I am a major fan of Social Cycling Austin’s Thursday Night Social Ride, and while I don’t make the ride as often as a should, it really is a cornerstone of bike culture as we know it in Austin today. That’s why I was disheartened to see this e-mail from a ride participant last night: [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Barton Springs’
Opposition to Nueces Street Bike Boulevard bring up same misleading concerns at UTC meeting
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. [...]
City of Austin considering ending late hour free swim at Barton Springs
Your input requested at Wednesday night public hearing Thank you to an alert reader who let us know that the City of Austin is considering ending the after 9 PM free swim at Barton Springs Pool. This is partly a budgetary decision, but there have also been complaints of drug and alcohol use in the [...]
Good food and LOTS of cyclists at Bike To Work Day ’09
How did you feel about Bike To Work Day 2009? From what I saw it was VERY busy at all the stations in the downtown area. Since I work at home, I didn’t have anywhere in particular to go so I followed the lead of Eileen and just rode around to a few stations to [...]
Lady Bird Lake Boardwalk Trail Update
Last night, I arrived to a packed house at the Austin Parks and Recreation office on south Lamar, for a joint subcommittee meeting of the Park board and the Environmental board. Two important items were on the agenda, but from the looks of the sign-in sheets, the vast majority in the audience of over 50 [...]
