Bicyclist on Tollway
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
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.
Bicycling in America
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.
Mayor of Austin “Feels My Pain”
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]