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Re:Francisco Rios was struck by van and killed on old - 2008/01/03 03:30
Matt,
I hope you can join us at our next BikeHouston meeting. We’re meeting at El Meson next Monday. Hope you can come. We need folks like you with a passion for advocacy. Please join us. Trying to do bike advocacy work by yourself is bummer as burnout can rapidly occur without a support group. Those of us who have been at cycling advocacy for a while have come to accept that change happens slowly but persistence is the key. I got involved with cycling advocacy when METRO refused to let me place my bike in the cargo hold of a P&R bus back in 2003.
I hope the city fills the Bike Coordinator job by early March. Given the salary package, the city should be able to attract a strong candidate. I think Lilibeth announced her departure in late July 2007. Your right, its been a slow process. I hope the reason is that they are trying to find an outstanding candidate.
Bike commuted into downtown this am and given the mornings chilly start, I was shocked to see five other bikes beside my own in the bike rack at 5:30 PM. I wonder if a few extra folks made a commitment to commute by bike for the new year! With the signal light synchronization in downtown, it’s not quite as scary as the overall speed seems reduced by 6-10 mph.
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