Longview firefighters reduce fire hazards, create new bike trail

By Alex Byrd        www.news-journal.com

Ten Longview firefighters broke 250 yards of new ground recently as they extended the first public, off-road biking trail while simultaneously creating a fire break path.
The city’s Parks and Recreation Department, Longview Bicycling Club and the Longview Fire Department are working to elongate Grace Creek Mountain Bike Trail from Maude Cobb Convention and Activity Center to behind an auto dealership and former movie theater on Texas 31 in Longview.
A fire break path is a trail that keeps a fire from…

Shavano Park hike-and-bike trail plan ready for review

By William Pack        www.mysanantonio.com

Shavano Park is a city where joggers and biking enthusiasts looking for a little early-morning exercise have to share the roadways with businessmen and women getting an early start for work, and officials would like that to change.
“There are no hike and bike trails in the city now,” said Mike Janssen, a member of the city’s Planning & Zoning Commission who chairs a working group charged with developing a proposal that would correct that problem. “We don’t even have a lot of sidewalks.”
His working group, which has been examining solutions since the beginning of the year, has…

Texas Tech Installs Bicycle Repair Stations

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LUBBOCK, TX (NEWS RELEASE) — Texas Tech University bicyclists can now repair their bicycles without leaving campus.
Fixit Stations recently were installed outside seven residence complexes, the Recreation Center, the Student Union Building/University Library and south of the Electrical Engineering Building, said Craig Cotton, transportation demand management supervisor for Texas Tech Transportation and Parking Services.
The Fixit Stations are the first installed on campus, said Clifford Wilkes, a senior writer for the Texas Tech Health Sciences Center Garrison Institute on Aging (GIA). Before the stations, Texas Tech had only…

October 4, 2014 – Wish 100 – Saturday Downtown McKinney Texas Photos

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Pablove Across America

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Pablove Across America flies the flag of childhood cancer awareness around every corner, up every incline, and through the last stretch. Ride with us or support a member of our team to fight childhood cancer with love, one pedal stroke at a time! If you can’t join us for an entire week, then join us for a day or two..or three!
10/17: Austin, hosted by Mellow Johnny’s (Out and Back Century – 104 mi)
10/18: Columbus to Houston (73 mi)
10/19: Houston to Beaumont (92 mi)
10/20: Beaumont to Lake Charles (98 mi)
10/21: Lake Charles to Lafayette (81 mi)
10/22: Lafayette to Baton Rouge (82 mi)
10/23: Baton Rouge to New Orleans (82 mi) …

Mass. man stops in Carthage on bicycle tour

By John Hacker         www.carthagepress.com

When he left Carthage on Monday, Steve Laskey was 139 days into an epic bicycle tour that he hopes will see him touch all 48 contiguous states in the U.S. before Thanksgiving.
The numbers are intimidating — he had ridden 5,400 miles as of Monday and he expects he’ll have ridden between 7,500 and 8,000 miles when he’s done.
Laskey, 52, is on his third major bike tour in 18 years and he’s dedicating this tour to the Make-A-Wish Foundation, which provides dream-come-true trips or gifts or other assistance to desperately sick children.
Monday was day 139 of this tour and he anticipates he’ll be on the road another 53 or so days before…

The Ghisallo Foundation Youth Bike Ride @ HOPE Farmers’ Market – 10/12

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Join the Ghisallo Foundation in partnership with Cycle Academy and HOPE Farmers’ Market.
We will be performing bike safety checks, helmet checks and basic maintenance to insure kids’ bikes are safe and ready to roll.
There will be a cooler of water available for participants and lots of food and drink options available within the Farmers’ Market.
Please bring your own…

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