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Civia issues recall on carbon forks on Hylands, Mar 17th, 2010Commuter and utility bike company Civia has issued a voluntary recall of the carbon fork equipped on all their Hyland bikes.
A few weeks ago we became aware that our carbon fork does not meet our expectation for product safety. We have seen a couple forks begin to crack around the steerer tube and one had [...]
Today, Google launched a bike route mapping option to their popular Google maps resource, and Austin was included in the cities with this option in its initial roll out. Google has been on the forefront of adding alternative transportation to their mapping programs with walking and transit options available in the last few years in [...]
Bikes Belong Coalition launches People for Bikes campaign with goal of 1 million, Mar 10th, 2010This week is the National Bike Summit in Washington, DC, a meeting of all the major bicycle advocacy organizations to push for more resources for bikes as a valid form of transportation. At the summit, the Bikes Belong Coalition has rolled out their new People for Bikes initiative with a goal of getting the signed [...]
Rotterdam to test system to aid cyclists in avoiding red lights, Mar 8th, 2010Back in December, we shared a video that mentioned how Copenhagen is so focused on making bikes the preferred form of transportation that the lights on one of their major roads is timed to allow cyclists 6 km of travel without having to stop. Rotterdam is installing an even higher tech version called Evergreen that [...]
Opposition to Nueces Street Bike Boulevard bring up same misleading concerns at UTC meeting, Feb 11th, 2010 Critics of bike blvd make factually incorrect statements in calling for delay or removal of bike boulevard. Plus an update on the free swim policy at Barton Springs Pool.
Tuesday night, the City of Austin Urban Transportation Commission met to review the current progress on plans to create Austin’s first bicycle boulevard on Nueces Street. [...]
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Google adds “Bike there” feature to maps, Austin included in initial rollout, Mar 10th, 2010Today, Google launched a bike route mapping option to their popular Google maps resource, and Austin was included in the cities with this option in its initial roll out. Google has been on the forefront of adding alternative transportation to their mapping programs with walking and transit options available in the last few years in [...]
November Update from City of Austin on bike infrastructure improvements, Nov 19th, 2009Sharrows, bike boxes now installed and being tested in Austin
Editor Note: As an update to the passage of the Master Bike Plan, Annick Beaudet, the Bicycle Program Manager with the City of Austin in Department of Public Works, has [...]
From Nadia Barrera at the City of Austin’s Bicycle/Pedestrian Program:
The bridge over Shoal Creek at 3rd Street will be closed from Monday 11/9/09 to Friday 11/13/09. The project team will be providing a connection to a 72” water line that runs directly adjacent to the bridge.
Those with questions or concerns can contact Barrera at (512) [...]
I recently got an e-mail from Heather Herrick, the author of the local triathlon blog Windy Possibilities. She wanted to let people know that Anderson Lane has been resurfaced and bikes lanes added.
From today’s post:
Today was my first day to ride on Anderson Lane. They resurfaced and restriped Anderson and they put in a new [...]
The Austin American Statesman is reporting that the City of Austin will be converting parking along Dean Keaton north of the UT Law School to back in parking shrinking the road from 6 lanes of traffic to 4 and adding a bike lane each way. Back in parking requires the driver to go past the [...]
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