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A2W Tweets summary for the Week of February 1, 2010, Feb 5th, 2010Here’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 [...]
Tommy Eden, Jason Whaley hurt in separate accidents, Jan 18th, 2010Over 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. [...]
LOBV launches petition in support of Nueces St Bike Boulevard proposal, Jan 14th, 2010In 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 [...]
City offers more options, positions harden at second bike boulevard meeting, Jan 14th, 2010Last night, the City of Austin held its second in a three part series of open houses on the proposed bicycle boulevard on Nueces Street. While city staff maintained publicly that all options were still on the table, a source told A2W that a high level city staffer communicated to cycling advocates that Nueces as [...]
Second Nueces Bike Boulevard scheduled for tonight at 6 PM, Jan 13th, 2010Will good public policy prevail or will a handful of property owners derail the first major project of the Master Bike Plan?
Tonight is the second in a three part series of open houses on a proposed bicycle boulevard for Nueces Street from 3rd Street to MLK downtown. All are welcome at this public forum which [...]
Seattle Bike Supply working with the Consumer Product Safety Commission has issued a voluntary recall of their 2010 Redline Conquest Pro cyclocross bike.
The bicycle’s fork legs can separate from the fork crown and cause the rider to lose control, posing a risk of serious injury if the rider falls.
The firm is aware of three reports [...]
In the fall of 2008, we reported on a south Austin bike shop that had put itself up for sale on Craig’s list. After talking to the owner, he requested that we not disclose which shop it was. It turns out South Side, the store in question, did not find a buyer and will cease [...]
Bike Boulevards: Everything old is new again, Jan 12th, 2010Attend this Wednesday’s Bike Boulevard Open House to bring back bikeable streets
If you pay much attention to rail history in this country, you’ll know the current move to build light rail and street cars system in the many American cities is a movement to restore rail that was widespread until the 1950s. Most American cities [...]
