Posts Tagged ‘blog’

Ever had one of those weeks? Sorry all, the roundup is two days late this week, but here it is! We have a lot of great stuff for you, so I’m sure it was worth the wait. Apparently some Portland residents don’t actually want to bike to get around. They would rather walk. Can you [...]

Rob D’Amico writes in support of the Lady Bird Lake Hike & Bike Trail extension at the Bicycle Austin Blog. We will have a bit on this soon too. The blog for cleaning product Grease Monkey Wipes posted a bit about Lance’s bike being stolen, just as we did on Sunday. Anyone else quite surprised [...]

Paul Dorn of the Bike Commute Tips Blog has written a completely fantastic column about experiencing the world as a cyclist versus being in a car, focusing on that great biking town Davis, California. Pretty much representative of its industry, the North American Handmade Bicycle Show says they are “holding firm” in this rough economy. [...]

Houston’s new bicycle coordinator has a tough job ahead. The Houston Chronicle has a short story on their desperately needed bicycle plan update. Seattle is installing on-street bicycle parking in place of car spaces. Do we have the guts to do this in Austin? The Bike-sharing Blog reports that San Francisco is getting a bike-sharing [...]

What I’ve seen in the past week that I wanted to share with Austin Bike Blog readers: Brain Pickings, a side which focuses on “brilliant ideas” has an interesting post about bike culture innovations. A couple of the ideas are pretty good. Unfortunately, two of them are also on our Dumbest Product of the Week [...]

There’s some really great cycling news out there, the national stimulus package notwithstanding (although having $10 billion for transit in there can’t be all bad, can it?). Here’s what I’ve found in the past week and wanted to share: Treehugger has a great roundup of their own showcasing innovations in bicycle infrastructure around the world [...]

Hi all, and Happy New Year to everyone. It’s that time again, to share the latest bike news from bloggers I’ve been reading. Locally, there are two items of note. First, Rob D’Amico at the Bicycle Austin Blog suggests the city’s Transportation User Fee have the option of supporting cycling projects. Good idea! In the [...]

It’s great to be back home in Austin after a week away in Oklahoma, where I saw a grand total of one urban cyclist in six days, and even better to have time to write some articles again! Here are the tidbits I’ve caught in the cycling blog world lately. Bicycle spokes in Baltimore has [...]

State Bicycle Survey Reveals Danger Concerns, Cycling Perceptions, University of Texas Bicyclists in Dallas, Houston and San Antonio are more concerned with being involved in vehicle crashes compared to bicyclists in other Texas cities, according to a survey conducted by the Center for Transportation Research at The University of Texas at Austin. Midtown Bike Center [...]

This Katy Trail Arts Loop Sounds Interesting. But That’s a Lot of Green. Dallas Observer As the Friends of the Katy Trail point out, the “complete street” concept, which would add bicycle paths and pedestrian crossings to sidewalks and streetscapes, is a potentially big player in New York City, where Commissioner of the Department of [...]