Let us not forget walking! I walk everywhere, campus, around campus, to 11th street. It's good excercise as well and I can make it to the south side of the capitol from 26th street in about 15 minutes.
Posted by Karl-T at April 16, 2004 03:16 PMExcellent topic!
Bikes are very efficient for short to medium range transportation in urban and suburban areas.
There's little I can add to Byron's testimonial. Though I can verify that even if you haven't ridden a bike for 10 years, it will take only a minute or two for you to regain your old bike riding skills.
But if you need any help getting back into urban bike riding culture, let me recommend this book.
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0965172805/qid=1082146015/sr=1-1/ref=sr_1_1/103-7081950-3510215?v=glance&s=books
I'm a University employee that drives from the Pflugerville/Round Rock area (carpool) and I throw my bike in the back of the truck. It's a short ride from anywhere I can park to my office.
I can also meet friends downtown without losing my parking place!
Posted by Mike at April 16, 2004 04:30 PMI'm a University employee that drives from the Pflugerville/Round Rock area (carpool) and I throw my bike in the back of the truck. It's a short ride from anywhere I can park to my office.
I can also meet friends downtown without losing my parking place!
Posted by Mike at April 16, 2004 04:30 PMOf course, there are also half-Canadians like me who despise the heat Austin experiences for five months out of the year and have the sweat-ruined business casual work clothes to prove it! :)
I barely live 7 car-driven minutes from where I work to my apartment. Burnet & 183 to Lamar & 183 wouldn't be that bad of a bike ride.
Posted by Charles Hueter at April 16, 2004 04:36 PMI wish I could ride my bike but I'm scared--drivers in this town are CRAZY!!!!!
Posted by Andrea M. at April 17, 2004 02:58 PMYeah, if there weren't so many SUVs, I may actually try to use a bike.
Posted by Jason Young at April 17, 2004 09:35 PM