Posts Tagged ‘trail’

“From pavement to dirt” is a new series I am writing about my experience taking up mountain biking and training to compete in the Sabertooth Offroad division of the Natural Caverns Duathlon. This will be my first mountain bike race, and I will use the Dirt Derby series and TXBRA cyclocross races to racing myself [...]

For mountain bike riders in Austin there are few places that compare to Walnut Creek Park. The park contains a huge variety of trails, from twisty single track to aggressive and technical downhill sections. Depending of the route taken, there can be up to 16 miles of uninterrupted riding. The only problem is that Walnut [...]

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 [...]

On February 26, the Austin City Council will be voting on a proposed plan for completing the gap in the Hike & Bike trail. We reported on a city meeting on this last month, and strongly support the idea of a boardwalk trail that completes the gap. Not only is this something many people in [...]

Last night, I arrived to a packed house at the Austin Parks and Recreation office on south Lamar, for a joint subcommittee meeting of the Park board and the Environmental board. Two important items were on the agenda, but from the looks of the sign-in sheets, the vast majority in the audience of over 50 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]