Given the overwhelming support for the Austin Master Bike Plan and successful recent implementation of new bicycle infrastructure, it was a bit surprising to hear the vocal opposition to the City of Austin plan to convert Nueces Street to a bicycle boulevard. Time and again both at the meeting and in the press, we heard [...]
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First bike boulevard open house highlights tensions between cyclists and Nueces Street property owners
Last night, the City of Austin held the first of three design and feedback open houses for Austin’s first bicycle boulevard proposed for Nueces Street from 3rd Street to MLK, Jr Boulevard. The Nueces Street Bike Boulevard was part of the Master Bicycle Plan unanimously adopted by the Austin City Council in June. During an [...]
Vehicular cycling versus bike lanes: why they are both right, both wrong and why bike boulevards matter
Thoughts on where we’ve been and where we are going ahead of tonight’s Bike Boulevard Open House As Austin prepares to experiment with the concept of bicycle boulevards, it is important to remember where bicycle infrastructure has been and why bike boulevards are really important in the goal of creating a city where large numbers [...]
More on Bike Boulevards and creating living streets
In a followup to yesterday’s post about creating a Nueces Street Bike Boulevard and next Wednesday’s design open house, StreetFilms just released this great video of what makes bike boulevards work and the idea of creating living streets, streets for people instead of streets for cars. Also included was a link to a guide book [...]
Austin Bike Culture Calendar Events: 12/3- 12/9/09
Assuming the impending winter weather doesn’t throw a kink in things, there is a bunch to do this weekend including the Urban Farm Bike Tour, Congress Avenue Roll, and Austin Cycling Association Holiday Party. Here’s a quick run down of recommended events for the coming week from our comprehensive calendar of all cycling events. Thanks to Jason [...]
Your voice needed at upcoming Nueces Bike Boulevard open houses
Nadia Barrera from the City of Austin Bicycle/Pedestrian Program has alerted us to some upcoming open houses on designing a proposed bike boulevard on Nueces Street. If you are not familiar with the concept, bike boulevards are on-street bike routes that either prohibit car traffic or limit it to slow, local only traffic with the [...]
Wanting more cyclists on the road? Look to what women want
A recent Scientific American article suggests that if we want to get serious about getting more people riding bikes for transportation we need to focus on the needs of one group in particular: women. The article quotes several reports that show cities and countries with high bicycle usage also have a near equal male/female usage [...]
Bikes lanes on Red River? It could happen.
It’s not official or a done deal by any means, but let’s just say the odds of getting bike lanes on Red River are looking good right now. City staff has been working behind the scenes with the Downtown Austin Plan staff to see what they can do to provide for all kinds of cyclists [...]
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 [...]
