Posts Tagged ‘LOBV’

Two major subjects were discussed at the CAMPO Policy Board meeting of November 14th: CAMPO TIP Amendments and the STP-MM funding decision. CAMPO TIP Amendments At many CAMPO Policy Board meetings, the board considers amendments to the CAMPO Transportation Improvement Program (TIP). The TIP includes transportation projects receiving federal funding that the CAMPO board has [...]

This is the first of periodic posts from Tom Wald, Executive Director of the League of Bicycling Voters. The CAMPO Policy Board meetings, like most public meetings, charge no admission and provide little overt entertainment to the uninitiated. I’m not currently in a position to take a gonzo journalism approach to reporting from such meetings, [...]

The City of Austin is getting ready to paint new bike lanes all over town, and the League of Bicycling Voters is encouraging participation in City hosted open houses around town to ensure good facilities get built. In many cases, these new lanes will entail the removal of a limited number of current on street [...]

The Austin City Council election is coming up on May 14, and with so many bike projects potentially in the works in the coming years, it will be an important election for Austin cyclists. Today, the League of Bicycling Voters announced its endorsements: Place 1: The LOBV enthusiastically supports Chris Riley. In Place 1, Chris [...]

Next Monday, April 4, the League of Bicycling Voters, Austin Cycling Association, UT Orange Bike Project, and Austin’s Yellow Bike Project will be hosting its Austin City Council Candidates Forum on Bicycling. This will be a chance to find out where candidates stand on cycling issues including implementation of the Master Bicycle Plan. Austin City [...]

The MoPac Improvement Project is working on ways to improve traffic along this heavy used corridor, and the League of Bicycling Voters is suggesting a continuous bike path from Parmer Lane to Lady Bird Lake would make a measurable impact. The LOBV is asking for your help in contacting members of the project working group [...]

For those heading cross town along the Lance Armstrong Bikeway, there has been a small gap downtown at Shoal Creek and 3rd Street for several years now. The one block section between the bridge over Shoal Creek and West Avenue has been at times pretty rough as construction vehicle working on the Seaholm Plant have [...]

Austin on Two Wheels has already recommended you get out to vote FOR Proposition #1, but the League of Bicycling Voters is making doing your civic duty a little more fun with a ride to vote this Thursday followed by the annual LOBV member party. Ride to Rally the Vote FOR Proposition 1 Time: Thursday, [...]

The League of Bicycling Voters is celebrating what on average is the hottest day of the year in Austin with a fun event designed to keep you cool. Here’s the skinny: The Hottest Day of The Year Ride A benefit for the League of Bicycling Voters Saturday, August 7th, 2010 1:00 -10:00 pm Mellow Johnny’s [...]

In June, cycling advocates from all over the world descended on Copenhagen for the Velo-City Global 2010 Conference. This offered a chance for folks to share what they’ve been doing to make transportation cycling safer and more accessible. It also provided Copenhagen as a venue for what can be done and how far a city [...]