Texas Bicycle Coalition works because Texans get involved. Whether it’s travelling to Austin to testify in a Senate or House committee hearing, visiting your school board and advocating for inclusion of the Texas SuperCyclist Curriculum in your child’s school, or passing along our BikeTexas Today eNewsletter to friends you think should support our work, BikeTexas […]
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BikeTexas Advocacy Programs Cyclists in SuitsSponsored by: BikeTexas Members Sine Die Bipartisan Bike RidesSponsored by: BikeTexas Members, Austin Cycling Association (2007, 2008, 2009), BNSF Railway (2007) National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL) Bipartisan Bike RidesCo-coordinated by: NCSL, BikeTexas/Texas Bicycle CoalitionSponsored by: Allied Waste Services (Boston 2007, New Orleans 2008), BNSF Railway (Boston 2007), Fuji (Philadephia […]
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Membership Matters Be There Volunteer Best Practices Tips on Writing Your Representative Identify Your Legislators BikeTexas works because Texans get involved. Whether it’s travelling to Austin to testify in a Senate or House committee hearing, visiting your school board and advocating for inclusion of the Texas SuperCyclist Curriculum in your child’s school, or passing along […]
Coalition Responds to Tragic Death of Cyclist
Cyclist Gay Simmons-Posey was killed by an automobile-bicycle crash on April 17, 2006, in Austin. A trailer pulled by a vehicle clipped her, and a second vehicle (which subsequently left the scene) then hit her after she fell to the ground. The cyclist was riding in the same direction of traffic, as required by law, […]
Thank You Volunteers
Volunteers have an enormous impact on Texas Bicycle Coalition. From those who attended Cyclists in Suits BikeTexas Lobby Day, to those who are working with BikeTexas Local Outreach Coordinators, our volunteers ensure that Texas Bicycle Coalition can effectively carry its mission to advance bicycle access, safety and education for all Texans. More than 25 people […]
What Can I Do: On the Road
Ride right! Often, the best ambassador for bicycling is a friendly person on a bike. It’s ridiculous that a motorist who thinks nothing of speeding or rolling through a stop sign will rant about a someone on a bike scooting through a red light a few seconds early, but unfortunately, that’s where we are right […]
URGENT: Complete Streets Senate Hearing Wed., April 13!
Please make time to attend this important hearingfor our Complete Streets legislation! Wednesday, April 13Complete Streets Senate Committee Hearing Texas Cyclists! The Complete Streets Bill has been scheduled for a hearing in the Senate Transportation Committee, and we need your help! If you can be in Austin, please plan to attend the hearing, wearing a […]
World Bike Conference Report
According to BikeTexas Executive Director Robin Stallings, the Velo-City global 2010 cycling conference in Copenhagen (CPH) June 22-25 was unforgettable. One thousand attendees from 60 countries learned that “cycle tracks”, “separated bike lanes”, and “protected bikeways” are three ways to say “the future of bicycles as transportation” throughout the world.
Happy Holidays and Best Wishes for the New Year
Fellow Cyclists, We want to thank each one of you for your commitment to better cycling in Texas, and your support for BikeTexas, over the last year. We had ups and downs, disappointments and victories, and our members were there with us through it all – calling and writing and visiting legislators, volunteering your valuable […]
My First National Bike Summit
by Sherman Phillips Not knowing exactly what to expect as a rooky at the National Bike Summit in Washington, D.C., I was mostly successful in keeping an open mind as our plane touched down on Monday at Reagan National Airport. Durwood Mayfield and I, both Lubbock Outreach Coordinators, grabbed our luggage from the baggage claim […]