I just saw this amazing video over at Copenhagenize about how cycle paths, i.e. separate bike only roads running parallel to automotive roads, got started in the Netherlands. Who knew Napoleon was the genesis of bike paths and that conflict between bicycles and horse carriage, not cars, caused the Dutch to adopt separate facilities. It [...]
Posts on ‘November 22nd, 2010’
LOBV calls on cyclists to support improvements to South Congress
The City of Austin’s Bicycle and Pedestrian Program is considering improvements in bicycle infrastructure on South Congress between downtown and Oltorf including bike lanes and back in parking spaces (similar to those installed on Dean Keaton). Last week, the Bicycle Advisory Council passed a resolution in support of this action calling for the following: a [...]
