Keep New Orleans' Bicycle Registration Fees Reasonable

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We, the undersigned, request the City Council examine our concerns about Councilman Carter's proposed Bicycle Registration Fee hike to $75 for commercial use and $15 for non-commercial use (amendments to Sections 154-1403 through 154-1406 of the Code of the City of New Orleans). While an effective bicycle registration program can be a valuable resource, the magnitude of this increase (500\% for non-commercial and 2500\% for commercial) will be a hardship for some cyclists and feel like a punishment to others. The following outlines our primary concerns:

- The ordinance does not specify how the collected fees will be used by the city

- An increase of this scope should involve greater public participation to insure an effective registration program

- Low registration fees will encourage citizens to participate in the program, which will in turn discourage theft and promote ridership.

We appreciate your attention to this matter.

381 Signatures

  • Robin Gruenfeld
    • Address; Zip Code
    • 70116
  • Lauren Sullivan
    • Comments
    • Please keep bicycle registration fees low to encourage ridership among low-income and young New Orleanians.
    • Address; Zip Code
    • 913 Independence St., New Orleans, LA 70117
  • Erik Day
    • Comments
    • this will not increase ridership in the city, and you need it.
    • Address; Zip Code
    • 714 E. Baltimore, El Paso, TX 79902
  • Nicole McCall
    • Comments
    • Encourage and improve cycling in New Orleans. Don't penalize it.
    • Address; Zip Code
    • Alix and Bermuda, 70114
  • Thomas Macom
    • Address; Zip Code
    • Bywater
  • Michael Roman
    • Address; Zip Code
    • 70117
  • Theodora Eliezer
    • Address; Zip Code
    • 70117
  • Lando B. McCall
  • Caitlin Reilly
    • Address; Zip Code
    • 70115
  • justin richards
  • Natalie Miller
    • Address; Zip Code
    • 70116
  • Kate Drabinski
    • Address; Zip Code
    • 70115
  • Darin Acosta
    • Address; Zip Code
    • 70117
  • Katarina Ruiz
  • Benjamin Harlow
    • Comments
    • Show me what you plan on doing with the money.
    • Address; Zip Code
    • 70117
  • Julia Wessman
    • Comments
    • В
    • Address; Zip Code
    • В
  • Alyson Gamble
    • Address; Zip Code
    • 70115
  • BOB MYERS
    • Address; Zip Code
    • 70123
  • adam shu
    • Address; Zip Code
    • 70122
  • Scott Stafford
    • Comments
    • fee for bikes? we should get tax credits for not clogging up the roads and guzzling gas!
    • Address; Zip Code
    • 70117
  • Max Williamson
    • Address; Zip Code
    • 70115
  • Gordon Magonet
    • Address; Zip Code
    • 70130
  • Richard Deichmann
  • Jo Kemper
    • Address; Zip Code
    • 70118
  • Sandra Burshell
    • Comments
    • В
    • Address; Zip Code
    • В
  • Adrienne Rathert
    • Address; Zip Code
    • 70115
  • Trevor Anderson
    • Comments
    • with Hikes like that you will make less people want to ride, when you should be trying to make people want to ride.... Silly!
  • Fay Faron
    • Address; Zip Code
    • 525 Pelican 70114
  • Alayne Gobeille
    • Comments
    • Fees (if any) should be nominal.
    • Address; Zip Code
    • 70117
  • Ze daLuz
    • Comments
    • Nickeling and diming people who are trying to be consciencious about using resources (fuel) is ridiculous. The city does not pay for the bike paths, the federal govenment does. There is no impact to the city from bike riders other than positive image
  • Melissa Mitchell
    • Address; Zip Code
    • New Orleans 70122
  • Ashley Wennerstrom
    • Address; Zip Code
    • 70115
  • Aimee Moll
    • Address; Zip Code
    • 244 A Olivier St. New Orleans, LA 70114
  • Andrew Brott
    • Address; Zip Code
    • 5110 Freret Street
  • Jeffrey Traylor
    • Comments
    • This is a step backwards in Pres. Obama's efforts to green America!
    • Address; Zip Code
    • 70114
  • Willard Fields
  • Christopher Lane
    • Address; Zip Code
    • 70119
  • scott Wessels
    • Address; Zip Code
    • 70119
  • Billy Wells
    • Address; Zip Code
    • 2107 Broadway 70118
  • Rachel Smith
    • Address; Zip Code
    • Mandeville St, 70117
  • James Wilson
    • Address; Zip Code
    • 7713 Zimpel St. New Orleans LA 70118
  • Timothy M. Phillips
    • Comments
    • I wouldn't mind paying this fee if I could see clear signs, or even a long term plan, for making our great city more bicycle friendly. Use Portland, OR, or Seattle, or Boulder, CO, or even Chicago as a model to impove bicycle safety, awareness, and user friendliness. But to simply raise the fees with no explanation or plan for improvements is absurd.
    • Address; Zip Code
    • 70115
  • Georgia Rhody
    • Address; Zip Code
    • 70117
  • Wendy King
    • Comments
    • It's important that we encourage bicycle use and registration. However, collecting the fees must be balanced by an accounting of their use, such as maintaining bikelanes, bicycle safety classes, and other education/recreation projects.
    • Address; Zip Code
    • 70118
  • Corrina Vonder Haar
    • Comments
    • В
    • Address; Zip Code
    • 70117
  • Shaun McLain
    • Comments
    • If the fee is to be raised, there should be a clear plan on how the money will be used to benefit cyclists
    • Address; Zip Code
    • 1030 Rue Dauphine, 70116
  • chris cook
  • Ella Stelter
    • Comments
    • No fees for cars, already recieve less service for tax money percentage
    • Address; Zip Code
    • 1700 7th St. Apt. 2
  • Niall Doherty
    • Address; Zip Code
    • 70115
  • Kelly L. Landrieu
    • Comments
    • В
    • Address; Zip Code
    • В