Ryan (and for the group) -

Here is some info on the Colorado Springs bike tax ($4 per bike, one time fee). Started in 1988, it has raised over $1M, and currently averages about $85,000 a year. In 2007 (probably height or program), they generated $128,000 and leveraged to get $1.45M in grants with it, awarded in 2008.

http://www.trailsandopenspaces.org/biketax.html

http://www.springsgov.com/page.aspx?NavID=2686

- Scott

Bicycle Longmont

G'Knight Ride

-------- Original Message --------
Subject: [TheThinkTank] Bike System funding - Bike tax?
From: Ryan Kragerud <rjkragerud@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, March 18, 2013 8:53 am
To: The Think Tank <thethinktank@lists.bikecollectives.org>

Hey there,

Bicycle Longmont is working on a bike system funding project and we're in the research phase right now. Who out there is aware of innovative ways communities, states/provinces, are funding bike improvements? We've heard of Bike taxes, like in Colorado Springs where $4 is added to the price of every new bike sold, We've heard of options where local sales tax derrived from bike sales go toward infrastructure/bike projects.

Also - Oregon and Maine have surcharges on traffic infractions that go toward statewide funds that include grants that make biking and walking to school safer and to programs for adult and children bike education. Anyone aware of other sources of info on this topic?

Thanks,
Ryan Kragerud, President
Bicycle Longmont

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