Paul,

Thanks for sharing your findings with us. I'm glad that the numbers on bicycle expenditures will finally be out in the open for everyone to see.

I think one of the reasons people have misperceptions about how much money is spent on bikes is because bike projects tend to be highly visible, like bike lanes and bike racks.

It's also worth noting that bicycles cause very little damage to the roadways,as opposed to cars and trucks.

Bikes are a cheap and fun way to move around the city and they just so happen to be very easy on the environment. They're a win-win for everyone!

I wonder if this "small but vocal" group you refer to is the same group that convinced ODOT to exclude bike facilities from the St. Johns Bridge?