Many of the products we critique in this weekly column serve little purpose or do not do a very good job of accomplishing what they set out to do. Others have less to do with how silly they are than what they say about our society and its priorities. This week’s nominee is the LightLane, a [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Enrique Peñalosa’
Shifting Gears Luncheon, Part 2
So I just got back from the Shifting Gears bike ride sponsored by BikeTexas. It involved a ride around downtown to look at the bike infrastructure that is or will soon be built. About 50 cyclists joined in with everyone from spandexed roadies to plain clothed hybrid riders. I had a chance to talk briefly [...]
Shifting Gears Luncheon, Part 1
“Building more roads to fix traffic is like throwing gas on fire.” “Parking is not a constitutional right.” “If an 8 year old can’t safely use a bikeway, then it is not a good bikeway.” Today, BikeTexas (formerly Texas Bicycle Coalition) hosted a lunch time lecture by Dr. Enrique Peñalosa, the former mayor of Bogotá, Columbia with [...]
Reminder: Shifting Gears luncheon this Wednesday
Shifting Gears with Enrique Peñalosa sponsored by Bike Texas Wednesday, January 21 11:30 AM, Luncheon, Sumners Hall, St. David’s Episcopal Church, 304 E. 7th Street 3:00 PM, Bike Ride, BikeTexas offices, 1904 E. 6th Street Texas Bicycle Coalition, aka BikeTexas, is sponsoring a luncheon called Shifting Gears with guest speaker Enrique Peñalosa, former mayor of Bogotá. Peñalosa is most famous in the [...]
Austin Bike Culture Events: 1/15- 1/21/08
Once again, it’s time for our weekly highlight of up coming bike culture events in Austin with thanks to ATXBS. Thursday looks like a busy night! Got an upcoming cycling or bike culture event you want us to promote? Contact us and we’ll add you to the weekly round up. Thursday, January 15 Austin Bicycle Advisory Council [...]
Shifting Gears luncheon scheduled for Jan 21
I just received word that the Texas Bicycle Coalition, aka Bike Texas, is sponsoring a luncheon called Shifting Gears on Wednesday, January 21. The focus of the luncheon is to learn how we can change the dynamics of transportation in Texas, while building healthy communities and reducing traffic. There will be a ride after the luncheon [...]
