There are four more opportunities to put in your two cents’ worth on the Austin Bike Plan before it becomes THE LAW. You can look at our full calendar for more details along the way but this is what’s left: April 14: The plan will be considered for recommendation by the Urban Transportation Commission April [...]
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Recap: Austin Bicycle Plan open house at Mellow Johnny’s
Austin cyclists are engaged and excited about what’s coming. That was the message city staff heard loud and clear last night at the bicycle plan open house held at Mellow Johnny’s. Political campaigns and local organizers are also paying attention to the increased excitement. Representatives from the Chris Riley Austin City Council campaign were there, [...]
Your input is still needed on bike safety devices
At last night’s Bicycle Advisory Council meeting, I was informed that the city has gotten over 50 very good responses to this urgent request, but they would still like more! This is a great chance to make yourself heard and have an impact on bike safety here in Austin. Because this is so important, I’m [...]
Would you rather have Trinity or Red River as your east downtown cycling gateway?
Last night at the Urban Transportation Commission Bike and Pedestrian Subcommittee meeting, one very important point came up that needs feedback from Austin cyclists involving the Downtown Austin Plan. Currently, Trinity street is proposed as the east downtown bicycle priority street for north-south travel. Several cyclists spoke last night, though, and proposed that Red River [...]
Bicycle Advisory Council Notes, 1-15-09
Jason at ATXBS has a very good synopsis of several things that were discussed at the BAC Thursday night, including the upcoming funding of bike boxes in test locations (yay!), the Austin Bicycle Plan being almost ready for a review (having an open house for comments on March 9 was tentatively discussed, sign our petition [...]
Interview with Austin Bicycle Program Manager Annick Beaudet
Annick Beaudet, the Bicycle Program Manager for the City of Austin, was nice enough to answer some interview questions for us. We think she is doing a great job, and wanted to give her an opportunity to talk directly to the cycling community on some issues that are important to all of us. Here’s what [...]
Austin Bicycle Advisory Council & League of Bicycling Voters Meetings Upcoming
Austin Bicycle Advisory Council Meeting Thursday, New Location The Austin Bicycle Advisory Council will be meeting at a new location this Thursday, as a temporary arrangement. City staff will not be attending this meeting. Purpose of the meeting will be discussing bylaws. The meeting will be held, this time, at the Texas Bicycle Coalition headquarters, [...]
Austin Bike Plan Petition In-depth: Plan Timelines
This article is part of a series Austin Bike Blog is doing on the recently launched Austin Bike Plan Petition. The City of Austin is preparing the first update to its Bicycle Plan in twelve years, and Austin Bike Plan Petition is an attempt to get the best plan possible. Over the next few weeks we [...]
City of Austin Bicycle Plan (Street Smarts Task Force) Report, Part III
OTHER PARTS OF THIS REPORT: Part I can be found here Part II can be found here Over the next couple of weeks, I am going to be writing a section-by-section summary and info on the City of Austin Street Smarts Task Force 2008 final report, which is Austin’s updated bicycle plan. I will add [...]
City of Austin Bicycle Plan (Street Smarts Task Force) Report, Part II
OTHER PARTS OF THIS REPORT: Part I can be found here. Over the next couple of weeks, I am going to be writing a section-by-section summary and info on the City of Austin Street Smarts Task Force 2008 final report, which is Austin’s updated bicycle plan. I will add comments and links to other related [...]
