Parking in Waterloo Region

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I think cyclists should pay an annual fee to register their bikes, pay for manditory basic training courses (that remind them it's illegal to blow through red lights), and use that to help pay for their infrastructure. Just like car owners have been doing since time immemorial.

Car owners as a class are not the primary source of funding for the construction of our road and highway network. When tens of millions are spent on widening Weber Street, that comes out of property taxes and from development charges - not from any car license fees.

It's bizarre for my income and property taxes to go to roads and transit, but to draw the line at cycling infrastructure. Almost like the motivation has nothing to do with transportation or taxes, but instead with culture politics.