This just in from the folks at Austin's yellow bike project ( http://www.austinyellowbike.org/ )
Two recommendations for City Council:
RECOMMENDATION FOR COUNCIL ACTION
Subject: Approve a resolution supporting efforts to upgrade the City of Austin?s bicycle network by establishing the city?s intent to become the first Texas city to attain Gold level bike-friendly status from the League of American Bicyclists; supporting the work of the Street Smarts Task Force January 2008; and directing the City Manager to study and report back to Council with recommendations for inclusion of the Street Smarts Task Force findings into the Austin Bicycle Master Plan.
Sponsor: Mayor Will WynnCo-Sponsor1: Council Member Brewster McCracken Co-Sponsor2: Council Member Sheryl Cole
http://www.ci.austin.tx.us/council_meetings/item_attachments.cfm?meetingid=121&itemid=7212&item=63----
ITEM No. 64 - RECOMMENDATION FOR COUNCIL ACTION
Subject: Approve a resolution directing the City Manager to direct the City Public Works Department and Parks and Recreation Department, and other departments as necessary, to collaborate to adopt a comprehensive and unified interdepartmental vision and coordinated plan to optimize City efforts to promote an enhanced and interconnected bicycling, pedestrian and trails network; and to provide a report to Council on the completion of the plan and the advisability of staff reorganization to support implementation of the plan.
Sponsor: Council Member Sheryl ColeCo-Sponsor1: Mayor Will Wynn Co-Sponsor2:http://www.ci.austin.tx.us/council_meetings/item_attachments.cfm?meetingid=121&itemid=7193&item=64
Maybe (maybe?) our Council could commit to a Platinum level award for Fort Collins
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