Here’s is the week that was in cycling via the abridged version of Austin on Two Wheel‘s Twitter feed. This gives those not on Twitter or who missed our Tweets a chance to check out interesting bike related articles, photos, and videos from the week that might not warrant a full post on our site. [...]
Posts from ‘January, 2010’
The tipping point in justice for cyclists?
Today, Los Angeles doctor Christopher Thompson was sentenced to five years in prison for assaulting two cyclists with his car. In addition, he will likely lose his medical license. The conviction and serious penalty of the doctor is being considered by some a turning point in finally holding motorists accountable to actions that endanger cyclists. [...]
Friday Film Fun: Pedicabbin’
If you’ve been around downtown in the evenings or at most major events in this town, you know how awesome pedicabs are. The Discovery Channels’ Planet Green recently showed how well a pedicab does against a motorized taxi in Manhattan. Closer to home, the Austin Pedicab Alliance recently posted a documentary about our local pedicab [...]
Volunteering for kids on two wheels
There are some opportunities coming up to help kid in our community get on bicycles and discover the low-cost freedom of travel by bike. Volunteering for Kid Bike Rodeo at Patsy Sommer Elementary School Bicycle Sport Shop will be helping with a Kid Bike Rodeo at Patsy Sommer Elementary School on Friday, February 5. The [...]
Austin Bike Culture Calendar Events: 1/7- 1/13/10
With overnight temps in the teens, make sure you bundle up out there this weekend. Despite the cold temperatures, there’s still plenty to do. For those not inclined to cheer the Longhorns tonight, Social Cycling ATX is putting on a Skeeball tournament as part of their Thursday Night Social Ride and Austin will have its [...]
Last day to take the A2W reader survey
Today is the last day to take our Austin on Two Wheels reader survey and be eligible to win prizes in our reader drawing. Anyone who participates in the survey until 7 PM CST tonight, Wednesday, January 6, 2010 will be entered into a drawing for some cool prizes. We’ll draw two names and announce [...]
Upcoming A2W reviews for January
Over the Christmas holidays, we received some items that will be reviewed in the coming weeks on Austin on Two Wheels. Look for article on the following soon: Yuba Cargo Bike: Along with the Xtracycle and Kona Ute, the Yuba uses a long tail design to carry groceries, kids, and everything else you need to [...]
LOBV releases proposal for Nueces Bike Boulevard
After a contentious first public meeting on the conversion of Nueces Street downtown into a bicycle boulevard, the League of Bicycling Voters got together in mid-December to hammer out a cycling community proposal for this project. Much of the objections from property owners stems from uncertainty of the physical and economic impact this traffic calming [...]
A New Year, a new mindset
More to learn from Copenhagen on making a city bikeable for all I have spent a lot of time in my professional life trying to sell Texans and Austinites on a vision of life that does not center around the car. Whether it was sharing cars, using a bike for everyday errands, or riding rail, [...]
Three more days to take the A2W reader survey
If you haven’t have a chance to do so yet, please take a few moments to take our Austin on Two Wheels reader survey. Anyone who participates in the survey from now until 7 PM CST on Wednesday, January 6, 2010 will be entered into a drawing for some cool prizes. We’ll draw two names [...]
