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Texas Bicycling News Digest July 30th

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Huntsville ISD teacher races for student battling brain cancer

By Marissa Nunez        www.itemonline.com


All summer long, Brad Didier trained for hours on end under the scorching Texas sun to prepare for the Tri Aggieland Sprint Triathlon that took place Sunday at the Texas A&M Recreation Center. He spent countless hours in the pool, on the track and on his bike to prepare for the race to make sure he could give it everything he had in order to do his best.
Didier ended up finishing 9th out of 35 male competitors in his age group, but it wasn’t coming out on top that drove Didier to train as hard as he did or compete as well as he did. That drive came from Jonathan Ross, a former student of his from …

Independence Drive Pedestrian and Bicycle Enhancements

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Bid Date & Time: 07/29/15 2:00 PM        Prebid: 07/01/15 9:00 AM
Solicitation Title: Independence Drive Pedestrian and Bicycle Enhancements
Owner Solic Number: 2015-828    Status: bidding        Report: 6408043
Country : United States     State: TX    County: El Paso
Location: J.P Shawver Park, Along Independence Drive between Yarbrough Drive and Whittier Drive
Est. Low Value: $451,000    Est. High Value: $999,999
Scope: Construction of pedestrian and bicycle enhancements. 14-ft asphalt pedestrian and bicycle path for the entire length of the
corridor. Trees and vegetation throughout the corridor with an irrigation system. Install chat screening and weed barrier within 10
feet of both sides of the pedestrian and bicycle path. Install park benches and trash receptacles. Install bike racks.
Notes: A pre-bid meeting will be held at 218 N. Campbell Basemenet El Paso, TX. This project has a “prevailing wage” requirement.
Plans: From Owner. See attached file. …

Resler Drive Buffered Bike Lane Project

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Bid Date & Time: 07/29/15 2:00 PM        Prebid: 07/01/15 9:00 AM
Solicitation Title: Resler Drive Buffered Bike Lane Project
Owner Solic Number: 2015-778    Status: bidding        Report: 6408182
Country : United States     State: TX    County: El Paso
Location: Franklin High School, Kohlberg Elementary School; Along Resler Drive between Helen of Troy Drive and Belvidere Street
Est. Low Value: $1,000,000    Est. High Value: $3,500,000
Scope: Project consists of a 9 ft. buffered bicycle lane with a 5 foot or greater bike lane with a 3 foot buffer. Remove and restripe existing travel lanes to accommodate the bicycle lane. Intersection striping. Bike boxes and green paint for conflict areas.
Notes: A pre-bid meeting will be held at 218 N. Campbell Basement Conference Room. This project has a “prevailing wage” requirement.
Plans: From Owner. See attached file. …

River Bend Drive Pedestrian and Bicycle Enhancements

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Bid Date & Time: 07/29/15 2:00 PM        Prebid: 07/01/15 9:00 AM
Solicitation Title: River Bend Drive Pedestrian and Bicycle Enhancements
Owner Solic Number: 2015-780    Status: bidding        Report: 6408162
Country : United States     State: TX    County: El Paso
Location: Braden Aboud Park and Zach White Elementary School; Along River Bend Drive Between Frontera Road and Turnstone Drive
Est. Low Value: $1,000,000    Est. High Value: $3,500,000
Set Aside Types: MBE/DBE (Minority / Disadvantaged), WBE (Woman Biz Enterprise)
Scope: Works on the project will include a 14′ asphalt pedestrian and bicycle path for the entire length of the corridor; trees and vegetation throughout the corridor with an irrigation system; install chat screening and weed barrier within 10′ of both sides of the pedestrian and bicycle path; install park benches and trash receptacles; install bike racks; texture cross walks at conflict points; Works also include approx 1,553 CY excavation (roadway); 609 TN D-GR HMA Type C PG70-22; 11 EA adjusting manholes; 5,655 LF concrete curb (dowel) (slotted); 67 LF trench excavation protection; 134 LF 18″ RCP Class III; 5,486 LF of 2″ PVC Sch 40 conduit; see attached file. …

Viscount Boulevard Pedestrian and Bicycle Enhancements

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Bid Date & Time: 07/29/15 2:00 PM        Prebid: 07/01/15 9:00 AM
Solicitation Title: Viscount Boulevard Pedestrian and Bicycle Enhancements
Owner Solic Number: 2015-784    Status: bidding        Report: 6408103
Country : United States     State: TX    County: El Paso
Location: Along Viscount Blvd between MOntwood Drive and Ponder Park Scope: Project consists of a 14ft pedestrian and bicycle path along
portions of the corridor with shade trees, vegetation and other amenities.
Notes: A pre-bid meeting will be held at 218 N. Campbell Basement Conference Room. This project has a “prevailing wage” requirement.
Plans: From Owner. See attached file. …

Along the Santa Fe Trail – Dallas

Plano Bicycle Association        www.planobicycle.org

W Alabama Design Recommendations

BikeHouston


Alabama Street is being rebuilt!  NOW is our chance to get it built with safe and intuitive bikeways. Please sign-up to speak up for bikes at the public rebuild meeting and read our design considerations below.
Public Meeting | Thursday, July 30 | 6 – 8 pm | St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church | 1805 W. Alabama St
A safe bikeway could be well-designed bike lanes that are at least 5’ wide with an additional buffer, or it could be a safe side-path that is a minimum of 8’ wide and designed for both bicyclists and pedestrians. As a reminder, W. Alabama had bike lanes previously, but were …

A Guide to Biking in Austin, TX

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Along with breakfast tacos, live music, and bats, bicycles are becoming part of this independent-minded city’s urban culture.
Austin, TX’s, fit populace lives outdoors and has discovered bikes are a way to explore their compact downtown and avoid traffic congestion – especially when getting to the weekend festivals. Even on the most scorching summer days, you will witness Austinites on bicycles downtown in the Texas capital: legions of colorful pedicabs ferrying bar hoppers, Lycra-clad road cyclists headed to the city’s hills, and locals rolling down an expanding network of bike lanes.
The city’s treasure is the 10-mile (16 km) Ann and Roy Butler Hike-and-Bike Trail: a crushed gravel path ringing downtown’s Lady Bird Lake. The trail now boasts a …

DATES Urban Social Ride Redux

Dallas Area Tandem Enthusiasts

When: Aug 02, 2015 08:30 AM
Where:  The Lot Restaurant – Dallas
Nancy Griswold asked if I would share the following.
We had such a fun ride last Sunday that we have convinced Lee Wilson to lead another ride.
We will meet at The Lot near White Rock Lake and on the Santa Fe Trail.
When: Sunday August 2nd
Meet at 8:00 AM, Ride at 8:15 AM
20 to 30 miles
Post-ride lunch at The Lot

This Week’s Activities

Fort Worth Bicycling Association

Green Demon Century
Saturday, August 1, 2015 7:30 am
Crowley Chicken Express

Burleson and Beyond
Thursday, August 6, 2015 8:00 am
Burleson: Commerce Street

The Rusty Chain Gang Romp
Thursday, August 6, 2015 8:00 am
Benbrook: YMCA

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