I was reading a BikePortland story yesterday about the Velib system, and was dismayed to hear that the operator, advertising company JCDecaux, had recently stated the system was in dire straits. To quote the original BBC story: Remi Pheulpin, JCDecaux’s director general, says the current contract is unsustainable. “It’s simple. All the receipts go to [...]
Posts on ‘February 14th, 2009’
Watching the Tour of California
Daily TV coverage plus a Tour Watch Party The Tour of California starts today and runs through Sunday, February 22. (I still think it’s funny that it’s sponsored by the company that makes EPO!) It should be a good race this year with 9 days instead of 8 and a lot more mountains including on [...]
The ABC’s of A,B, and C Cyclist Categories
In our recent posting about the Downtown Austin Plan, you may have been confused by the part about accommodating “A,B, and C Cyclists” – and so, to clear things up, I asked Nathan Wilkes at the City of Austin for an explanation of that that all means. Here’s what the official categories mean and why [...]
