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bikinpolitico

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From: Austin, TX

Registered: 2008-09-04

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Petition to make bike facilities better in Austin

I just wanted to let everyone know about the Austin Bike Plan Petition launched at http://AustinBikePlan.org in response to the City's current work to update and adopt a new bicycle plan for Austin.

Background:
Currently, the City of Austin is updating its Bike Plan to adapt to current needs. Rising fuel costs, global warming, and an economic downturn have caused a record number of Austinites to turn to cycling to meet many of their transportation needs. Unfortunately, Austin's infrastructure has not kept up with this demand forcing cars and bikes to share the same road space, at times in dangerous ways.

In fact, a recent report produced by the City of Austin Street Smarts Task Force found that only 1/3rd of the facilities proposed in the last plan adopted in 1996 have actually been completed.

A group of local cyclists has started a petition to the Austin City Council to ask that the new plan have clear time lines for complete implementation as well as key infrastructure.

You can find out more about the plan and sign the petition at http://AustinBikePlan.org.