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 [...]
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Bicycle Blog Roundup, 12/29/08
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 [...]
More speculation on Barack Obama’s Secretary of Transportation Choice
You can read our previous coverage of President-Elect Barack Obama’s possible choices for Secretary of Transportation here and here. According to a recent article at Traffic World Online, even more potential Secretary of Transportation candidates have been added to the rumor pool. This is one cabinet pick that seems to be fueling a ton of [...]
At E.A.S.T., Bikes Beat Cars for Getting Around
Artsy and creative types? Check. A compact area with multiple locations to traverse? One of the best areas of town to cycle in? Check. All of this combines to make the East Austin Studio Tour one of the coolest cycling events in Austin, and it’s not even a cycling event.
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 [...]
City of Austin Bicycle Plan (Street Smarts Task Force) Report, Part I
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 news articles where needed. The Street Smarts Task Force Final Report [...]
Bicycle News Roundup, 10/13/08
Stories & News From the Blogs: BTA releases results of Bike Commute Challenge, Bike Portland Melbourne sans car #5: Shopping by bike, Melbourne Metblogs The Myth of the Whining Cyclist, WashCycle Schwarzenegger Cuts Transit Big; Signs ‘Complete Streets’ Law, San Francisco Bike Blog How safe is your city? Put it to the “bicycle test”, Bakfiets [...]
Fox News Austin: CYCLISTS ARE THE PROBLEM!
A friend here in the office alerted me to this story on our local Fox affiliate (channel 7), which looks like almost nothing more than an outright attack on austin cyclists. Well, I would guess it’s about 95% attack on cyclists, 1% reminder to drivers to “share the road” and about 4% lamentation on the [...]
Bicycle News Roundup, 9-29-08
Cycling News From the Blogs: Manly Beach Bike Week – Sustainable Mobility, MNLY: The Manly Blog What Makes a Bicycle-Friendly City?, Bicycling Culture So, you got a bike…, tales from the have’ How Much Do You Tip the Bike Valet?, City Room Blog, New York Times How Many Office Buildings Will Volunteer to Go Bike-Friendly?, [...]
