Green Options » Bicycle Commuter Act http://greenoptions.com/tag/bicycle-commuter-act Posts tagged 'Bicycle Commuter Act' Tue, 07 Oct 2008 15:31:53 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 en Ride a Bike to Work? Bailout Bill Could Mean $20 a Month, Tax-Free, for You http://ecolocalizer.com/2008/10/07/ride-a-bike-to-work-bailout-bill-could-mean-20-a-month-tax-free-for-you/ http://ecolocalizer.com/2008/10/07/ride-a-bike-to-work-bailout-bill-could-mean-20-a-month-tax-free-for-you/#comments Tue, 07 Oct 2008 15:31:53 +0000 Shirley Siluk Gregory http://ecolocalizer.com/2008/10/07/ride-a-bike-to-work-bailout-bill-could-mean-20-a-month-tax-free-for-you/ KF at Wikimedia Commons, public domain.)An extra twenty bucks a month might not get you whooping and hollering with joy, but would it inspire you to consider riding your bike to work more and driving less?

That’s what backers of the long-awaited Bicycle Commuter Act are hoping, as the measure that’s been kicking around for seven years was among the many added as a “sweetener” to the $700 billion financial system bailout bill passed by Congress last week. Oregon Congressman Earl Blumenauer has been pushing for the bike act for years, arguing that similar benefits have long been granted to car-driving commuters.

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