http://bicycleaustin.info/blog Bike news by a team of local experts Mon, 30 Mar 2009 18:13:14 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The City of Austin today released its proposal for restriping Mary Street--which will undergo routine maintenance--to include bike lanes with no-parking allowed. (Currently, parking is allowed in the lanes, and from when I've ridden it, there's plenty of cars to be found in them.) The proposal is similar to the recent ... http://bicycleaustin.info/blog/?p=211 Mayor: Lee Leffingwell Place 1: Chris Riley Place 2: Mike Martinez Place 5: Bill Spelman Place 6: Sheryl Cole Read the News Release Read the Answers to the LOBV Candidate Questionnaire http://bicycleaustin.info/blog/?p=207 Want to make an impression? The best way to advance safer and more accessible bicycling in Austin is to show local elected officials that you are passionate about bicycle transportation. And what better way than showing up in mass for the annual political candidate forum? The League of Bicycling Voters, in ... http://bicycleaustin.info/blog/?p=204 Due to the likelihood of less than stellar weather tomorrow (March 14), the Riley campaign has cancelled the Ride for Riley that was scheduled for 10:30 a.m. tomorrow. Still hope to see people at other events around town, like the Yellow Bike and Bikes Without Borders benefits! http://bicycleaustin.info/blog/?p=202 It seems the sicker I get, the more things ramp up. While laying around in a virus-induced fog, I got notice that the Senate Transportation Committee plans to hold a hearing on the Bike Texas (Texas Bicycle Coalition) passing law legislation, otherwise known as the vulnerable user law. Vulnerable as I ... http://bicycleaustin.info/blog/?p=195 I finally got the info on the Yellow Bike Project fundraiser for March 14. It's starts early and ends late... Yellow Bike Fundraiser March 14, 1p.m. to Midnight The Compound Skid Contest, Alleycat, and More Bands galore...Quick Release, Pong, Seals and the Wingless Angels, George Fox BYOB ... D'Amico will bring 26 beers! That leaves 5 ... http://bicycleaustin.info/blog/?p=191 Hi all, details to come, but please save the date for the Austin City Council Bicycle Candidate Forum (sponsored by the League of Bicycling Voters, Austin Cycling Association and Yellow Bike Project) Monday, March 23 6-9 p.m. St. David's Episcopal Church 304 E 7th St Austin, TX 78701 Last year we had one of the highest ... http://bicycleaustin.info/blog/?p=188 So I'm flattered that you're thinking of getting me a gift certificate to Waterloo Records or the book store for my birthday March 14. But what I'd really like for you to do is give up some cash to a couple of other causes. Because, because, because, because, because of ... http://bicycleaustin.info/blog/?p=182 Nothing like this would ever happen in Austin! (Errr...well we did have some arrests way back when.) But take a gander at what happened to this bloke who rode his bike to work without a helmet in the land of Mordor...the oppressive state of New Zealand, which has a bicycle ... http://bicycleaustin.info/blog/?p=176 Regardless of how effective it will be in dealing with bicycle transportation, completing the gap in the Lady Bird Lake hike/bike trail (can't I say "town lake," please? Or maybe just "the river?") makes sense and will be used extensively by bikes/peds. LOBV has been following the project--although mainly from the ... http://bicycleaustin.info/blog/?p=171