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Texas Bicycling News February 23rd 2016

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Organizers try to boost Austin participation in BP MS 150 bike ride

by Pam LeBlanc fitness.blog.austin360.com


Every spring, about 13,000 cyclists pedal from Houston to Austin as part of the BP MS 150 bike ride.
The strange thing? Only about 900 of those cyclists – less than 7 percent – come from Austin, even though the ride ends here with a big bash near the Bob Bullock Texas State History Museum.
“People see it as a Houston event,” says Gena Hyde, regional director of communications for the National Multiple Sclerosis Society, which puts on the …

5 Things to Know about Houston’s New Bike Plan

Mary Blitzer urbanedge.blogs.rice.edu


The following is a guest blog post by Mary Blitzer, community and government affairs manager for the non-profit Bike Houston, which advocates for more and better access to high quality bike lanes and trails. The views expressed here are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Kinder Institute for Urban Research or its staff.
The Houston Bike Plan is here and you need to check it out. This is a plan for everyone who rides bicycles now and everyone else who’s bike has been hanging in your garage for the past 10 years.
The Houston Bike Plan is the plan for how to make bicycling in Houston safer and …

Bicyclist, police car collide on I-10 in Orange

By Dan Wallach www.beaumontenterprise.com

An Orange police officer’s vehicle collided with a bicyclist around 12:15 a.m. today on the eastbound service road of Interstate 10 at Adams Bayou.
Department of Public Safety trooper Stephanie Davis said the bicyclist was westbound in the outside traffic lane and the …

Cycling – Texas Amateur Athletic Federation

taaf.com

DATE: July 31, 2016
AGE DIVISIONS
40-44, 45-49, 50-54, 55-59, 60-64, 65-69, 70-74, 75-79, 80+
REGISTRATION DATES | February 1 – July 17
ENTRY FEE | $20 + processing fee = Total $22.09
LOCATION
International Museum of Art & Science
1900 W. Nolana Ave.
McAllen, TX 78501
—> Map
ADMISSION
Free admission …

I attended the District E City of Houston Capital Improvement meeting tonight lead by Councilman Dave Martin. One of the presentations was about the Houston Bike Plan. I visited with two ladies at the information table before the meeting and after. During the question and answer time I asked about why the plan does not incorporate the CenterPoint utility easements. During the last legislative session a bill was passed limiting CenterPoint’s liability for trails on the easements. The Parks department director said the plan is still being developed and the easements will be utilized. These are important for north/south trails.

Bike plan will take shape slowly, supporters say

By Dug Begley and Mike Morris www.houstonchronicle.com

But funding is obstacle for proposal that would enhance trails, access

For the first time in more than two decades, Houston has a detailed strategy to improve bicycling – an ambitious but mostly unfunded plan to enhance bike culture in one of the nation’s most car-focused cities.
The Houston Bike Plan identifies $300 million to $500 million in improvements aimed at encouraging cycling and bringing more accessibility to every corner of the city via paths, off-street trails and safer lanes where …

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