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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. If [...]

Member and alternate slots opens up on BAC
This morning, Nadia Barrera from the Bicycle/Pedestrian Program at the City of Austin sent out the update below on upcoming projects for the year including these drawings for the much anticipated completion of the Pfluger Pedestrian Bridge extension over Cesar Chavez. In addition to these projects, the City [...]

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. If [...]

A model process for the future or the Son of Shoal Creek?
This week, City staff from the Bicycle and Pedestrian Program will begin convening a steering committee with the goal of creating a compromise solution on what has turned out to be a contentious proposal for Austin’s first bicycle boulevard. The committee will be made [...]

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. If [...]

Lane Wimberley from the League of Bicycling Voters attended last night’s CAMPO meeting where the board decided whether or not to fund some critical bike infrastructure to improve safety and accessibility for Austin cyclists. Lane reported back with this mixed report on the meeting:
The CAMPO Transportation Policy Board met last night to (among other things) [...]

Last Friday and Saturday, the City of Austin hosted the Austin Climate Protection Conference at the Palmer Events Center. Seen as an “act locally” version of the Copenhagen World Climate Protection Conference, the two day event included sessions on everything from water conservation to next generation electric cars and also featured a large expo with [...]

Over the weekend, we got news of the two separate instances of leaders in the cycling community being injured on the road. First, ATXBS is reporting that Austin cycling advocacy pioneer Tommy Eden was hit while riding Thursday night.
LOBV board member Alonso Txirrindulari reported:
last night a car hit Tommy Eden, lifelong bike activist. He was [...]

Earlier this week, Versus, the cable channel that covers the Tour de France, released its coverage schedule for the 2010 pro racing season under the hyperbolic name “Epic Cycle”. In addition to the TdF, we’ll be getting classics such as Paris-Roubaix and Liege-Bastogne-Liege in addition to some not so classics like the Tour of Oman. [...]

In early January, the League of Bicycling Voters put out a bike boulevard plan for Nueces Street as the cycling community’s best effort to create a true bike boulevard within some constrictions. The LOBV now has an online petition up where you can voice your support for this plan. It is important that the bike [...]