Using pedal power to go to work in Austin

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Gasoline prices can drive people to consider some transportation alternatives. KEYEtv.com reporter Bettie Cross offers this report.

“With gasoline prices increasing rapidly, this year’s edition of Bike to Work Day has special significance.

More people than normal may be taking two-wheels Friday, not only because of rising fuel costs but because it’s Bike to Work Day.

More than half of all Americans live less than five miles from where they work according to Bicycling Magazine. About 1 1/2% of Americans commute by bicycle, and in Japan 15% of the population commute by bicycle. In China, bicycles outnumber cars 250 to 1.”

Link to the full report at KEYEtv.com

Galveston County Bike Boom

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The Galveston County Daily News reports on a bike boom in the county. (Link to the full article)

By Leigh Jones
The Daily News

Published May 18, 2008

Robert Taylor is a bicycling evangelist. One of the first questions he asks new acquaintances is: Do you ride?

Taylor does — everywhere. He rides to work, to the grocery store, to restaurants. And he’s always encouraging others to do the same.

With gas prices pushing people’s pocketbook pain threshold, more drivers are willing to listen to Taylor’s pitch.

Bicycling as a primary form of transportation already is common in Galveston, where streets are flat and everything is within easy pedaling distance.

Sun & Ski Sports 16th Annual Criterium – Houston, TX

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Memorial Park – Picnic Loop – laps around 1.1-mile circle

Wed., June 4 – Two Races Every Wed. Rain or Shine for next 12 weeks.

Set-Up – 4:30 p.m. and Registration – 5 p.m.

First Race – 5:50 p.m. – Newcomers and first-time racers welcomed (those who may have group ride experience, but have never raced).  Average 26 m.p.h.

Second Race – 6:50 p.m. – Stronger riders.  Average 27- to 28 m.p.h.

WHO:   Approximately 100-120 cyclists, men and women, race together weekly.  They include out-of-towners who specifically come to Houston to race, as well as business travelers who are avid cyclists who travel with their bicycles.

DIRECTOR:  Hans Schneider of Huntsville, who founded the Criterium.  He raced for years in Europe, Mexico and the U.S.

Mesquite Rodeo Bike Ride – Mesquite, TX

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Mesquite Rodeo Bike Ride, Mesquite Rodeo Center, 8 a.m. Sponsored by the Mesquite Rotary Club and benefiting Mesquite Charities and Scholarship Funds. Routes of 5 miles, 33K, 50K, 75K and 100K. $25 by Monday, $30 afterward. 214-934-0245 or www.rodeobikeride.org