This week’s Austin City Council meeting will include a vote on a resolution instructing the City Manager to put together a ciclovía in Austin as part of the 2010 Bike Month activities. For those unfamiliar with the concept, ciclovía are where cities shut down street corridors to all automobile traffic for a half to full [...]
Posts on ‘November 18th, 2009’
Hill Country Randonneurs going long
An A2W reader just sent me a link to the Hill Country Randonneurs. Randonneuring is a form of very long distance unsupported touring that became popular in France after World War II. Rides are called brevets, and the riders go distances of 200-600K over a weekend. While it is technically not a race, riders still [...]
