SXSW Film Review: Bikes vs. Cars

Swedish doc looks into the war between wheels

"...in Austin can tell you that the theory that cars provide speed and freedom is an illusion...."

March 16, 2015 Screens Post by Josh Rosenblatt

APD Should Monitor Bikes and Cars

"...Department cracking down on bikers breaking traffic laws [“APD vs. Cyclists,” News. Nov. 14]. However, I would like to..."

Nov. 13, 2008 Postmarks

Public Notice: Bikes, Toll Roads, TNCs

A miscellany of mostly transportation

"...• Sunday, May 3 brings the Blessing of the Bikes at 2:15 at University United Methodist Church, 2409 Guadalupe,..."

May 1, 2015 News Column by Nick Barbaro

APD vs. Cyclists

Cops are cracking down on law-breaking bicyclists

"...tell cyclists to follow the same traffic laws as cars, ride as far to the right as is safe,..."

Nov. 14, 2008 News Feature by Daniel Mottola

SXSW Film 2015 Rundown

Reviews, interviews, photo galleries, and more

"...Texas Shorts Mavis! Deep Web Bone in the Throat Bikes vs Cars Quitters The Sandwich Nazi Good Things Await..."

March 22, 2015 SXSW Post

SXSW Film Announces 2015 Lineup

Circling the Thunderdome

"...Bikes vs Cars (Sweden) Director/Screenwriter: Fredrik Gertten The bicycle: an..."

Feb. 3, 2015 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Naked City

Bikes vs. Cars at CAMPO

May 23, 2003 News Feature by Lauri Apple

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Rape saga redux and other local imbroglios.

"...Bikes vs. Cars: The Never-Ending Story..."

Oct. 26, 2001 Column

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Righteous readers respond to recent rape reportage, and our Best of Austin issue garners a kudo or two.

"...Ohrid, when we were overcharged several times by Macedonian Slavs, even though my friends speak perfect Macedonian as well..."

Oct. 19, 2001 Column

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Press Bush on Wiccans

"...Bikes Across America..."

June 18, 1999 Column

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Don't Shelve Smart Growth

"...a fresh dimension to the endless debate of bicycles vs. cars in these pages of late. His analysis points..."

July 2, 1999 Column

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World affairs and more Critical Mass mess missives

"...L.A. vs. Austin..."

Nov. 9, 2001 Column

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Bush on Borderline

"...along ever. Tier 2 requires manufacturers of new trucks, SUVs, and diesels to install the same pollution controls that..."

June 11, 1999 Column

The Revolution Will Not Be Motorized

Will the city create a path to give bicyclists a little respect?

"...or anti-establishment punks. More Austinites are choosing to ride bikes for more than just recreation, and it is becoming..."

May 9, 2008 News Feature by Daniel Mottola

Sixth Street Showdown

Downtown is growing, and with that growth come rising tensions between police, partiers, and activists

"...three shifts around the city, with a few on bikes, a few in cars, and the rest on walking..."

Feb. 26, 2016 News Feature by Chase Hoffberger

Sidewalk Fail!

"...foot, first you have to walk next to parked cars that take up half the sidewalk, then you run..."

Aug. 28, 2014 Photo Gallery

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Our readers talk back.

"...Cars vs. Cows..."

Dec. 24, 1999 Column

Bicycle Nomads and the Winds of Change

Backers say winter migration to Mexico creates 'a whole new way of life'

"...Mexico? That's a question raised by the third annual Bikes Across Borders Winter Bicycle Migration...."

Dec. 3, 2004 News Feature by Daniel Mottola

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Waring Responds

"...Bicycle and Pedestrian Program Coordinator Bucks and Bikes..."

Oct. 17, 1997 Column

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Our own little Gaza Strip, and the Halloween (Gas) Mask is taken to task.

"...a dozen cyclists off the road, crashed into two bikes, and then hit a car, deliberately and with malice,..."

Nov. 2, 2001 Column

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Lewis Rebuts Ads

"...representation of East Austin, energy-efficient transportation choices, urban sprawl vs. compact city planning, campaign finance reform, and bicycling freedom!..."

May 30, 1997 Column

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Our readers talk back.

"...support seeing the world in black and white: lawbreakers vs. the rest of us. But I think that reverting..."

June 30, 2006 Column

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"...you think you spend so much time in your cars each day? Sprawl. Why is our environmental infrastructure continually..."

July 19, 2002 Column

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Don't Cry for Rainey

"..."What Morgan discovered -- or reaffirmed -- is that cars present and have always presented a rich emotional realm..."

July 23, 1999 Column

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Our readers talk back.

"...right-of-way with bushes, fences, and cacti. Then they park cars right at the curb. A person moving around on..."

July 12, 2002 Column

Riding While Female

Women athletes make their mark at X Games Austin

"...of the Americas that includes skateboarding, Moto X, Rally Cars, and BMX. Metallica, Nicki Minaj, and big athletic names..."

June 5, 2015 Sports Feature by Jessi Cape

Greek Fest, Taylor Swift Wrestling, and More Weekend Events

No weekend plans? We have some suggestions.

"...on such a vehicle, and the culture around these cars has strengthened Mexican American communities in the Southwest since..."

May 24, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

Naked City

Controversial plans for a 120-foot tower at the intersection scrapped

"...adjacent Old West Austin communities, would bring too many cars to the already clogged intersection, and overwhelm local businesses,..."

June 17, 2005 News Feature by Daniel Mottola

Community: Summer Snapshot

Parades, rides, races, and more

"...Republic of Texas Biker Rally Live music, vintage cars, custom bikes, games, photo ops with leather-clad bros and..."

May 19, 2017 Arts Feature

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"...gets annually from the feds and currently reserves for bikes and peds to car-centric congestion-reduction programs ... and to..."

June 20, 2003 Column

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