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Govenor Vetoes Safe Passing Bill |
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From BikeTexas, June 19, 2009. We are stunned. After passing SB 488 through both houses of the legislature with overwhelming bipartisan margins and responding to every legislator's concern with information or compromise, Governor Perry killed the bill today.
In spite of the huge number of phone calls in the span of two very intense hours, Governor Perry vetoed the Safe Passing bill, SB 488.
Thanks to all of you who responded to the BikeTexas Action Alert today and called the Governor's office.
We are extremely disappointed with the Governor's action. In our view, this reflects a cavalier attitude on the part of the Governor toward the deaths of the 1000 vulnerable road users that are killed annually in Texas. |
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Local businesses offer perks to Dallas cyclists |
May 28, 2009 - In an article titled “ Local businesses offer perks to Oak Cliff bikers,” the Dallas Morning News reports on the success of The Bike Friendly Oak Cliff (BFOC) group in recruiting local businesses to help increase bicycle use in the Oak Cliff neighborhood of Dallas. Twenty businesses, including salons, clothing stores, and restaurants, will provide discounts to customers riding a bicycle. The complete list of business participating in the program is published on the BFOC blog. The Oak Cliff bicycle discount program was also featured in a video clip from Channel 11 in Dallas (right).
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Wheeling and Dealing in Fort Worth |
 Bryan Shettig reports that "after years of inaction, Fort Worth, the land of pickup trucks and SUVs, may finally be ready to pump some air into the tires of a citywide bike system." A comprehensive bike plan to be submitted to the Fort Worth city council is nearing completion. The article is published in the May 13, 2009 edition of the Fort Worth Weekly.
There's also a story on the Fort Worth Bike Plan published on May 25, 2009 in the Fort Worth Business Press titled "Fort Worth $113 million bicycle plan on route." |
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Dallas Texas: A Cyclist-friendly Community |
 May 17, 2009 - Two experienced bicycle commuters and journalists from Orlando recently spent some time cycling in Dallas. Depsite Bicycling Magazine's designation as one of the worst cities in America for cycling, Keri Caffrey got only positive vibes while riding our streets. She wrote, "If you’ve only seen Dallas from the driver’s seat of a car, you don’t know what you’re missing"! Ms. Caffrey was impressed with the courtesy of Dallas drivers, Dallas' signed bike-route system, and easy connections with DART buses (which all have bike racks), DART Rail and TRE trains. Read her article in the Commute Orlando Blog. |
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