Posts from ‘March, 2009’

Just got back from the Urban Transportation Commission where officials from Cap Metro spoke about the bus lines and service times they want to cut starting in June. According to them, most of the changes are from specific route times that had very low ridership. The biggest cut is that weekend Dillo service will be [...]

Cycling organizers are meeting at the nation’s Capitol for a week of advocacy and education known as the National Bike Summit. Put on every year by the League of American Bicyclists, the Summit is likely the biggest political bike advocacy event of the year. They’ve got some lofty goals too – the fight to increase [...]

The following information has been passed along to us from Rob D’Amico from the League of Bicycling Voters about this critical legislation. The 2009 Safe Passing Act, Senate Bill SB 488 will be heard by the Texas State Senate Committee on Transportation & Homeland Security on Wednesday morning, March 11, 2009 in Hearing Room E1.016 [...]

The first Saturday of spring break is going to be a busy one, but we wanted to make sure you knew about this great event for a good cause.  Bikes Across Borders has organized more than ten bike delivery caravans since 2001, sending over 500 bicycles to Cuba, Mexico, and Central America.At our home base [...]

It’s not often that we just copy and paste directly from press releases we’re sent, but Eileen at Mellow Johnny‘s has sent us an event announcement we just had to share. MJ’s has two days of events and a ride along with the Wounded Warrior Project coming up on the 11th and 12th. It’s a [...]

This week, the weekly criterium road race series at The Driveway will return with races every Thursday night until October 22 as well as new features like clinics, free Austin Bike Maps with route advice from city staff, and an open rally. Raced on a closed course autotrack and run as the longest continuous racing series in the [...]

Sorry to start the roundup with sad news, but 52-year-old Burleson County cyclist Donald Nelson was killed last Monday outside of Caldwell. On Wednesday, a six-year-old was run over by an SUV in Dallas. Which vehicle is the dangerous one again? Rob D’Amico reports in a “virus-induced fog” (his words, guess I’ll trust him that [...]

Sunday afternoon, I loaded up the kids in the Xtracycle and headed down to Docs Backyard in Sunset Valley for the first South Austin Vintage Bicycle Meet-up. Vintage Schwinn lovers rejoice for you have found your scene! I spoke with Nathan Peck, the organizer of the Meet-up, who is trying to make this a regular event [...]

Summary: A look at the growing urban bike culture in the United States and Europe, with a special emphasis on the personalities involved. Rating: 5/5 Availability: Order it from Powell’s if you want to feel authentic. Otherwise you could go for the usual, Amazon. “I often saw cyclists running red lights, riding the wrong direction [...]

The Austin Yellow Bike Project is raising money to build their permanent workshop. Cover will be $5 21+/$7 under 21. 4pm-7pm at The Mohawk, 912 Red River, Austin, TX 78701