Cyclists pay the property and general taxes that fund roads.
· captured from a post · Discussed by 3 people
The question it is checked under
Who pays for Edmonton's roads, drivers or everybody?
This claim is checked as part of that question. One brief covers every claim under it, and each claim still gets its own finding.
The investigation's outcomeGoing ahead
Municipal budgets and intergovernmental funding records can show how much road money comes from property taxes, fuel-tax transfers and other sources shared by drivers and cyclists.
Raised in extraction by luna
Where it came from
Taken from Yegscoop post on council's 2026-08-26 bike lane decision, read end to end. Every factual claim in it was extracted and merged, so this one is listed whatever became of it.
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How it was said
Every wording of this claim found in the source, quoted exactly. The names are pseudonyms, one to a person within the source; the number is the comment's place in the captured thread.
cyclists pay property taxes
Misty Squirrel C. · comment 27
Every adult cyclist is a taxpayer, genius
Boreal Hare I. · comment 45
every adult pays taxes which is where the money for roads come from. It’s not just drivers
Boreal Hare I. · comment 54
Cyclists also pay taxes…
Mossy Beaver J. · comment 68
people without cars still pay taxes in other ways that help to fund roads
Mossy Beaver J. · comment 73
Every adult cyclist is a taxpayer, genius
Boreal Hare I. · comment 145