Paying for Roads

Gas taxes pay only a small fraction of the cost of roads, at least in Texas. And that's according to the Texas highway department. The rest comes from general revenue.

Here in Portland, every time the state or city decides to spend a few thousand dollars on improvements for bikes, the righty car owners whine and complain that bikes aren't paying their fair share of the roadway. It looks like, in fact, they aren't either -- or rather, that we all are.