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Texas Bicycle News October 8th

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Jose Garcia-Lara Killed in Bicycle Accident in Livingston, TX

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LIVINGSTON, TX (10/04/2015) — Bicyclist Jose Garcia-Lara was struck and killed by a female motorist on Sunday night.
Livingston police have identified 21 year-old Jose Garcia-Lara as the victim of Sunday night’s fatal bicycle accident in Livingston, Texas.
This accident happened in the 600 block of East Church Street shortly before 8:30 p.m.
According to Livingston Police Lt. Matt Parish, Garcia-Lara …

Bike Hutto Ranked Top Ten Texas Teams in 2015 National Bike Challenge

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The National Bike Challenge is a nationwide event uniting thousands of current bicyclists—and encouraging countless new riders. In its simplest form it is a logging center for users to record miles ridden and be part of the national community of bicyclists. It is a free and easy way to challenge yourself, colleagues and the greater community to ride more. Users compete on a local, state and national level.  This program is a successful partnership between People For Bikes and Kimberly-Clark’s Scott Natural Brand.  The Challenge, which ran from May 1 to September 30th, united 92,352 riders pedaling over 37 million miles in the five month period.
Within the National Bike Challenge individuals compete and there is also the opportunity to form teams and have local challenges as well. Bike Hutto participated as a team for the first time ever in 2015. It had 23 active bicyclists and was …

Bike race, run support fallen officers’ families

by Sarah Bays        www.crosstimbersgazette.com


The Highland Village Business Association and the Highland Village Police Department are hosting the 8th Annual Fallen Heroes Bike Race and 5K benefiting the Texas Police Chiefs Fallen Officer Fund (TPCOF).
This annual event helps the TPCOF support Texas families during the year when their loved one is killed in the line of duty.
Although no police officers have been killed while serving Highland Village, Cpl. David Harney of the HVPD says the city wants to show its support for those who are on the front lines of the community.
“God forbid, if anything happened to us, there’d be …

New report outlines popular mobility proposals

by Tyler Whitson        www.austinmonitor.com


Everyone is aware that Austin has major traffic problems, but not everyone agrees on how to fix them. A new report, however, may help bridge some of those gaps by presenting the 10 most popular ideas that community members generated and supported during an outreach effort earlier this year.
Mayor Steve Adler, City Council Member Ann Kitchen and others will attend a press conference Thursday morning to announce the release of the MobilityATX Findings Report, the outcome of a public-private partnership led by nonprofit think tank Glasshouse Policy aimed at mobilizing the public to help shape …

Howard County Sheriff’s Office Position Title: Deputy Sheriff Big Spring, Texas

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Position Type: Sheriff
Closing Date: 10/31/2015
Job Description
MAJOR DUTIES, FUNCTIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES  Essential duties and functions, pusuant to the Americans with Disabilities Act may include the following. Patrols an assigned zone on foot, on bicycle and/or by vehicle to detect and deter criminal activity and traffic violations. Enforces traffic and parking laws. Receives information on activity in an area and …

Documentary about cross-country bike race screens in Austin Tuesday

by Pam LeBlanc        fitness.blog.austin360.com


No teams. No support vehicles. No special jerseys. And no prize money.
“Inspired to Ride,” a new film by the producers of “Ride the Divide,” follows a handful of cyclists as they race unsupported 4,233 miles across the United States.
The film will screen at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 13 at the Alamo Drafthouse, 1120 South Lamar Boulevard. Tickets are $12 in advance here or at the door.
Producer and director Mike Dion will …

White Oak Bayou Greenway Updates

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We have an exciting update on Bayou Greenways 2020!
Construction on a new segment of the White Oak Bayou Greenway in the I-10 corridor is now underway.
The 2 mile project should be complete in about a year, and will include a hike and bike trail and linear parkland.*
http://houstonparksboard.org/projects/wob_update_email.jpg
Construction signs (red dots) along the White Oak Bayou Greenway trail now under construction (red line).

We are grateful for the financial support of the Memorial Heights Redevelopment Authority and TIRZ 5 on this project, as well as on the new hike and bike bridge we officially opened in May.

Bicyclist killed in drive-by shooting

By Dale Lezon        www.chron.com


A bicyclist died in a drive-by shooting about 10:30 p.m. Wednesday in the 8200 block of Garland near Arizona, according to the Houston Police Department.
A bicyclist died late Wednesday night in a drive-by shooting in southeast Houston.
The shooting occurred about 10:30 p.m. in the 8200 block of Garland near Arizona, according to the Houston Police Department.
Police said a …

Residents get first opportunity to chime in on city’s Bike Plan Saturday

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The City of El Paso is creating a comprehensive bike plan which will determine how bike lanes, bike share, and other bike amenities all fit together with existing transportation infrastructure to enhance connectivity throughout our city.
El Paso’s bike plan will serve as a guide to determining which streets are best for bicycling and how to make those streets safer for cycling. The bike plan will also update elements from the city’s nationally-recognized comprehensive plan, Plan El Paso.
The first step toward updating the …

Bicycles should top Austin transit priority list, group says

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A new report suggests that improving Austin’s bicycle infrastructure is the city’s top transportation priority — ranked higher than proposals to bury I-35 through downtown or adding more dedicated bus lanes.
The report, released Thursday, comes from MobilityATX, an initiative by city and regional transit officials to invite public feedback about potential solutions to the Austin-area’s transportation troubles. The 12-week initiative saw MobilityATX officials solicit comments and ideas about Austin’s transit infrastructure in person and online which were compiled for the report, which is posted …

Wednesday Night Ride

Wednesday, Oct 14, 2015, 5:15 PM

River Run Plaza
1071 Country Club Rd El Paso, TX

1 Cyclists Went

The leaderless rides of 18-22 miles begin at 5:15 p.m. (some riders may leave earlier or later) from River Run Plaza, 1071 Country Club; and at 5:30-5:45 p.m. from Rio Plaza, 6205 Upper Valley Rd (at Artcraft). The favorite route is a loop to Gadsden H.S. Optional dinner afterward at Hello Pizza, 1071 Country Club Rd. Start time varies later in sum…

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Wednesday Brushy Creek/Deception Ride

Wednesday, Oct 14, 2015, 5:45 PM

Brushy Creek Sports Park
2310 Brushy Creek Road Cedar Park, TX

5 Mountain Bikers Went

We will be meeting at 5:30 pm to air up, tune and hit the Brushy Creek Deception trail wheels down at 5:45 pm, this will be a ride for folks who want to ride Deception at a faster beginner to intermediate group pace, depending on the crowd. If we get a big group we can split up based on the pace people want to ride.NOTE: This really isn’t a ‘begin…

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HBC Around The Loop Ride

Houston Bicycle Club        houstonbicycleclub.org

Sunday october 11th    8:30AM    Distance: 60 miles
This is a challenging in-town ride similar to the Urban Challenge Rides, but farther. We’ll be circling the city near or outside Loop 610. So when we say we’ll be riding around town, we will really be riding AROUND town. Experience the many faces of Houston and see the downtown skyline from every angle. This is a leader led ride, but you should be able to maintain a 14 to 16 mph pace with three rest stops along the way. …

10/10 and 10/11 rides: Long and flat to Liberty Hill! Red Horn!

by Thomas        steinerranchcycling.com

Since last weekend was painfully hilly and next weekend is LIVESTRONG, we need to do a long and flat ride. The route on Saturday will be the Avery Ranch loop plus some extra that has us taking our rest stop at the store in Liberty Hill. The route is here: https://www.strava.com/activities/206580358 and is about 72 miles. Those that want to cut it short have options that we can discuss prior to departure. As usual, we leave from Cups & Cones at 7:30am. We will finish the ride at …

Day 26: Rain / Rest day: Amarillo

By Don Millikin        Route 66 at 66        www.crazyguyonabike.com

Wednesday October 7, 2015, 7 miles (12 km) – Total so far: 1,284 miles (2,066 km)
I woke up to rain about 4:30, went back to sleep for a bit. Wheni I woke up again at 7am and it was still raining I began to consider taking a rest day. I took care of some emails and other business and did some reading. The rain would let up a bit and nearly stop and start back up again.
Finally about half past nine it quit. By then I had determined to take the day off, but not stay put. I would pack up and move a few miles down the road to a motel and dry every thing out.
So I made a quick breakfast of coffee, oatmeal, and a …

Day 27: More rain:Amarillo to Adrian, TX
Thursday October 8, 2015, 58 miles (94 km) – Total so far: 1,342 miles (2,160 km)
Left the motel at 7:50, the sky was overcast and rain looked to soon arriving. And soon it did, less than an hour into the ride. Once I put on the tain jacket it was on the rest of the day, it rained on and off, sometimes hard sometimes just a sprinkle. The temperature never got over 60 all day.
Coming out of Amarillo I missed the turn to go to Cadilac ranch, and then …

Corpus Christi to New Orleans in 2 weeks in December.

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my friend is a teacher so we want to spend her off time bicycle touring. Ive done about 280 -300 miles, from brownsville, tx to austin in June with a friend before. It took us 4 days to get to San Antonio. I rested while he went ahead. I then rode to San Marcos than Austin by myself. It was supposed to be 320 but I got a lot of flats, we didnt have enough tubes or patches etc so I got a lot of rides. I was also on a fixed gear with no back brake so that made it all the more difficult, but I loved it anyway.
I know more now so I think I could be better prepared, but my friend doesn’t ride as much as I do. I’m also a bike mechanic so I can do a lot of …

Day 29: Austin Layover Day: Hanging low

By Judy Gamble        No Tears on the Southern Tier        www.crazyguyonabike.com

Thursday October 8, 2015, 6 miles (10 km) – Total so far: 1,636 miles (2,633 km)
6 miles around the city.
This is going to be a short post since we have just been lying low today. We have no pics to add.
Our bikes are serviced and ready to go.
REI took some of our $$ and the post office got another small box of odds and ends that we don’t think we’ll need. There’s probably more boxes in our future.
We are heading out for one final meal tonight in Austin and then a casual departure tomorrow morning since we don’t have a long way to go.
Overall, our experiencce in Austin has been very positive. Our hosts, Kees and Sandy, are excellent. They live in a …

Free bike mechanic clinic Saturday at Dove Springs

by Pam LeBlanc        fitness.blog.austin360.com


Not sure how to fix a flat? Need to check your brakes?
Bike Austin will host a mechanics workshop Saturday at the Dove Springs Recreation Center, 5801 Ainez Drive.
Hour-long, basic bike maintenance classes will be taught in English and Spanish starting at 10 a.m.
The first 25 people to complete each class will …

Bike Hutto Celebrates 100 Years of Hippos with Inaugural Hippo Hunt Fundraiser

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In celebration of the 100 years of the Hippo, Bike Hutto is holding its first ever HIPPO HUNT on November 14, 2015! Hippo Hunt is a Hippo Scavenger Hunt on bicycles. Teams of 4-6 will bike to various hippos throughout central Hutto based on clues and a map. At each hippo location they get a clue that takes them on to the next hippo. Each team has a slightly different “route”. The event will start at 9am at Creekside Park located at 305 Orchard Way in Hutto, Texas. Check-In opens at 8am to allow teams time to receive their …

Oct 14th Whole Foods Community Giving Day To Benefit BikeHouston Education Program

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BikeHouston’s safety and education programs will receive a boost on Wednesday, Oct. 14, through Whole Foods Market’s Community Giving Day as 9 Houston-area stores donate 5% of proceeds from the day’s net sales.
As Houston’s bicycle advocacy organization, BikeHouston is focused on …

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