [connection is in the spoiler expando at the bottom]
A question actually on the topic though: In the US, or at least in my part of the US, roads are paid for via fuel and other taxes and fees directly linked to vehicle ownership and use. A lot of what is discussed in this video is the modification of current roadways to allow dedicated bike paths, is this the case in other places like the Netherlands? Where does the money to build completely dedicated bike roads come from? These may not be questions with simple answers as I know that transportation infrastructure budgets have been strained by less and less fuel tax revenue because of greater fuel economy standards and, at least here in Texas, no one wants to be the person that upped fuel taxes.
In Sweden (one of the countries in the video, although never mentioned in the voice over, but on Camera) its taxes being lumped together so there is no one-to-one relationships between any one...
is this the case in other places like the Netherlands? Where does the money to build completely dedicated bike roads come from?
In Sweden (one of the countries in the video, although never mentioned in the voice over, but on Camera) its taxes being lumped together so there is no one-to-one relationships between any one source and its beneficiary counter. Sometimes they say things like "road tolls in large cities will bring money for project X" but since the spending is calculated from the same pot - split in to State, Commune or Region - that doesn't really mean much.
The modification to large roads here in my hometown is a constant since its an old industrial city where focus was, with the introduction of cars, on transport of goods. So new bikelanes, bike paths etc are being added with every recurring road modification - but on the other hand that same road modification has to happen at some point anyway otherwise its just painting over potholes with a little asphalt.
0:15 in and there's already an AW11 MR2, nice. [connection is in the spoiler expando at the bottom]
A question actually on the topic though: In the US, or at least in my part of the US, roads are paid for via fuel and other taxes and fees directly linked to vehicle ownership and use. A lot of what is discussed in this video is the modification of current roadways to allow dedicated bike paths, is this the case in other places like the Netherlands? Where does the money to build completely dedicated bike roads come from? These may not be questions with simple answers as I know that transportation infrastructure budgets have been strained by less and less fuel tax revenue because of greater fuel economy standards and, at least here in Texas, no one wants to be the person that upped fuel taxes.
In Sweden (one of the countries in the video, although never mentioned in the voice over, but on Camera) its taxes being lumped together so there is no one-to-one relationships between any one source and its beneficiary counter. Sometimes they say things like "road tolls in large cities will bring money for project X" but since the spending is calculated from the same pot - split in to State, Commune or Region - that doesn't really mean much.
The modification to large roads here in my hometown is a constant since its an old industrial city where focus was, with the introduction of cars, on transport of goods. So new bikelanes, bike paths etc are being added with every recurring road modification - but on the other hand that same road modification has to happen at some point anyway otherwise its just painting over potholes with a little asphalt.
Thanks for the insight!