Category Archives: Plano
Plano recognized as a Bicycle Friendly Community
On November 16th, The League of American Bicyclists awarded Plano the Bronze-level, Bicycle Friendly Community status. Brownsville and Plano become the sixth and seventh communities in Texas to achieve this recognition. Austin has a gold-level status, Houston, San Antonio, The … Continue reading
What is Bike Friendly about Plano?
Here is your chance to share your views and learn more. The League of American Bicyclists is visiting 100 communities this year, bringing their bicycle-friendly expertise directly to the local level — and Plano is on the priority list! Come … Continue reading
Important City Council Agenda for Monday, Sept 23rd at 7pm
Monday night’s City Council agenda includes the amendment of our Bicycle Transportation Plan and Bicycle Policy Statement. These documents were approved at the September 3rd Planning and Zoning Commission, and they are on the agenda for final approval by City … Continue reading
Job done! Well, not quite.
It was stunning in May, that within a month of launching “Bike Friendly Plano”, Plano is proclaimed as The Most Bikeable City in Texas. There must be some correlation. It was a stunning announcement and it got some good play in … Continue reading
Perspective – seeing the cyclist as well as the peloton
I tend to think of myself as a middle-tier cyclist. I know that I ride a lot but I know many people who ride more, know more, ride better and ride faster than myself. I went to a wedding reception … Continue reading
There’s No Time Like the Present
This won’t be a long post because I simply don’t have time. May is a busy month for work, personal events and let’s not forget cycling. The biggest thing is the re-launch of this, the Bike Friendly Plano blog. Keeping … Continue reading
Riding a bike is fun
Fun comes up a lot lately with regard to riding. There are two upcoming events that have “fun” in their name: The Plano Fun Ride and the Frisco Family Fun Ride. The Frisco Family Fun ride is first on July … Continue reading
Do I really want to poke a hornet’s nest?
As I was on my evening commute from work, I moved one lane to the left to leave a right turn only lane. I looked back and there was plenty of room and the closest approaching car was a ways … Continue reading
A great place to ride
There are lots of bike friendly community blogs out here on WordPress. They are apparently loosely and mostly not at all associated from what this writer can tell. I can tell you that I am not at all associated but … Continue reading