I’m a little late in the afternoon getting this week’s Dumbest Product of the Week up since this is the busiest time of year for my day job, and Marcus and I decide to add the Austin Bike Plan Petition on top of that. Still, I do not want to disappoint our readers by skipping [...]
Posts on ‘October 24th, 2008’
This Weekend: LIVESTRONG Challenge
The LIVESTRONG challenge is returning to Austin this weekend, the 25th and 26th. It is, of course, a fundraiser and awareness-raising ride with 10,45,65, and 90-mile routes, along with a 5k run/walk. As far as I know, you can still sign up to participate or volunteer. So go to it! Post-event addition: according to a [...]
NO CARS?!
According to this story in the Irish Times, Dublin is considering banning cars from driving into the city center, mostly because they just flat out can’t build any more roads to accommodate the increase in drivers. Instead of doing something like bulldozing their classic downtown buildings or building multi-level superhighways, Dublin is considering something much [...]
