Posts Tagged ‘path’

For over three decades, Austin developers and citizens have been dreaming up something big for the Waller Creek corridor, the area along Waller Creek downtown from Lady Bird Lake up to the University of Texas campus, and it looks like things are finally rolling.
According the City of Austin official page on the project, urban planning [...]

The vote on Hike & Bike Trail boardwalk extension has been moved to March 5. That means you have a little more time to tell our city council members you support this project. Do it!
On March 5, the Austin City Council will be voting on a proposed plan for completing the gap in the Hike [...]

There’s some really great cycling news out there, the national stimulus package notwithstanding (although having $10 billion for transit in there can’t be all bad, can it?). Here’s what I’ve found in the past week and wanted to share:

Treehugger has a great roundup of their own showcasing innovations in bicycle infrastructure around the world of [...]

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 a [...]

This Katy Trail Arts Loop Sounds Interesting. But That’s a Lot of Green. Dallas Observer
As the Friends of the Katy Trail point out, the “complete street” concept, which would add bicycle paths and pedestrian crossings to sidewalks and streetscapes, is a potentially big player in New York City, where Commissioner of the Department of Transportation [...]

Building the Cause for Change, Bike Friendly Oak Cliff
In a sad revelation, Beth noted a conversation with Dallas Bike Co-Ordinator PM Summer, where he stated, “As long as I’m the Bike Coordinator for the city, Dallas will never have on-street bike lanes”.
Bicycle on METRO light rail; your emails & attendance needed again, Bicycle Commute Houston
Please [...]

CityRacks Design Competition Winner, NY City Racks Competition
The design of Ian Mahaffy and Maarten De Greeve (Bettlelab), based in Copenhagen, Denmark, was selected as the first-place winner in the outdoor competition that attracted over 200 entrants from around the world.
Product Review: Blackburn X4, Jack and Adam’s Bicycles Blog
With the loss of light associated with this [...]

Yes, by the way, starting with last week, I’ve dropped the “news media” part of the roundup, and just focused on blogs. Yay!
Tech-Enabled Bike Sharing Rolls Into North America, The Huffington Post
Now RFID (radio frequency identification) tags and Smart Card payment systems have created a third generation of bike share programs popping up all over [...]

News and interesting stories from the blogs:
Portland Going For 25% Bicycle Mode Share Within 15 Years, San Francisco Bike Blog
Would you mind saying that one more time, please? I could have swore you just said ‘25% Bicycle Mode Share within 15 years,’ but I’m not stupid, and I’m not crazy – yet – but I [...]

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 comments and links [...]