Texas Bicycling Daily News Roundup November 20th
In Austin, a bus-bike alliance pays off
by Michael Andersen, Green Lane Project staff writer      www.peopleforbikes.org
Austin has just done the impossible: it’s replaced 9 percent of the city’s downtown on-street auto parking with a buffered bike lane without howls of protest.
The trick: bike and transit advocates teamed up.
For years, Austin’s Guadalupe and Lavaca streets have been Texas-sized thoroughfares through the central city: four auto lanes in each direction, plus hundreds of metered parking spaces on both sides of each street and sharrows that supposedly welcomed bikes to the…
ACA Holiday Party
Austin Cycling Association
WHEN: December 13, 2013 from 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM
WHERE: The…
For all its cycling efforts, Houston has a long path ahead
By Dug Begley         blog.chron.com
Not to be a buzzkill, but a report released this week about bicycle commuting in America paints a sobering picture of how far Houston has to go to compete with its peers even if officials follow through on promises of Complete Streets and better bike lanes.
The League of American Bicyclists, which sadly does not have a Justice League lair but offices on K Street in Washington, D.C., analyzed Census Bureau data to see where bike commuting is on the rise in the U.S. The good news is a lot of American cities are seeing some real gains. Since 1990, bicycle commuting in…
Cycling through Big Bend–The Path Less Pedaled
texasmountaintrail.blogspot.com
Last week, at the National Bike Tourism Conference (where we spoke on Far West Texas cycling assets) we ran into our old friends, Russ and Laura of the Path Less Pedaled. We first met them during their 2010 trip through West Texas, and have been in touch ever since. They had a great time pedaling through all of our Texas Mountain Trail region, and gave us permission to…
Tweets
From tonight's @AustinBcycle celebration. Looking forward to using the service to get to mtgs dwtwn. pic.twitter.com/8bicPoZzdx
— Beth Ann Ray (@BArayAustinTX) November 21, 2013
RT @peopleforbikes: Austin replaced 9% of its downtown on-street car parking with buffered bike lanes. http://t.co/XEHHd0Eg6y
— Violet Crown (@VioletCrownATX) November 21, 2013
Bike advocates and @CapMetroATX alliance pays off– http://t.co/oFvAELB8i1
— Violet Crown (@VioletCrownATX) November 21, 2013
Houston a ways behind other cities in luring commuters to bikes. http://t.co/F5desEt1pw And no, I do not bike to work. So i am not helping.
— Dug Begley (@DugBegley) November 20, 2013
Just seen in Alpine: bike rider on 1 side of street. On the other, 2 cowboys on horseback, spurs on boots. Love #Texas @VisitAlpineTX
— Beth Nobles (@trailgirl) November 20, 2013
Lunch pic.twitter.com/6pcsCZNOTJ
— weiland (@weiland) November 20, 2013
Bike the Bend for Literacy, #BPMS150 recommended ride is this Sunday! http://t.co/9Go7CIq19h
— Bike MS: Texas MS 150 (@TexasMS150) November 20, 2013
UTPH day shift officers catch another bicycle thief who stole a bike from the UT Professional building this morning. pic.twitter.com/RBPoi08DgG
— UT Police at Houston (@UTPoliceHouston) November 20, 2013
@firecatsue: I think you should join me. It'll be our Epic West Texas Cycling Adventure. #sayyes
— Jennifer Navarrete (@epodcaster) November 20, 2013
Texas Mountain Trail Daily Photo: Cycling through Big Bend–The Path Less Pedaled http://t.co/svce1OlN4a
— Cibelo Kid (@Cibelokid) November 20, 2013
The Reveille Peak 100k mountain bike race, hosted by Terra Firma Racing, is THIS SATURDAY! Are you in?… http://t.co/7uU3194QaX
— Reveille Peak Ranch (@RPRTexas) November 20, 2013
Thanks to some alert Houston METRO police officers, the bike thief from the video featured last week has been IDed and charges are pending.
— UT Police at Houston (@UTPoliceHouston) November 20, 2013