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Bicyclist on Tollway

January 28, 2008 | Michael Tobis

A bicycle commuter tried to get one of those transponder gizmos for the tollway, but the state of Texas is confused and can’t seem to manage to take his money.

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Montreal public bicycles

October 8, 2007 | Michael Tobis

Montreal, despite its steepness and iciness, is following in the footsteps of various European cities and setting up public one-way bicycle rental facilities.

Can Austin Texas be far behind? Alas, yes.

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Bicycling in America

September 27, 2007 | Michael Tobis

Another argument against bicycling in America is provided by a 140 pound classical musician who claims he was assaulted and tasered by a police officer for riding a bicycle on an airport access road which had no postings against bicycling and politely inquiring what regulation he had violated.

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Mayor of Austin “Feels My Pain”

June 13, 2007 | Michael Tobis

Not this one, but this one, the man with the best imaginable name for a politician, Will Wynn.

Wynn has been giving a talk remarkably like Al Gore’s Inconvenient Truth talk, with a bit of Texas interest thrown into the mix. I hate to fault him for that, and he did a reasonable job of it. [more]

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