CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Topic: "Do roads pay for themselves? Well, no" http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Topic: "Do roads pay for themselves? Well, no" en Sun, 31 May 2026 11:27:53 +0000 Kim on ""Do roads pay for themselves? Well, no"" http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=1969#post-20792 Thu, 06 Jan 2011 18:25:46 +0000 Kim 20792@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I tried to work the cost of motoring and "road tax" a while back, <a href="http://www.kimharding.net/blog/?p=470">this is what I came up with</a>... </p> SRD on ""Do roads pay for themselves? Well, no"" http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=1969#post-20639 Tue, 04 Jan 2011 17:51:16 +0000 SRD 20639@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>At the top of the article linked to above, there was a link for t<a href="http://www.grist.org/article/2011-01-03-the-year-ahead-in-bikes">his article</a>, which I quite enjoyed reading. Refreshing to read someone being optimistic about bike use. (<a href="http://www.grist.org/article/2010-12-20-helmet-wars-a-gripping-account-of-the-great-bicycle-helmet-campa">there's also an opinion piece on h*!mets</a> that I would recommend if it were not likely to generate yet more vituperation...) </p> chdot on ""Do roads pay for themselves? Well, no"" http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=1969#post-20636 Tue, 04 Jan 2011 17:30:59 +0000 chdot 20636@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>America, but not likely to be much different in UK - certainly in terms of political perception, if not the precise details. </p> <p><a href="http://www.grist.org/article/2011-01-04-do-roads-pay-for-themselves-well-no" rel="nofollow">http://www.grist.org/article/2011-01-04-do-roads-pay-for-themselves-well-no</a> </p>