Board Meeting Schedule for 2010

Because of the adoption of new bylaws last summer, ACA now conducts all club business at monthly board meetings.
Before the change, the board would conduct business at the monthly membership meetings on the first Monday of the month. In an effort to make the monthly meetings more fun, the new bylaws call for separate business meetings.
The board meetings are open to our members and to the public.

Location

BikeTexas
1902 E. 6th St.
Austin, TX
United States
30° 15' 42.0984" N, 97° 43' 20.7588" W
See map: Google Maps
Start Date: 
Tue, 02/02/2010 - 12:34am

March membership meeting: Chief Acevedo visits with the cycling community

For the second consecutive year, Austin Police Chief Art Acevedo is visiting with the cycling community to give us an update on cycling issues and the police department and to answer our questions. The meeting is at 7 p.m. Monday, March 1, in the third-floor conference room of One Texas Center, 505 Barton Springs Rd. Mellow Johnny's Bike Shop will provide bike valet parking.

Location

One Texas Center
505 Barton Springs Rd.
Austin, TX
United States
30° 15' 26.0388" N, 97° 44' 56.9904" W
See map: Google Maps
Start Date: 
Tue, 02/02/2010 - 12:10am - 12:10pm

Bike Shop Poker Run

   Feelin’ lucky?      ACA presents our first ever Bike Shop Poker Run.

On Saturday, Feb. 27, ACA will host a cycling gambler’s dream. This approximately 14-mile ride will start and end at the Peddler Bike Shop with stops to draw cards at Longhorn Bikes, East Side Pedal Pushers, University Cyclery, Ozone Bikes and Clown Dog Bikes (in that
order).

The ride is limited to the first 100 contestants and online registration is available on the ACA website now. Each poker hand costs the contestant $5 and there will be an option to discard two cards and draw two more (for an additional $5) when contestants return to the Peddler. Start time for the ride is 1 p.m. and the late registration table will open at 11:30 a.m.. Finish time will be 3:30 p.m.

Custom Bicycle Builders at February meeting, $100 door prize

The February program meeting was at YelloCustom Bike Showw Bike Project's new home at 12th Street and Webberville Road.  Our special guests for the evening were James Flatman of Alchemy Bicycle Company; Cody Baron, Clark Davidson and Cole Thompson, co-owners of True Fabrication Bicycles; Brad Cason of KirkLee Bicycles;

Texas Trails and Active Transportation Conference

16th Annual Trails Conference, now covering Bike/Ped Advocacy and Safe Routes to School

Fun Size Traffic Skills 101 Mini Clinic Series

Want to learn to be confident when riding in traffic?
Check out the new fun-size Traffic Skills 101 mini clinics.
It's the Traffic Skills 101 course taught in a series of small bites, goes good with coffee, which is good since it meets in a coffee shop.   Register Here

Help design Austin's Premier Bike Boulevard

The open houses to discuss and give input on Austin's Bike Boulevard continue in January and February 2010.  Imagine a major stretch of inner city roadway "optimized for bicycle traffic", as the City's public notice describes.  Cyclists of all levels would ride comfortably on this attractive, shared roadway with low traffic volumes and bicycle-specific amenities. Come make this dream a reality.  Plan to attend the the following open houses at Pease Elementary:
      • January 13, 6-8 PM: Project Discussion and Public Design Charrette
      • February 24, 6-8 PM: Design Presentation and Final Commenting 
For more on bike boulevards and how you can support Austin's First, check out Elliott's blog at Austin on Two Wheels and League of Bicycling Voters' action alert.

How far is far enough?

by Preston Tyree, Director of Education - League of American Bicyclists
Door zone crashes may be responsible for 7 percent of the crashes that cyclists encounter. But they are responsible for a larger percentage in urban traffic, as much as 17 percent of the fatal crashes, as reported in one New York City report.

Cyclists who consistently ride in the "door zone" (that space that is next to a parked car that can be obstructed by an opening door) are setting themselves up for a case of road rash at best and possibly a serious injury or death. So, how far away from a parked car is far enough?
 

Welcome to the new ACA website! (Please Read!)

Hello, everyone. The ACA Board and the webmasters would like to introduce the new website. The site is much more than a new look. We are putting in place the framework to provide you with more up-to-date information, rides and opportunities to get involved.
 

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