Yesterday, Marcus wrote about the plan the City of Austin has to replace all the meters downtown with electronic kiosks and how this will eliminate thousands of de facto bike parking racks. This story was picked up today by Streetsblogs, a transportation network we are a part of, with this picture below where meter posts [...]
Posts from ‘January, 2009’
Eastside Pedal Pushers has moved
I just saw over at ATXBS that Eastside Pedal Pushers has finally moved to their new location at 1414 East 5th Street which is 5th and Onion. Cool photo gallery of the move here. As you may recall in the recent review we did of this bike shop that the landlord for their old location [...]
Recycling bikes to make furniture
I’m a big fan of products that are made to be recycled or retooled. Our society judges success by how much we consume, and while I love to see a reverse of the trend, the more we reuse and recycle in the meantime, the less impact we’ll have on our planet. That’s why I’m such [...]
Thousands of (bicycle) parking spaces going away? What to do?
Austin has several thousand parking meters, which are set to be replaced over the next couple of years by electronic parking kiosks at each block of metered spaces. At least, this is the latest news. A quick search through the City of Austin shows that this has been talked about for nearly twelve years. But [...]
Bicycle Blog Roundup, 1/5/09
Hi all, and Happy New Year to everyone. It’s that time again, to share the latest bike news from bloggers I’ve been reading. Locally, there are two items of note. First, Rob D’Amico at the Bicycle Austin Blog suggests the city’s Transportation User Fee have the option of supporting cycling projects. Good idea! In the [...]
Why can’t our PSAs be this cool
The folks across the pond are at it again with a new ad to raise awareness of cyclists on the road. This follows up a great PSA done last year involving guys playing basketball and someone in a bear costume. If we had PSAs like this is on American TV, we might actually get some [...]
Dumbest Product of the Week- 17th Edition, Cadel Evans’ Winners energy bar
It is a new year, and fortunately for the author (and unfortunately for you, the consumer), there are still dumb products being produced for our enjoyment. The economy is bad, but not that bad. This weeks nominee, Cadel Evans’ Winners energy bar, surpasses previous nominee, Mike Ditka for shamelessly cashing in on minor celebrity. According [...]
New Year’s Resolution: Drive a little bit less
Now is the time for New Years’ resolutions. Most of us are filled with hope for the new year and bite off more than we can chew in an attempt to be a better person. There is nothing wrong with being ambitious, but this cycle tends to end in failure. Rather than over-reaching, I would [...]
