Texas Bicycle Coalition will again hold its Annual Meeting in Wichita Falls during Hotter N’ Hell Hundred weekend, August 24-28. All members are invited to meet Texas Bicycle Coalition staff and board members. The meeting will cover the successes of the 79th Texas Legislature and 108th Congress, the status of the BikeTexas Safe Routes to […]
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Pearland City Good Citizen
As Published – TBC Listserve by Chip I was riding South on 1128 today when a white pickup coming the opposite direction begins to slow down. I thought to myself, “Oh no…Here comes a Bubba who wants to intimidate the spindly flourescent-clothed yuppie.” I almost fell off my bicycle when he rolled down the window […]
In Memorium Bahram Daneshvar
On February 3rd, 2005, Bahram Daneshvar and Charles Thiele, both visiting Fredericksburg from Minnesota, set out on their bicycles to experience the fabled Texas Hill Country. The two cyclists were touring with a group of about 50 cyclists from Minnesota that had traveled to Fredericksburg specifically to ride the roads which have made the Hill […]
SuperCyclist Teacher Trainings Gaining Momentum
As Published – BikeTexas Update ENewsletter This week, staff traveled to Abilene, Fort Worth, and Wichita Falls to conduct teacher trainings. These trainings are part of our BikeTexas Safe Routes to School Program. In three days, about 80 elementary school teachers were trained in our Texas SuperCyclist Curriculum. In 2004, TBC trained about 100 teachers; […]
Share the Road Y’all
As Published – TBC Listserve – 5-21-2005 by Guy Taylor One thing that really ticks me off is a cyclist that makes no effort to assist the passing of a motor vehicle but “hogs” the road. The car v. cyclist attitude that many riders have created from years of fighting traffic hinder our efforts for […]
Bikes Across Borders
As Published – BikeTexas Today – Advocacy & Action – April – May 2004 By Beth Ferguson Don’t know what to do with those old bike parts rusting away in the garage? Bikes Across Borders (BAB) can help. Based at the Rhizome Collective, an East Austin-based community organizing and urban sustainability center, BAB uses donated […]