If you have not been downtown this summer, you’ve missed the latest large scale art installation, the CowParade. 100 painted cow statues of different themes have been scattered throughout Austin with the largest concentration downtown. Most of the cows are too far apart to see on foot, but riding a bike to take them in [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Austin Cycling Association’
ACA wants your feedback, survey deadline midnight tonight!
The Austin Cycling Association is looking for feedback from the Austin cycling community regarding their paper newsletter the Southwest Cycling News. They want to see how folks value the publication and interest in possible changes. Survey will take you less than 5 minutes, but you must get your feedback in by midnight tonight, Monday, August [...]
Eastside Cycle Soiree benefiting ACA tonight!
I can’t believe I didn’t find out about this opportunity for velo couture until today. This week is Fashion Week downtown, and Google Places and Method Hair are throwing a bike themed party to benefit the Austin Cycling Association. Not sure how to be fashionable on a bike? Head over to Copenhagen Cycle Chic for [...]
Austin City Council Candidates Forum on Bicycling next Monday, Apr 4
Next Monday, April 4, the League of Bicycling Voters, Austin Cycling Association, UT Orange Bike Project, and Austin’s Yellow Bike Project will be hosting its Austin City Council Candidates Forum on Bicycling. This will be a chance to find out where candidates stand on cycling issues including implementation of the Master Bicycle Plan. Austin City [...]
Austin Cycling Association looking for questions at APD forum with Chief Acevedo
On Monday, March 7, the Austin Cycling Association will be hosting the third consecutive Annual Meeting with Austin Police Department Chief Art Acevedo and the Cycling Community. These have been extremely valuable forums to allow APD to get feedback from the cycling community and make appropriate changes in policies so cyclists are treated fairly by [...]
Traffic Skills 101 classes this weekend
The Austin Cycling Association is offering another round of Traffic Skills 101 classes this weekend. If you want to feel safer or more comfortable riding on the road, check this out: Day 1- classroom session Friday, January 21 5:00 – 8:30 PM REI Gateway, 9901 North Capitol of Texas Highway Day 2- on-road session Saturday, [...]
ACA Hosted Ride Leader Training this Sunday, LOBV volunteering next 2 weeks
The Austin Cycling Association is having a training session this Sunday for those interested in leading hosted rides. The hosted rides are those outside of the classic Saturday and Sunday rides. They can be any day of the week and any kind of theme. ACA is looking to beef up their ride offering and will [...]
Austin Bike Culture Calendar Events: 9/30- 10/6/10
Here’s a quick run down of recommended events for the coming week from our comprehensive calendar of all cycling events. Thanks to Jason at ATXBS for letting us know about some events we couldn’t find elsewhere. As always, if there is an event you know about that’s not on our calendar contact us, and we’ll [...]
Whoa! TXDoT meeting on Monday with beer
The Austin Cycling Association’s October meeting on Monday will be an annual hosting of TXDOT to get feedback on how they can improve facilities for cyclists. The last couple years have been pretty testy seeing as TXDOT has dutifully gotten our feedback and then routinely ignored it in the building and upgrading of state roads. [...]
ACA looking for ride starters to start Classic Rides
The Austin Cycling Association has put out a call for folks to volunteer to be ride starters for their Classic Rides. The Classic Rides are the Saturday and Sunday morning rides that rotate through the library of ACA club ride routes and usually alternate from north to south with the occasional east and west starting [...]
