At the Urban Transportation Commission meeting last Tuesday, a tall guy in a suit spoke and requested his company be put on the agenda for April. His name is Chris Nielsen, and he is requesting a formal category for his vehicles, electric powered golf carts. His business, Capitol Cruisers, operates a “charter service” giving people [...]
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BikeHugger Mobile Social at SXSW Slideshow
Elliott and I were at the BikeHugger Mobile Social today and had a blast. Good ride, good food, and lots of terrific cyclists. Elliott also won an XtraCycle FreeRadical kit and is about to have a two XtraCycle family! We had a terrific time talking to Tim from the great Seattle blog Carfreedays, who rode [...]
Auditorium Shores survey due by tomorrow!
Just received this email from the city, there’s a survey due by tomorrow (Wednesday) about what kind of amenities and transportation facilities should be at Auditorium Shores when it’s rehabilitated.
Cyclists:
If you ride your bike any where near area bordered by Barton Springs/Lamar/Riverside/South First Street, PLEASE fill out the below questionnaire and send any [...]
San Francisco considers banning most auto traffic on Market Street
San Francisco’s board of supervisors are seriously considering making Market Street nearly a completely pedestrian and cyclist-focused street. This would be roughly equivalent to us making Congress between the river and the capitol building carfree, or Guadalupe between MLK and 30th or so.
Quoting today’s story in the San Francisco Chronicle:
“Having been a [...]
Austin Bike Messenger Culture Video at Downtown Austin
We were just sent this video clip of Downtown Austin that features bike messengers. Check it out!
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NO CARS?!
According to this story in the Irish Times, Dublin is considering banning cars from driving into the city center, mostly because they just flat out can’t build any more roads to accommodate the increase in drivers.
Instead of doing something like bulldozing their classic downtown buildings or building multi-level superhighways, Dublin is considering something much more [...]
