We’ve been working on building up a collection of different bike routes for transportation and recreation, which you can view here. Have you used any of these routes, or do you have suggestions for other routes to add to the collection? Let us know!
Recent additions include the 2014 Rotary Ride route, and two alternative routes between downtown Bryan and Texas A&M University.
In general, the City of College Station does Bond Elections every 5 years, and the next bond issue is slated to be voted on in November of 2015. These bond elections determine which new facilities the city is going to design and construct over the life of the bond election (typically 5 years).
Citizen participation is key in shaping the City’s plans, so we encourage you to get involved in the Citizen Advisory Committee that is forming right now. Involvement will include approximately two meetings per month over a 5-6 month period.
The purpose of the Citizen Advisory Committee is to help guide City Staff and the City Council in the selection of transportation facilities that will be constructed, improved, or moved as part of the upcoming bond election. Serving on the committee would be an excellent opportunity to help the City Staff and City Council understand the importance of improved bicycle infrastructure within the City of College Station.
If this is something you are passionate about and you are able to help shape the transportation future of College Station, visit http://bit.ly/1rfPAXp to apply and learn more. The deadline to apply is before 5 pm on Wednesday, Nov. 26.
Our friends over at Bike Texas have a helpful post up about important bike laws you need to know and follow. While it’s aimed at incoming college students, the laws apply to all of us, and it never hurts to review them. Take a look!
What other things do you think that bicyclists new to the area should know about?
