Bike to work
Cycling to the job in Houston is getting easier. Now if only it were a bit cooler
HOUSTON CHRONICLE
Long a city famed for its addiction to motor vehicles, even for traveling a few blocks, Houston is steadily pedaling its way toward cyclist-friendly status.

This morning, hundreds of bicycle riders are headed from Memorial Park to City Hall for festivities to mark Bike to Work Day. It’s the culmination of a week dedicated to the concept that high humidity, heat, occasional downpours and drivers who believe they alone belong on roadways can’t deter Houstonians from using muscle-powered personal transit. …

Ride of Silence
by Pit
The day before yesterday I took part in the Ride of Silence in San Antonio and must say it was not what I had expected. On the one hand, as far as I know, the person to lead the ride and having the maps of the route never showed up, and, on the other hand, when someone else took over leading it, the ride can only have looked as a leisurely group ride through downtown San Antonio. I really think the public should have been made aware of what it was about. And since, even with way too few riders [to my estimate not more than 70] taking part, it still proved difficult to stay together, I really think this ride should have had a police…

City considers ban on cyclists in Industrial areas
from corpuscycling.com
As the city takes another step towards a safe passing ordinance to give bicyclists more room on the road, the Traffic Engineering Department is looking into complaints and a possible ban on cyclists on other roads. The problem is the areas they plan to ban go right through a regular cycling route.

“This is our main regular route,” said cyclist Larry Donaldson, “We take this road to Nueces River and back out to Lamar Park which is about 42-43 miles.”

It’s a route Larry Donaldson is very familiar with. He leads a large group of Corpus Christi…