Last night, musician, author, and urban cyclist David Byrne lead a round table discussion called Cities, Bicycles and the Future of Getting Around about urban cycling and how to plan for a city that puts people on bikes, transit, and on foot ahead of cars. Joining Byrne was League of Bicycling Voters President Rob D’Amico, City [...]
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It’s Illegal to bike to school in Saratoga Springs
Urban planning blog Sprawled Out reported this week on a very interesting controversy going on in Saratoga Springs, New York. Cycling or walking to school has been illegal there since 1994, but some parents are challenging the rule: From the Saratogian, via the NRDC blog: SARATOGA SPRINGS — While hundreds of area workers pedaled their [...]
City of Austin Bicycle Plan (Street Smarts Task Force) Report, Part III
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 [...]
City of Austin Bicycle Plan (Street Smarts Task Force) Report, Part II
OTHER PARTS OF THIS REPORT: Part I 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 to other related [...]
