Earlier this week on Tuesday, former Austin Cycling Association President and current Board Member Stanton Truxillo suffered a massive heart attack while on a group ride. A passing motorist stopped to perform CPR and got Stanton’s heart pumping again until paramedics arrived. Once at St. David’s South, he was put into an induced coma and [...]
Posts from ‘August, 2010’
Austin Bike Culture Calendar Events: 8/5- 8/11/10
Here’s a quick run down of recommended events for the coming week from our comprehensive calendar of all cycling events. Thanks to Jason at ATXBS for letting us know about some events we couldn’t find elsewhere. As always, if there is an event you know about that’s not on our calendar contact us, and we’ll [...]
In the future, who’s going to win? Cars or bikes and pedestrians?
As public policy has began a course correction from the 20th century “car is king” transportation policy to a more balanced approach, there have been changes in the landscape of our roads. This has meant everything from modest improvements like widened sidewalks (or even the existence of sidewalks) and bike lanes to more visionary plans [...]
LOBV Event: The Hottest Day of The Year Ride
The League of Bicycling Voters is celebrating what on average is the hottest day of the year in Austin with a fun event designed to keep you cool. Here’s the skinny: The Hottest Day of The Year Ride A benefit for the League of Bicycling Voters Saturday, August 7th, 2010 1:00 -10:00 pm Mellow Johnny’s [...]
