Educational Bike Tour for Austin City Council Use the form below to sign up for the Austin City Council Electric Bike Tour. You won’t want to miss it. Online Form – City Council Electric Ride
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Bicycle Fleet Group Rental
BikeTexas Fleet Rentals for Group Bike Rides BikeTexas maintains a large fleet of more than 200 bikes – high quality, hybrid style bicycles, electric bikes, folding bikes, and children’s balance bikes – that are available in various quantities and sizes. BikeTexas can deliver bikes, helmets and racks to the start location of your event. We […]
San Marcos Safe Passing Petition Thank You
Thank you for signing the petition encouraging San Marcos City Council to adopt a Safe Passing ordinance. Be sure to look for more information from BikeTexas about when the City Council will bring this for a vote. In the meantime, please spread this petition to everyone you know who cares about bicycling […]
South Flores Petition Thank You
Thank you for signing the petition encouraging San Antonio City Council Member Rebecca Viagran to support the bike lanes on South Flores. If you live, work, or visit the South Side or South Flores area, take a moment now to email the office of Council Member Rebecca Viagran of District 3 at district3@sanantonio.gov The portion of […]
Contacting City Councils
Ask and ya shall receive! Although BikeTexas stands for thousands of Texas cyclists, from time to time it’s critical to let elected representatives and other officials know your views about a particular issue. Elected leaders pay close attention to constituent outreach. The following pointers should make your requests more effective: Proper Salutation The suggested greeting […]
Rails to Trails Consevancy Recission Call to Action
Dear Robin, In early July, we notified you about a $2.5 billion rescission ordered by the U.S. Department of Transportation. Due to the extremely short notice (one week) given to states to determine from which programs they would rescind, and the possibility of an impending strong focus on a reauthorization bill, we did not issue […]
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Show your support for Bicycle safety education! Put a Share the Road Y’all plate on your vehicle, trailer or motorcycle and help create cooperation on roadways across Texas. Share the Road specialty license plate Seven-time Tour de France bicycling champion and native Texan Lance Armstrong has made it onto a Texas license plate. The specialty […]
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Programs; Advocacy; Safe Passing; Ordinance Analysis
Back to Safe Passing; HOME Safe Passing Ordinance Analysis 1. The Safe Passing Ordinance establishes the general 3ft and 6ft safe passing distance that will save lives and be a valuable tool for education programs and safety awareness campaigns. However, the Ordinance also establishes exceptions to the general 3ft and 6ft safe passing distances based […]
Programs; Trails; Community Trails
The BikeTexas Community Trails program goals are to identify, develop and promote multi-use trails and routes throughout Texas for runners, walkers, cyclists, and other non-motorized users. BikeTexas is very excited to announce our new, coming soon… Texas Trails Specialty License Plate! We’d like to extend a special thanks to Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) staff, […]
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Programs; Advocacy; Safe Passing; SB 488 and HB 827 (2009) Language
Back to Safe Passing; HOME As of 4/29/09 SB 488 – Authored by Ellis & Carona A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT relating to the operation of a motor vehicle in the vicinity of a vulnerable road user; providing penalties. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Subchapter […]
2009 BikeTexas Legislative Action Alerts and Updates
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Programs; Advocacy; Safe Passing; In the News
Back to Safe Passing; HOME Dallas Morning News Dallas August 6, 2009 Cyclists criticize Texas Gov. Rick Perry over veto of safety measure Some Texas cyclists are using Gov. Rick Perry’s re-election campaign as a platform to lash out against him for vetoing a bicycle-safety measure last legislative session. Among their opponents is the father […]
