This recent local broadcast of Fox 7 News gives a quick overview of biking to work with resources from the City of Austin, Bicycle Sport Shop and Mellow Johnny’s. It’s a nice cursory look at biking as an option but does spend quite a bit of time focusing on showers. Also mentioned is the free [...]
Posts Tagged ‘bike commuting’
Commuter Challenge starts this week, Weirdest commute contest Sept 18
Most of you may be familiar with CAMPO (Capital Area Metropolitan Planning Organization) as the entity in charge of building most our highways, but they also have staff and programs dedicated to getting people out of their cars and onto bikes, buses, and eventually, next week, next month, next year some day Metrorail. Part of [...]
Bicycles becoming the transportation solution for an ailing economy
A recent report by none other than the conservative economic bastion of the Wall Street Journal is finding a hugh jump in bicycle sales in England. The reason for this jump? Bicycles are a cheap, health, fast way of commuting for most workers.
Sounds like more bicycle infrastructure would help put more money in our pockets, [...]
Taking the Plunge
This article is part of a series we are writing on getting started biking for transportation. Articles include:
Taking the Plunge
Picking a bike for everyday transportation
Putting it all together: The accessories you need to successfully bike for transportation
Locking Your Bike: Will your bike (and wheels for that matter) still be there when you return?
Biking Safely in [...]
