Hundreds of Texas cyclists have already signed the Safe Passing petition! (Click here to see who’s signed!) Add your voice to the chorus of concerned cyclists and other advocates of roadway safety, and help us show that Texans all over the state support Safe Passing. How you can help: Sign the petition!Forward the link to […]
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Other Bike Bills in the Spring 2009 Legislative Session
Bike Questions on Driver’s License ExamPassed, signed by the Governor. This bill (SB 2041) requires “an applicant for a driver’s license to demonstrate knowledge of motorists’ rights and responsibilities in relation to bicyclists.” The Department of Public Safety will have to add questions about bicyclists to the driver’s license exam, which will mean that this […]
Safe Passing Legislation: May 2009 Update
The Senate version of the Safe Passing Bill (SB 488) passed the House Transportation Committee on Tuesday May 5th. SB 488 was sent to the Local/Consent Calendar to be scheduled for a vote on the House floor. Please follow this link to read SB 488; the “engrossed” version is the current version. The Senate version […]
BikeTexas “Cyclists in Suits” Put in a Full Day
Monday morning, 3:30 amThree-thirty in the morning on Monday, April 20, 2009 found 40 BikeDFW members boarding a bus for the four-hour trip to visit the Texas State Legislature in Austin at the Sixth biennial BikeTexas Cyclists in Suits Texas Bike Lobby Day. Joined by about 40 other cyclists from San Antonio, Houston, Austin, and […]
Palo Pinto County Bike Lobby Day
Contributed by Iris Stagner of Mineral Wells On April 15, 2009 I was fortunate to spend the day at the state Capitol lobbying for SB 488 and HB 827, better known to those of us in the cycling community as the Safe Passing Bill. My guides for the day were Robin Stallings and Mark Stine […]
Safe Passing Legislation: April 17, 2009 Update
In the House: As we relayed in our email yesterday, the 2009 Safe Passing Bill, House Bill HB 827 was heard and passed yesterday by the Texas State House Committee on Transportation by a vote of 8-0. Though the committee amendment to HB 827 includes several provisions that we find problematic, we are still working […]
Additional 2009 Bills of Interest
Though the Safe Passing bill is at the top of our agenda, it’s not the only bill affecting bikes this session. Some others BikeTexas has testified on: “Bikes on Driver’s Test” Bill, SB 2041 (Ellis, Carona)This would require an applicant for a driver’s license to demonstrate knowledge of motorists’ rights and responsibilities in relation to […]
Thanks for Your Support, Austin Cycling Association
On Monday, March 2, 2009, at the Austin Cycling Association (ACA) meeting, ACA President Stanton Truxillo and the ACA Board presented a ceremonial check for $5000 to BikeTexas Executive Director Robin Stallings, to be used for bike advocacy in the current 2009 Texas legislative session.
Safe Passing Legislation: March 18, 2009 Update
House Committee Hearing Scheduled:The 2009 Safe Passing bill, House Bill HB 827 will be heard by the Texas State House Committee on Transportation on Tuesday, March 24 at 8:00 am, in room E2.014. Visit www.biketexas.org/safepassing for more details.New Authors/Coauthors:Welcome to the senator and representatives who have recently signed on to the bill! Senator Wendy Davis […]
A Successful Bike Summit in 2009
Thanks to all of you who attended this year’s League of American Bicyclists National Bike Summit, March 10-12, and helped make it the most successful and well-attended yet! According to the League, 580 people registered from 47 states and four countries, and we visited more than 350 congressional offices. Our hardy band of 19 Texans […]
BikeTexas Volunteers & Staff Pump Up Safe Passing
“We’re here to pump up bike safety!” was the common refrain at each legislator’s office at the Texas State Capitol on Wednesday, March 4, 2009. BikeTexas volunteers and staff dropped off 181 Planet Bike Pumps (donated to BikeTexas) to “pump up” support for the 2009 Safe Passing Act effort (Senate Bill 488 and companion House […]
BikeHouston & BikeTexas Partner on 2009 Legislative Effort
The young lady in the onesie and bib with the great disposition certainly reflected the jovial mood at the BikeHouston club meeting on January 27, 2009. President Woody Speer and board members presented BikeTexas staff member Mark Stine with a check for $2,500.
Bus It to Cyclists in Suits with BikeDFW
An Invitation From BikeDFW President Eric Jackson Two years ago BikeDFW had the idea to offer an affordable bus trip to Austin for Cyclists in Suits, that year we had 20 people who took the inaugural trip to Austin and asked legislators to help us by getting the safe passing legislation certified into law. On […]
Two Ways YOU Can Lobby for Bikes
National Bike SummitJoin the League of American Bicyclists and fellow cyclists from all over the country in Washington, DC next month, March 10-12, to make sure cyclists are represented in the federal transportation bill. The more cyclists attending and the more congressional districts represented, the bigger impact we can have on our legislators. If times […]
A Note from State Sen. Wendy R. Davis
Dear fellow cyclists, I wanted to send a note of thanks to BikeTexas, and all its members and supporters, for giving me the honor of hosting last month’s Shifting Gears Luncheon and Urban Bike Ride, filling in for my colleagues Senators Ellis and Wentworth. I continue to be impressed by the work BikeTexas is doing […]
Rock Stars of Bicycle Advocacy & Education!
This month, Bike World of San Antonio made a major financial commitment to bicycle advocacy by pledging a large annual contribution to BikeTexas. The funds will be used to support the passage of the Safe Passing Bill and the other BikeTexas legislative priorities at the state and federal level. Bike World has entered the upper […]
Transportation Visionary Peñalosa is Keynote Speaker at Texas Trails Network Annual Meeting
January 21-23, 2009, in Waco The Annual Texas Trails Network (TTN) Conference “Texas Trails; Then, Today and Tomorrow“, scheduled for January 2009, will feature a great range of expertise of trail promoters and builders, from both Texas and around the country. The program topics range widely, from the nuts and bolts of trail building to […]
Note from the Executive Director
Safe Passing and the 2009 Legislative Session Dear fellow cyclists, BikeTexas continues to work for “bicycle access, safety and education”, as we have for 17 years, with your support and hard work from scores of board members, volunteers and staff. The board and staff of BikeTexas hope you’ve had a fine year, with many trouble-free […]
Bus It to the Capitol for Cyclists in Suits Lobby Day
Cyclists in Suits Texas Bike Lobby Day will be April 20, 2009. Mark your calendars! [If you were planning to make the trek to Austin for our biennial Cyclists in Suits lobby day, consider getting a few – or more than a few – friends to join you! BikeTexas member Michelle Holcomb did this in […]
Join “Cyclists in Suits” to Fight for Bikes at the Texas Legislature
April 20, 2009, 8:00 am, at the State Capitol in Austin Every two years during the Texas legislative session, BikeTexas members take off the biking gear and put on a suit to lobby our elected officials in Austin. First-time BikeTexas Cyclists in Suits participants are often struck by how easy it is to walk unannounced […]