Vetoed State Bike Safety Law Passes in Austin
The Austin City Council has approved a bill that requires motorists to keep a three-foot distance from bicyclists on the road. The same bill was vetoed by Texas Governor Rick Perry four months ago.
Violations of the ordinance would result in a fine of up to $500.
"The ordinance would be the first of its kind in a major Texas city. Stallings said BikeTexas is working with other cities, but refused to disclose which ones. Stallings did say, however, that he has had cities with fewer than 25,000 people and some with larger populations than Austin contact BikeTexas about creating ordinances.
'I wouldn't be surprised if there weren't 20 cities that have a safe-passing bill soon,' [Robin Stallings, the executive director of BikeTexas] said."
Full Story:
Published on Friday, October 23, 2009 in
Topics
- Home Builders Aren't Building the Smaller Homes the Market Wants
- Recycling Is Cancelled
- Review: The Hudson Yards Mega-Development, Open to the Public Today
- Proposed Mega-Development Would Expand Chicago's Skyline
- It Takes a Fatality to Remove On-Street Parking
- Study: Density Can Impede Growth
- 'Urban Luxury' Housing Skyrockets in Texas and Beyond
- Seattle Gives Final Approval to 27 Upzones
- Many Norms, Few Plans: Urban Rubble Clearance in the Cities of the Global South
- Concrete’s Contribution to the Rise and Decline of Civilization
- After Decades of Planning: New Life for K Street Transitway in Washington, D.C.
- Reducing Motor Vehicle Traffic in Cities
- Bill Would Phase-Out Most Diesel Emissions in California
- Michigan Gov. Whitmer Proposes 45-Cent Gas Tax Hike in First Budget
- California Lawmakers Seek New Ways to Relieve High Rents
- New BRT Launching in Snohomish County, Washington
- APTA Calls for $232 Billion in 'Critical' Public Transit Investment
- Connecting the Issues of Flooding and Affordable Housing in Texas
- Lyft to Help Expand Bike Share Citywide in Chicago
- Chinese Cities Build Big Despite Shedding Residents
