Center for Transportation Research: Highlights

The City of Austin is embracing alternative forms of transportation in an attempt to relieve its significant congestion. As part of this initiative, the City is creating Bicycle Ambassador Teams to increase the practice of bicycling for transportation. These volunteers will work city-wide to encourage a two-wheeled approach to commuting and running errands, and to promote law-abiding behavior among all [...]

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image from bcycle.com Austin could soon take transportation in a new direction. A new bike-sharing program hopes to reduce downtown traffic congestion. On Thursday, Mellow Johnny’s Bike Shop at 4th Street and Nueces will host a demonstration and have bikes available for people to try out. The idea is similar to car-sharing programs currently in [...]

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A new study titled Costs and Benefits of Bicycling Investments indicates that creating a bicycle-friendly infrastructure results in significant long-term benefits to a city. Thomas Gotschi of the Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine at the University of Zurich in Switzerland conducted the study. By 2040, [bicycle infrastructure]  investments in the range of $138 to [...]

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A study released Tuesday night to the City of Austin’s Urban Transportation Commission suggests that experimental traffic devices installed on a few Austin streets last year appear to be keeping cyclists safer. The Center for Transportation Research at the University of Texas worked with city employees in Austin’s Transportation Department to study and collect video [...]

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Automobile drivers have long had the option to take a defensive driving course when ticketed, as proof of course completion can result in ticket dismissal. The Austin Municipal Court will now allow ticket dismissal for bicyclists who have been caught in the act of cycling-related traffic violations. The Austin Cycling Association is offering the approved [...]

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In honor of May being Bike Month, Austin360.com compiled portraits of two local bicycle commuters with a quick Q&A about their daily experience on the roads. Following is one such portrait; below are tips to aid your own bicycling experience. John Jolly, 47 Employer: Texas Commission on Environmental Quality How often do you commute: Twice [...]

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Women are invited to take the online survey being conducted by the Association of Pedestrian and Bicycle Professionals (APBP). The survey ends on May 15. Take the survey. The APBP is also hosting a free webinar on March 31 entitled Writing Women Back into Bicycling. The Association of Pedestrian and Bicycle Professionals is the only [...]

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Responding to demand among its bicycle-riding fans, Google Maps today gave U.S. users the ability to get biking directions in addition to driving, public transportation and walking routes. Google’s Shannon Guymon said the project had been in the works for a while because “we knew that when we added the feature, we wanted to do [...]

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