Posts Tagged ‘washington d.c.’

Bike Friendly Oak Cliff has an interview with Boston’s Bike Coordinator, Nicole Freedman. Guess what? They’re installing bike lanes like crazy up there, trying to catch up with other cities. For even more National Bike Summit news, look no further than D.C.’s own TheWashCycle, which reports on the free sessions and speeches. The Bicycle Advocacy [...]

A key theme of LaHood’s remarks was that he and President Obama will work hard help make communities nicer places to walk and bike. LaHood said that he and Obama, “Will work toward an America where bikes are recognized to coexist with other modes and to safely share our roads and bridges.” Just a tidbit [...]

Cycling organizers are meeting at the nation’s Capitol for a week of advocacy and education known as the National Bike Summit. Put on every year by the League of American Bicyclists, the Summit is likely the biggest political bike advocacy event of the year. They’ve got some lofty goals too – the fight to increase [...]

Houston’s new bicycle coordinator has a tough job ahead. The Houston Chronicle has a short story on their desperately needed bicycle plan update. Seattle is installing on-street bicycle parking in place of car spaces. Do we have the guts to do this in Austin? The Bike-sharing Blog reports that San Francisco is getting a bike-sharing [...]

Earlier this week, we reported on how the Secret Service has banned bikes from the Obama Inauguration festivities as ”items determined to be a potential safety hazard.” While this is a slap in the face to cyclists, all is not lost. Washcycle, a Washington D.C. cycling blog, posted a story today with video of D.C. Mayor [...]

Hi all, and Happy New Year to everyone. It’s that time again, to share the latest bike news from bloggers I’ve been reading. Locally, there are two items of note. First, Rob D’Amico at the Bicycle Austin Blog suggests the city’s Transportation User Fee have the option of supporting cycling projects. Good idea! In the [...]