In case you missed it: Here’s a roundup of links we thought were worth sharing this week. Happy reading!
For Back to School:
- We put together a little guide for you to make your school trips by bike fun and easy
- Safe Routes to School published its August newsletter
- LA Streetsblog gathered some advice from parents for back to school
From Around Texas:
- Frisco city staff and people who ride bikes are working together to make Frisco more bike-friendly
- NCTCOG is gathering biking data to help with city planning
- A North Texas panel calls for transportation choices
- Tyler Bicycle Club has launched a new awareness campaign
- El Paso’s Candy Lady died after being hit by a pickup
- Texas 4000 riders are back after a successful ride to raise funds for cancer research
- New bike lanes coming to El Paso
- A new sculpture has arrived on the Trinity Trail
From Elsewhere:
- New materials for sidewalks are being tested– it’s not just concrete any more
- Why your city needs a bike coordinator
- The League writes about the Southern Advocates Summit that was part of our Texas Trails and Active Transportation conference
- Investing in bicycle infrastructure pays huge dividends for cities
- A Pittsburgh man writes a dramatic letter to his local grocery store asking for bike racks– and it worked
- Another school with no sidewalks = all the kids have to ride a bus
- Real-time transit data makes users less frustrated
- And finally: Build your own dream street with Streetmix