Today, Google launched a bike route mapping option to their popular Google maps resource, and Austin was included in the cities with this option in its initial roll out. Google has been on the forefront of adding alternative transportation to their mapping programs with walking and transit options available in the last few years in [...]
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Bikes Belong Coalition launches People for Bikes campaign with goal of 1 million
This week is the National Bike Summit in Washington, DC, a meeting of all the major bicycle advocacy organizations to push for more resources for bikes as a valid form of transportation. At the summit, the Bikes Belong Coalition has rolled out their new People for Bikes initiative with a goal of getting the signed [...]
Austin Bike Poster Show puts out call for artist submissions
Bike Month is less than 60 days away, and the newly created Austin Bike Poster Show is looking for artists to submit their take on promoting cycling and celebrating Austin bike culture. The show will select 25 posters to be part of the show which will run May 6- June 5 at Frame Corner at [...]
Rotterdam to test system to aid cyclists in avoiding red lights
Back in December, we shared a video that mentioned how Copenhagen is so focused on making bikes the preferred form of transportation that the lights on one of their major roads is timed to allow cyclists 6 km of travel without having to stop. Rotterdam is installing an even higher tech version called Evergreen that [...]
Bike Theft Alert: White Polo Bike Stolen
The theft of this rather unique looking bike comes to us from the Austin Texas Bike Polo Social Club. Please keep a look out for this bike and report to the police and the owner below.
My polo bike was stolen last night. It was sitting out on avenue f and 46th st. For those of [...]
A2W Tweets summary for the Week of March 1, 2010
Here’s is the week that was in cycling via the abridged version of Austin on Two Wheel’s Twitter feed.
This gives those not on Twitter or who missed our Tweets a chance to check out interesting bike related articles, photos, and videos from the week that might not warrant a full post on our site. If [...]
APD Chief Acevedo returns for second forum with the cycling community
The weather outside may have been cold and stormy, but the reception from the cycling community to Austin Police Department Chief Art Acevedo was warm at last night’s forum at One Texas Center. The forum was a follow-up on last year’s meeting with the Chief, the first of its kind in Austin, and was sponsored [...]
More photos from NAHBS
Yesterday, I posted a photo gallery from this weekend’s North American Handmade Bicycle Show. Here are more photos taken by my classmate from Doug Fattic’s framebuilding class who was able to make it to this year’s show. There are some really great bikes here and get’s me even more excited about the show coming here [...]
Images from the 2010 NAHBS in Richmond, VA
As we mentioned yesterday, the North American Handmade Bicycle Show is coming to Austin next February. This is exciting news and a chance for all you bike geeks to see some of the world’s best crafted bikes up close and person.
Our city also got honors at this year’s show with Austin’s own Nick Crumpton picking [...]
Massive turnout by cycling community at Third Nueces Street Bike Boulevard Open House
Opposition to Bike Boulevard shown to be loud but not deep
In the largest turnout to date, the City of Austin held its third and final open house on a proposal for Austin’s first bicycle boulevard on Nueces Street downtown. City staff estimated a total of 500 people attended the meeting while over 300 of these [...]
