Texas Bicycling News January 27th 2016
Woman’s truck stolen, bicycle found in its place
www.kxxv.com
WEST – A West woman’s pickup truck was stolen early Tuesday morning after she turned it on to warm it up and then walked away.
Police said the 2003 four-door silver Chevy Silverado was stolen from the property at 7:45 a.m. in the 300 block of Ronda Street in West. A blue-and-white bicycle was left in its place.
The woman turned the pickup truck on to warm it up and …
Sealy Road Race Series Results • Jan 23 2016
www.road-results.com
» Men Cat 3/4           » Men Cat 5
» Men Pro Cat 1/2/3    » Women Cat 3/4
2015 BIKE AND PEDSTRIAN COUNT REPORT – JANUARY 2016
www.cityofdenton.com
Introduction
In September 2015, the City of Denton conducted its first manual bicycle and pedestrian counts. Counts were conducted by eleven volunteers at eight locations across the City (see Appendix 1). Locations were chosen based on where infrastructure projects are planned in the near future, where bike ridership is already well-known, high pedestrian-traffic areas. By focusing on locations that are planned to have bike infrastructure in the near future, e.g. bike lanes or sharrows, the City can track the effects of those
changes with the before and after numbers. Future count data could be used to provide supporting documentation for grant applications to leverage local funding, or to help prioritize projects.
This first year of data will set a baseline for the number of people biking and walking in Denton. With each subsequent year of counts, the goal is to see numbers increase for both modes. Increases will …
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Winter Riding in Texas
by Spoke      www.bikeforums.net
This was the view from my Fly6 on my afternoon ride a few days ago. Love winter in Texas!
This weekend’s rides: Triple Bs! Red Horn! Bike Mechanic on Sunday!
by Thomas      steinerranchcycling.com
This weekend’s weather looks great! On Saturday let’s tackle them lovely ladies that we know as the Triple Bs! The route can be found here: https://www.strava.com/activities/380133689. Afterward we can hit Lakeside Pizza & Grill for some discounted burgers and beer.
Sunday is our usual Coffee Shop ride to Red Horn. It is 50 miles and is at a more relaxed pace than our Saturday rides, but we typically finish with a 17mph average speed overall. While we make great efforts to keep the group together, this is NOT a no drop ride. If you …
Texas Bicycling from Twitter
@1500marilla The new bike lane on Queens Blvd is a good example of changing a mainly car traveled road to a multi… https://t.co/erEffh9ber
— Local Hub (@localhubbicycle) January 28, 2016
@HuttoTX Fritz Park's Bike Rack is already getting action! #LetsRide #FindYourPark #HuttoPARD @BikeHutto ! pic.twitter.com/e0eD3hkCN6
— Hutto PARD (@HuttoParksRec) January 27, 2016
https://twitter.com/bicyclesplus/status/692461046989262848
Anyone have some balance bikers that would like to meet up with some others? Check out this new group in the area! https://t.co/KYR04CGUkr
— Bike Friendly FW (@BikeFriendlyFW) January 27, 2016
The morning commute … Even in Austin the traffic's not bad when you bike to work. pic.twitter.com/VzGzoIjM6N
— Pam LeBlanc (@fitcityleblanc) January 27, 2016
Upcoming Texas Irish Cycling Team races to "do good things….."
April 9, Ride Ataxia… https://t.co/drGwBdKzGQ
— Texas Irish Cycling (@texasirishbike) January 27, 2016
Come see us at MJs this Sunday! https://t.co/jlrqCKvNNT
— ELBOWZ Racing (@elbowzracing) January 27, 2016
As the weather warms up this weekend please remember to only ride open trails. https://t.co/nJZrowYz7f
— DORBA (@dorbaonline) January 27, 2016
Texas Bicycling Event Reminders
2 Day Alert: Bike-Friendly Friday Breakfast, Jan 29, 2016 07:00AM – 201 Dominik Dr, College Station, TX, 77840, United States(CST) http:
— Rick Ankrum (@texbiker) January 27, 2016
2 Day Alert: Critical Mass Houston – Houston, TX, Jan 29, 2016 06:30PM – Market Square Park – 301 Milam Street, Downtown Houston Corner
— Rick Ankrum (@texbiker) January 28, 2016
2 Day Alert: Critical Mass 2016 Premiere – Dallas, TX, Jan 29, 2016 07:30PM – Main Street Garden Park – 1902 Main St. – Dallas, TX 75201
— Rick Ankrum (@texbiker) January 28, 2016