Posts on ‘February 26th, 2009’

I just saw over at ATXBS that  Annie P has christened the February Critical Mass ride with a Mardi Gras theme. Never mind that Lent has started, and us non-heathens should be putting our wayward ways behind us for at least the next 40 days. It’s still an inspired theme.

From a BBC story today: Over 40% of breast and bowel cancer cases in rich countries are preventable through diet, physical activity and weight control alone, experts say. Simple measures like cycling to work and swapping fatty foods for fruit can make all the difference for these and many other cancers, they say. Hm. Just [...]

Not to be outdone by yesterday’s announcement about a potentially carfree Market Street in San Francisco, today’s Wall Street Journal reports that Times Square in New York City(!) will be going sans car as well. In May, the city plans to close Broadway to vehicles between 47th and 42nd streets. The mall will feature cafe [...]

The Bike Hugger SXSW Mobile Social just got better with the addition of ArtBike!. What is ArtBike!? It is a street art/sculpture/installation art exhibition, that is open to all and brings creative progressive people together through community, bikes and art! ArtBike! is an effort to create a community buzz about just how cool it is to be [...]

I stopped in for a bit at the Eastside Pedal Pushers party on Sunday evening. There was a good crowd of around fifty there having a good time and rocking out to some REALLY loud music (nice job, I just felt too old there). Here’s a slideshow with a few pictures from the event. To [...]

We are up one event over last week for a total of 85 cycling events this week in the Austin area. Our comprehensive cycling and bike culture event calendar has slowed in growth a bit the last week, but I prefer to think we are taking a breather before spring comes roaring in. As always, [...]