The Bike/Ped Divison over at the City of Austin sent over this closure announcement regarding the 3rd Street Hike and Bike bridge over Shoal Creek: To Shoal Creek Trail users: There will be a full trail closure sometime this week (the week of July 20th) on the 3rd Street Bridge over Shoal Creek for the [...]
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Bike Infrastructure: What we can learn from Seattle
Over the July 4th holiday, I visited Seattle to see some family, but I also took my travel bike with me to get in some riding and test the new Versa Shifters for internal hub (review coming later this week.) Now that I have been back in Austin for a few weeks, I’ve reflected on [...]
City Bike Program gives update on project progress
Editor Note: This article was sent to us by Annick Beaudet, the Bicycle Coordinator for the City of Austin, which was written for the Southwest Cycling New, the monthly newspaper of the Austin Cycling Association. She heads the Bike/Ped section of the Public Works Department and works with her staff to implement the Master Bicycle [...]
Signs of new bike infrastructure popping up in South Austin
With all the hub-hub about the Master Bike Plan in the last month, it’s easy to forget that the Bicycle/Pedestrian folks in the City Public Works Department are tirelessly working little by little each day to make our city more bicycle friendly and walkable. Recently, I’ve been helping Austin CarShare get caught up on service [...]
Route Report: Access to Lance Armstrong Bikeway restored at north side of Cesar Chavez at Sandra Muraida Way
Last week, the City of Austin Public Works Department put out this statement regarding new access to the Lance Armstrong Bikeway restored at north side of Cesar Chavez at Sandra Muraida Way. This week the City of Austin completed work on a small but crucial piece of the development along Cesar Chavez. The crosswalk connecting the [...]
Bike Route #42 Update: Closure on Manor Road this weekend
The City of Austin has put out this statement about a temporary closure this weekend that will effect Bike Route #42. It looks as if CapMetro will be working on the railroad this weekend on Manor Road between Alexander Avenue and Banton Road. When traveling eastbound on Manor Road (before the rail line) please use [...]
Route Report: Bike Lane reopens on S Congress between Ben White & Woodward
On my ride to work this morning, I discovered the bike lane going northbound on South Congress between Ben White and Woodward has reopened. The section in front of the SoCo lofts project has been closed for about two years while this development was being built. This meant you had to merge out into traffic [...]
Feedback needed on bicycle infrastructure on Zach Scott St. and Tilley St.
Comments on hike-n-bike trail material at Mueller also requested I found this e-mail in my inbox this morning from local bicycle advocate and Orange Bike Project organizer Tom Wald. He is active in the Mueller Transportation Subcommittee to ensure bikes are accomodated in this new development. He’s need feedback on a couple of things. If you want [...]
Austin Cyclist call to action!
Rob D’Amico with the League of Bicycle Voters is asking that all Austin cyclists contact the Austin City Council to support bike boxes, sharrows, painted bike lanes and Bikes May Use Full Lane signs. This Thursday, City Council agenda (item 29 and item 30) contains a little $97,000 item that carries a lot of weight for [...]
New Bike Lanes from 38th-45th on Medical Parkway
Last week I was sent an email from Austin Bike Blog reader Joseph, about new bicycle lanes from 38th to 45th on Medical Parkway. I walked this stretch of Medical Parkway on Wednesday, and took a few photos of this new bicycle route, along with sending an inquiry in to the city about them. According [...]
