June 19 th Trail Work @ Walnut Creek 4 p.m. – 7 p.m.
Austin Ridge Riders
Sunday, June 19, 2011 – 16:00
More joy for all you sweat hogs!  Work day this Sunday at Walnut Creek Metropolitan Park, June 19th, from 4-7 pm, then eat. Selective trimming and lopping, with a focus on areas of the trail with heavily vegetated turns that obscure on-coming traffic.  Selective thinning will allow trail users to know to see who is on the other side!

Man’s best friends
www.peopleforbikes.org

While it has traditionally been posed that the dog is man’s best friend, we know many of you also reserve that honor for your two-wheeled companion—your bicycle. Like a good dog, a good bicycle is quiet, a provider of comfort during rough times, and easy on your carpet. But for those who have both a special canine and a special bicycle in their life, a common dilemma is how to give both of them attention at the same time. We’ve experimented with this extensively at…

Houston, Texas works on bike friendliness
By Peter Suciu from Detroit, Michigan
Houston, Texas is the largest city in a state known for big things — the city ranks fourth largest in the US after New York, Los Angeles and Chicago — and as with many cities its growth occurred without much consideration for bicycles, as a result Houston has…