bicycle excise tax
Bill adds ‘humans’ to legal definition of taxable bicycle in Oregon
Here’s something light to end the week…
Your bike tax at work: State of Oregon unveils new ‘Community Paths’ grant program
Here’s what the State of Oregon is doing with that tax you pay on the purchase of new bicycles: The Oregon Department of Transportation has just launched a new program that could provide an estimated $14 million to multi-use path projects statewide. The Oregon Community Paths program is the evolution of the active transportation portion … Read more
Oregon bike tax revenue ticks up, but still short of expectations
The latest receipts from Oregon’s bicycle excise tax show that revenue is still lower than lawmakers hoped for. The $15 tax on new bicycles was one of several taxes passed by the Oregon Legislature in 2017 to raise revenue for transportation projects and programs. It went into effect on January 1st, 2018 and is collected … Read more
Oregon’s new bike tax: $77,000 in receipts and $47,000 to collect them
It’s not meeting revenue expectations and it’s costing more to collect than expected.
Oregon’s expanded bike tax passes out of committee with unanimous support
“It strikes me as arbitrary and capricious. Which is what this has felt like all along.”
Oregon bike tax is coming: Here are a few quirks in the law and how shops feel about it
Will it be worth the proverbial “seat at the table”? Will it suffice as “skin in the game”?
A TV station interviewed me about the bike tax. Here’s what I said – (Video)
A Sunday morning news show that’s the opposite of the Internet.
It has begun: Oregon-inspired tax on bicycles spreads to Colorado
Pandora’s box is now open.
Bike tax a big moment for cycling movement says Oregon Congressman Blumenauer
The face of biking in Oregon weighs in.
It’s official: Oregon now has a $15 bike tax
When politics wins and policy loses.
Comment of the Week: Gratitude for N/NE Broadway project