Austin on Two Wheels would really appreciate your vote for ‘Best Local Blog’ It’s that time of year again. The Austin Chronicle is asking its readers to submit ballot for their annual reader’s poll Best of Austin awards. You can vote online or by paper ballot printed in the Chron and the voting deadline is [...]
Posts on ‘July 14th, 2009’
Bicycle Sport Shop Leslie Luciano work on petition against Gov Perry grows to over 3000
In the wake of Governor Rick Perry’s veto of the Safe Passing Bill in June, Bicycle Sport Shop’s community relations person, Leslie Luciano, worked with Bike Texas to promote a petition to collect the names of people who were upset by the blocking of this safety bill which had overwhelming bi-partisan support. Luciano made some [...]
UT quitely slipped in last minute amendment to Master Bike Plan to exclude bicycles
The Daily Texan reported yesterday that as the Austin City Council moved to adopt the new Master Bike Plan last month, the University of Texas quietly asked the City to remove Speedway from the plan. This major cross campus route has long been used by student and staff cyclists. Cycling advocate and member of the [...]
