Posts Tagged ‘Political Pedal’

This Wednesday is your chance to hobnob with local political leaders about bike issues with the 15th Annual Political Pedal. Austin City Council members and candidate will be in attendance! The ride will go from Austin City Hall to the Pfluger Bridge dedication and then on to Uncle Billy Brew & Que for schmoozing with [...]

Last week, I shared a video of the recent Critical Mass ride in Budapest which drew an amazing 35,000 riders, and I threw out the idea that that number of cyclists was approximately equal to the number Austin’s supposed to be at on a daily basis in 2020 under the Master Bike Plan. (Actually, the [...]

I’ll have a full writeup later today but I had to get over to an early morning event at Mellow Johnny’s. For now, here’s a slideshow of Friday’s Political Pedal and Cyclist Happy Hour. I was very glad to see our Police Chief Art Acevedo there.

Don’t forget: Bike Month officially kicks off at Austin City Hall, 11:30ish today. Then this afternoon around 4:50pm gather at City Hall again for the 13th annual Political Pedal and happy hour! Keep up with all the Bike Month events on our event calendar and the Austin Cycling Association Bike Month calendar.

Bike Month begins on Friday, and there are a TON of events, rides, and races going on. We’ve got not one, but two Cross Club races and two FREE alleycat races this weekend as well, plus movies, classes, and Austin Bike Zoo doing its awesomeness with on bike version of Alice in Wonderland. Here’s a [...]

Every May when Bike Month rolls around, the Political Pedal rolls in with it. Started over a decade ago, the Political Pedal gives cyclists a chance to talk one-on-one with local elected officials as well as giving those politicians a chance to see what its like to ride a bike on our streets. The ride [...]