Nueces Bicycle Boulevard Open House #3
Wednesday, February 24 @ 6 PM
Pease Elementary, 1106 Rio Grande St.
Join Social Cycling ATX for a social ride and movie viewing party after the open house tonight!
As the first major project in the new Austin Master Bicycle Plan, the City of Austin is considering creating the first bicycle boulevard on [...]
In early January, the League of Bicycling Voters put out a bike boulevard plan for Nueces Street as the cycling community’s best effort to create a true bike boulevard within some constrictions. The LOBV now has an online petition up where you can voice your support for this plan. It is important that the bike [...]
Will good public policy prevail or will a handful of property owners derail the first major project of the Master Bike Plan?
Tonight is the second in a three part series of open houses on a proposed bicycle boulevard for Nueces Street from 3rd Street to MLK downtown. All are welcome at this public forum which [...]
Attend this Wednesday’s Bike Boulevard Open House to bring back bikeable streets
If you pay much attention to rail history in this country, you’ll know the current move to build light rail and street cars system in the many American cities is a movement to restore rail that was widespread until the 1950s. Most American cities [...]
After a contentious first public meeting on the conversion of Nueces Street downtown into a bicycle boulevard, the League of Bicycling Voters got together in mid-December to hammer out a cycling community proposal for this project. Much of the objections from property owners stems from uncertainty of the physical and economic impact this traffic calming [...]
Thursday is the night to end all nights with cycling events this week. Along with the regular Driveway Crits, Bike Polo, and Thursday Night Social Ride, there will be the LOBV Bike-in Movie, ride with the author of Boneshaker, Get Your Art on Ride, and Bicycle Advisory Council. Whew. Friday is a bit of a [...]
Tape your nose and get out your yellow jumps suit. The League of Bicycling Voters is back this week with their Bike-in Cinema fundraising series with Bottle Rocket Thursday evening at The Triangle. Admission is $2 and proceeds from the beer sales will go to the LOBV courtesy of New Belgium Brewery. Bring a blanket and a chair [...]
The newly re-invigorated League of Bicycling Voters is kicking off their Bike-in Cinema fundraising series this week with a showing of Goonies Thursday evening at The Triangle. Admission is $2 and proceeds from the beer sales will go to the LOBV courtesy of New Belgium Brewery. Bring a blanket and a chair for movies under [...]
The League of Bicycling Voters will have their first meeting is some time tomorrow night and now have the location, the Rio Grande Restaurant. Coming off their very well attended round table discussion with David Byrne and the hiring of a new Executive Director, Tom Wald, the LOBV is ready to get even more active [...]
There is a lot to like about this weekend for the person on two wheels. Critical Mass is Friday (with an after party celebrating ATXBS’ 2nd birthday), the return of Austin Bike Zoo’s Alice in Wonderland on bikes on Saturday, and Talking Heads’ lead man David Byrne’s panel discussion on cycling in the city on [...]
