Want Austin to continue to grow as a great city to ride a bike? Now’s the time to make sure we get a bike-friendly City Council. Check out our endorsements for runoff candidates who are committed to active transportation in Austin: Mayor – Mike Martinez District 1 – DeWayne Lofton District 3 – Sabino “Pio” Renteria […]
BikeNews; Advocacy
Austin City Council Runoff: BikeTexas Endorsements
#GivingTuesday with BikeTexas
Here at BikeTexas, we’re looking forward to a special day coming up– Giving Tuesday, which arrives worldwide on December 2. Giving Tuesday is a chance, after a weekend filled with labels like Black Friday and Cyber Monday, to kick off the spirit of the season of giving. We need your help! Here’s what you can […]
Meet the Candidates: Thursday Night Social Ride Comes to BikeTexas
BikeTexas was delighted to be a stop on the Thursday Night Social Ride this week! About 200 riders stopped by the BikeTexas office to hear from some of the bike-friendly candidates BikeTexas has endorsed in the December runoff election for Austin mayor and city council. Each of the candidates present spoke to the audience, talked […]
#FundraisingFriday: Let’s Take Our Fight to the Lege in 2015
The Texas Transportation Commission (TTC) has proven time and again that they are unwilling to represent the interests of all Texans. Most recently, the TTC refused to listen to what Texans had to say about the Transportation Alternatives Program (TAP) funding. The TTC received over 500 requests asking them to keep all TAP funds available […]
BikeTexas Today: November 2014
Subscribe to BikeTexas emails here. Donate Now! BikeTexas’ Legislative Fundraising Kicks Off TODAY Make sure we hit the 2015 Lege Session with a full warchest. Like most nonprofits, BikeTexas relies on our year-end donations to keep the lights on and the work going the rest of the year! Our year-end appeal kicks off TODAY– now’s […]
BikeTexas’ First Foray into Election Endorsements
The 2014 elections at the city level in Austin were epic: an expanded City Council, 70 candidates, and ten new districts allowing Austinites to choose a neighbor to represent them for the first time. BikeTexas has never endorsed candidates in an election before, due to a restriction in our bylaws. However, with such a huge […]
After Election Day: Looking Ahead to the 2015 Lege Session
The voting is done and the results are in, and it’s a new day in Texas. We’re headed into the 2015 legislative session with many unknowns. There will be new faces in both chambers come January, and many of those new legislators will need to be educated about people who walk and ride bikes. We’re […]
Vote Now for a Bike-Friendly Austin
BikeTexas is pleased to announce our endorsements for the Austin Mayor and City Council races. Many excellent candidates for Mayor and City Council are committed to making Austin a great place to bike and walk, so much so that in some races we found that more than one candidate is a solid choice for people […]
Election 2014: Important Dates to Remember
Edit (Nov 3): Election Day is TOMORROW, NOVEMBER 4. Polls in Texas are open 7 AM – 7 PM. Find out what you need to know about your polling place, voter ID, and other questions at votetexas.gov. Make sure you vote– Texas needs YOUR voice! If you are already in line when the polls close […]
Bike Tour at 78th Annual Texas NAACP Convention
2014 marks the fifth year of a bike tour at the Annual Convention of the NAACP Texas State Conference. This year’s conference was in El Paso, so three BikeTexas staff plus 75 bicycles headed out on a Wednesday morning to get to El Paso in plenty of time for the Saturday ride. The ride is […]
Good Morning, Minneapolis: NCSL Bipartisan Bike Ride 2014
It all started in 2005 when Texas Senator Rodney Ellis, inspired by the success of the Sine Die Bipartisan Bike Ride, came to BikeTexas Executive Director Robin Stallings with an idea: Why not do the same kind of ride for legislators at NCSL as BikeTexas already does for Texas legislators? BikeTexas jumped at the chance […]
Representative Naishtat Recovering after NCSL Bipartisan Bike Ride Spill
Texas Representative Elliott Naishtat (D-Austin) is recovering following hospitalization due to a fall during the 10th Annual NCSL Bipartisan Bike Ride, produced by BikeTexas, BikeMN, and NCSL. Rep. Naishtat had a spill on his bike after bumping a railing on a bicycle bridge while drinking water from his bottle. He got right back on his […]
Statement from Speaker Straus Regarding Rep. Naishtat
Statement from Speaker Straus, sent at 9:21 PM on Saturday, August 23: Please see the below message from Representative Elliott Naishtat. Representative Elliott Naishtat is improving and has been moved to a regular hospital room after sustaining an injury in a bicycle accident. An accident while biking with legislative colleagues caused bruising and swelling […]
Navigating MAP-21: Two Successful Workshops in Texas
Back in February, BikeTexas started talking to MPOs and advocates near Brownsville and in Austin, asking one crucial question: Would it be helpful to you to have a workshop focused on MAP-21 funding (the current national transportation bill) available for biking and walking? The response was overwhelming. TxDOT and CAMPO immediately jumped on board in Austin, and […]
TxDOT Bicycle Use Hearing in DFW: Meeting Recap
By Mark Adams On Wednesday, June 25, TxDOT held their first-ever hearing about bicycle use in DFW at Irving City Hall. An astounding 62 citizens from the DFW area joined 16 elected officials and 14 staff members from TxDOT and the North Central Texas Council of Governments (NCTCOG) to discuss programs and issues surrounding cycling […]
TxDOT Bicycle Use Hearing in DFW
TxDOT will hold a hearing about Bicycle Use in DFW for the Dallas and Fort Worth Districts on Wednesday, June 25, at 5 – 8 PM, to update the public on bicycle plans and progress in the DFW districts. TxDOT and NCTCOG will give a presentation at 6 PM with an open house format before […]
Please Submit Comments: TxDOT Hosts Long-Range Plan Meetings
Please attend or submit comments to the latest round of TxDOT’s process for the Texas Transportation Plan 2040, which is still in development. TxDOT is hosting public meetings around the state during the summer months “to solicit input to guide the development of the TTP 2040 – the state’s multimodal, long-range transportation plan. The TTP […]
Houston Takes the Next Step Towards a Bicycle Network
At the end of the 2013 legislative session, we celebrated that Gov. Perry signed H.B. 200 into law, which clarified utility companies’ liability when recreational trails pass through their right-of-way. Getting this bill passed took a few sessions and a lot of hard work from Representative Jim Murphy (R-Houston) and Senator Rodney Ellis (D-Houston), but […]
TPWD Announces New Rec Trails Projects
Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission has recently announced $5.25 million in federal grants will be used for 38 recreational trail projects (chosen from the 82 proposals submitted) across the state. BikeTexas is proud to have been part of this process. In a collaborative effort with national bike and trail organizations and bike organizations from other […]
San Antonio City Council Votes to Remove Bike Lanes on S. Flores
Like many of you, we watched the San Antonio City Council’s decision to remove S. Flores bike lanes with disbelief and disappointment. Despite hearing from many people who ride bikes, including one gentleman who indicated he and his wife began riding for their health after the S. Flores lanes were installed, the city council voted […]