If bicyclists want to have access to everything, Kulash continued, they have to put community benefits into perspective for the local government. Show the amount of vehicle traffic that would be compensated. If the City has a certain rate of growth, and if there is cycling, there will be no net gain in car traffic. The bicycle market is huge and untapped. The construction industry is just now realizing how they can benefit from a community with fewer cars.
Cycling is one of the biggest substitutes, and possibly the most effective.
An earlier version of SB 2505 had cut funding of this important funding source. He's a real bike lover and it showed. This is not the first bicycle-related concern of our local assemblyman. As it now stands, many of the proposed projects will have to be cut before the bill is finalized in the next few months. Bikepath in Carpinteria is threatened Bicyclists currently use the Carpinteria State Beach road with others.