Nova Scotia's new highway plan released

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OldDartmouthMark,

Bottom line up front: I largely agree with you. Motorists pay their fair share in fuel taxes, registrations, and general revenue.

I also think that the amount the NS Government spends from both dedicated "fuel" taxes and general revenues is mostly correct for the current fiscal environment. I think the suburbs don't realize how much of an infrastructure burden they are in total (for openness, I just moved to the outer suburbs from Cole Harbour).

Originally Posted by OldDartmouthMark

I'm not sure what there is to disagree with, as it is plainly stated in the government document that "Almost every dollar from Registry of Motor Vehicle (RMV) fees and the fuel tax goes back into provincial roads".

That's why I said "philosophically," I disagree with how the government does it. Registration fees should be used to manage the registration processes, in order to be transparent. All fuel taxes should go to transportation infrastructure, and it should be transparent how much general revenue is applied to that.

Originally Posted by OldDartmouthMark

I wasn't really wanting to say anything about bike lanes, as it's not on topic of the provincial road budget.

I'm not sure what you mean by your last sentence, by the way.

I agree... the provincial budget for roads should be discussed on it's own merits and cost benefit. My last sentence was disagreeing with other's who had already linked the discussion with bike lanes (from both sides).