Bike-relevant news from around Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA, and beyond:
1) Former Tulsa Mayor Rodger Randle is pushing a meetup at OU-Schusterman, tonight, 5:30 p.m. at 4502 E 41st, Room 1J06, to encourage Cox Cable to carry al-Jazeera English News Network. AJE occasionally broadcasts Middle East bike races that normally don't play, with any semblance of substance, on any of the US-based cable channels, such as the Tour of Qutar, Tour d'Afrique, etc. Definitely have to love the accents for sure!
2) Also, this evening, at Panera Bread, 5601 E 41st, at 7 p.m. is the Tulsa Bicycle Advisory Committee meeting. Though not yet officially sanctioned by the City Council, the group of interested citizens are meeting nonetheless to discuss progress on the City Council resolution to establish the Bicycle Advisory Committee.
3) Up and early, tomorrow morning, 8 February, 8 a.m. is the City Council Public Works Committee. On agenda is Public Works Department, updating the Council on Context Sensitive Design, as it relates to bike trails. The meeting also streams live and on-demand on TGOVonline.
4) At noon, Tuesday, 8 February, at City Hall, 175 E 2nd, 10th Floor North Conference Room, Tulsa Transportation Advisory Board discusses bikes on their agenda. Councilors Bynum and Christiansen both said that the Bicycle Advisory Committee resolution was pulled from the last full Council meeting, to allow TAB comments. Since TAB meetings aren't streamed or broadcast yet, stay tune for the updates right here on Tulsa Cycling Examiner.
5) Oklahoma State Legislature started their 2011 session today with Governor Mary Fallin giving the State of the State Address. Senator Andrew Rice and Representative Lewis Moore filed some very interesting bike bills. The write-up will be out in tomorrow's Tulsa Cycling Examiner.
6) Finally, Urban Tulsa Weekly made a big deal, actually front-and-centered cover story, last week about the shuffling of urban planning away from Indian Nations Council of Governments (INCOG). Way before City of Tulsa got cycling fever, INCOG staff were the point professionals for bicycle policy in Tulsa metro. Times have changed with more informed voices coming on board. Is the coming battle over turf between INCOG and City of Tulsa real, or just another shameless gratuitous shot by UTW for more eyeballs?
For bike policy wonks, keep it here for all the latest behind-the-scenes nuanced action affecting your next ride, available only on Tulsa Cycling Examiner, not covered anywhere in mainstream media or on the web.
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