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Another Successful Bike to Work Day at BikeTexas |
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Monday, 15 June 2009 |
On Friday, May 15, BikeTexas staff set off for work in the wee, dark hours. It's not so bad leaving for work at 5:30 when you can ride there with almost no traffic! Our office was a Bike to Work Day Breakfast Station, and we had to start cranking out breakfast tacos and coffee for the hungry and thirsty commuting cyclists who would start showing up at 7:00 am.
In ones, twos and threes, people starting rolling up. Everyone had a great time talking and comparing commutes. Some of the cyclists were making the rounds of every Breakfast Station that they could, and though our tacos may not have compared to the offerings of a bike shop that provided catering by culinary students, no one left our office hungry.
Turnout was great - we had about 45 cyclists stopping in, even more than last year. Thanks to all you members and commuters who stopped in to BikeTexas on Bike to Work Day, Friday May 15!
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LAB Ranks Texas 36th of Bike-Friendly States |
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Monday, 15 June 2009 |
 The League of America Bicyclists' Bicycle Friendly State program has ranked the 50 states on their bike-friendliness. Unfortunately,our ranking shows that we still have a lot of work to do here in Texas! The Lone Star State ranked 36th out of 50 this year.
However, we are proud to say that because of the hard work of BikeTexas staff, lobbyists, members and donors this legislative session, we are likely to score much better next year! Two of the bills we passed (awaiting the Governor's signature) address criteria we failed to meet on the questionnaire - the Safe Passing Bill, and the bill to require bike questions on the driver's license exam. We will continue to strive for each goal until Texas is ranked number one!
To see the overall results of the ranking, including by category, click here (.pdf). The rankings are based on overall scores to the ranking questionnaire that was sent to each state's State Bike Coordinator. To see the categories in which Texas was found lacking, click the "read more" link.
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TxDOT Responds to BikeTexas Seal Coat Letter! |
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Monday, 15 June 2009 |
In mid-May, at the height of the most hectic part of the Texas legislative session, BikeTexas staff were very pleased to receive a letter from Mr. John Barton, P.E., Texas Department of Transportation's ( TxDOT) Director of Engineering Operations. Mr. Barton announced that TxDOT is now seeking to accommodate cyclists through better practices in the application of seal coat (TxDOT's term for what most cyclists call "chip seal") on Texas highways.
As many of you have personally experienced, the aggregate used in seal coat can be a hazard to cyclists when it accumulates on shoulders and in bike lanes. To address this, Mr. Barton's main recommendation to TxDOT district engineers was to use smaller aggregate, and to sweep the excess off the road in a timely manner. Mr. Barton also encouraged the TxDOT Districts to work with cyclists to identify the safest routes in the district, plan specific bike corridors, provide signage and create bicycle route maps for the TxDOT website.
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Wednesday, 06 May 2009 |
Last month, Bicycle Retailer & Industry News published their list of the Top 100 Retailers, and Texas bike shops were certainly well represented! Among the Five Star retailers (shops that made the Top 100 for five years in a row) are Austin's Bicycle Sport Shop, Plano's Plano Cycling and Fitness, and Richardson's Richardson Bike Mart. Those making the Top 100 are Houston's Bicycle World and Fitness, Houston's Bike Barn, San Antonio's Bike World, and Austin's Mellow Johnny's.
The shops were rated on community outreach, market share and store appearance by sales representatives from seven of the leading bicycle brands, and seven of the leading bike accessory brands. Congratulations to all these great and deserving bike shops! See the full survey results here.
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Dallas Area Rapid Transit Helps Commuters Bike to Work Safely |
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Wednesday, 06 May 2009 |
Bike to Work Week is next week, May 11 to 15, and if you're in the Dallas area, DART wants to help get you and your bike ready!
What: "Get Ready to Safely Bike to Work Week"
Where: White Rock Lake - Winfrey Point
When: Saturday, May 9, from 9:00 am to noon
Sponsors: DART, City of Dallas Parks and Recreation, BIKE DFW, DART Bike & Ride Advisory panel, and the bicycle club TeamDART.
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