Archive for May, 2011
As Council went from Plan “A” to “C” they began turning bike lanes into bike routes. They did this because bike routes are seen as cheaper and less intrusive to the motor vehicles on our streets than bike lanes. While (slightly) less paint is required to mark a bike route, bike lanes should not be [...]
This past week the Council Subcommittee (formed to analyze the proposed hike and bike plan) was presented with their third option – Plan C – which actually adds some additional on-street bike routes back in. Only some though. While this is an improvement from Plan B, the amount of coverage and connectivity is still [...]
With all the controversy surrounding the hike and bike plan and our recent elections, you may have been hearing many people say that “the mixing of cars and bicycles is unsafe” (especially with drunk drivers on the road) or that parks or even sidewalks are an appropriate place to ride a bicycle. You may question [...]
The mission of the world wide Ride of Silence is to honor bicyclists killed by motorists, promote sharing the road, and provide awareness of bicycling safety. Riders ride in complete silence for the entire ride. The Ride of Silence started in Dallas in 2003 to honor a fallen cyclist and has since grown to be [...]
If you couldn’t make Monday’s subcommittee meeting, you may have read in the Star-Telegram article: “Arlington’s latest plan drastically cuts proposed on-street bike lanes“. This is no joke. The Plan presented by the Council Subcommittee is such a cutback from the Plan recommended by P&Z in February, it’s actually a regression from the 2002 bike route plan Council asked staff and the [...]
Election Day is May 14th, but early voting is going on now (every day!) and lasts till Tuesday, May 10th. See our previous post on early voting information, and join us to bike the vote! About the Candidates While we are not going to tell you who to vote for or endorse specific candidates, we [...]
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