Peter Furth
writes in City Cycling
that
federal
funding
dedicated
to
walking
and
bicycling
is
about
$1.50 per
person per
year.
He
also
reports
that
Oregon
requires
that
1%
of
highway capital
expenditures
be
for walking
and
bicycling.
As part of this exercise I will estimate
what the
Oregon
set aside
amounts is in
dollars
per
person
per year.
The following statistics were used:
Americans own 1 motor vehicle per 1.8 people.
The average motor vehicle goes 12,000 miles per year and gets 24 miles per gallon.
State highway expenditures roughly equal 70% of gas tax receipts.
Federal gas taxes are mainly returned to the states they came from.
Oregon State Gas Tax $0.30 per gallon
(Source: http://www.oregon.gov/ODOT/CS/FTG/Pages/index.aspx)
Federal Gas Tax $0.18 per gallon
(Source: American Petroleum Institute)
Oregon 2013 Population: 3,930,065
(Source :American Fact Finder: US Census)
Using the above statistics it can be estimated that there are approximately 7,074,117 motor vehicles in Oregon. These motor vehicles use 3,537,058,500 gallons of gas per year. At this rate $1,061,117,600 in State Gas Taxes and $636,670,530 in Federal Gas Taxes are collected for a Total of $1,697,788,130.
If Oregon spends 70% of this total on highway expenditures that would amount to $1,188,451,691. The 1% set-aside would be $11,884,517. Or the state of Oregon spends approximately $3.02 per person on walking and biking.
This is more than double than amount of federal funding dedicated to walking and biking but far behind what the Dutch dedicate to cycling. According to Peter Furth, "Danish cities revelead annual per capita expenditures on bicycle route infrastructure of between $11 to $27, while Dutch officials quote a national average of $50, plus equal amount spent on bicycle parking and non-infrastructure programs" (Ch. 6).
As I live in New York City I thought it would also be interesting to note that the New York State Gas Tax Rate is $0.08 per gallon, but there is also a state sales tax that fluctuates around $0.08 per gallon. Also, you must consider that the residents of New York City drive far less than those of most other metro regions (and thus contribute less gas taxes). According to New York City's Green Dividend the average New Yorker drives 16 less miles per day amounting to 48 billion miles avoided annually. This saves 2.4 billion gallons of gas each year!
The following statistics were used:
Americans own 1 motor vehicle per 1.8 people.
The average motor vehicle goes 12,000 miles per year and gets 24 miles per gallon.
State highway expenditures roughly equal 70% of gas tax receipts.
Federal gas taxes are mainly returned to the states they came from.
Oregon State Gas Tax $0.30 per gallon
(Source: http://www.oregon.gov/ODOT/CS/FTG/Pages/index.aspx)
Federal Gas Tax $0.18 per gallon
(Source: American Petroleum Institute)
Oregon 2013 Population: 3,930,065
(Source :American Fact Finder: US Census)
Using the above statistics it can be estimated that there are approximately 7,074,117 motor vehicles in Oregon. These motor vehicles use 3,537,058,500 gallons of gas per year. At this rate $1,061,117,600 in State Gas Taxes and $636,670,530 in Federal Gas Taxes are collected for a Total of $1,697,788,130.
If Oregon spends 70% of this total on highway expenditures that would amount to $1,188,451,691. The 1% set-aside would be $11,884,517. Or the state of Oregon spends approximately $3.02 per person on walking and biking.
This is more than double than amount of federal funding dedicated to walking and biking but far behind what the Dutch dedicate to cycling. According to Peter Furth, "Danish cities revelead annual per capita expenditures on bicycle route infrastructure of between $11 to $27, while Dutch officials quote a national average of $50, plus equal amount spent on bicycle parking and non-infrastructure programs" (Ch. 6).
As I live in New York City I thought it would also be interesting to note that the New York State Gas Tax Rate is $0.08 per gallon, but there is also a state sales tax that fluctuates around $0.08 per gallon. Also, you must consider that the residents of New York City drive far less than those of most other metro regions (and thus contribute less gas taxes). According to New York City's Green Dividend the average New Yorker drives 16 less miles per day amounting to 48 billion miles avoided annually. This saves 2.4 billion gallons of gas each year!
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| Source: theenvironmentalblog.org |
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