Texas Bicycling News June 10th 2016
Robert E. Lee graduate to fundraise in Tyler on Sunday for charity bike ride to fight cancer
by EMILY GUEVARA
www.tylerpaper.com
Catherine Butschi, a 2012 Robert E. Lee High School graduate, will be fundraising on Sunday in Tyler for the Texas 4000, a cross-country bicycle ride that raises money for cancer research and support services.
Ms. Butschi, 22, will be collecting donations and selling Texas 4000 lip balm from noon to 4 p.m. Sunday at Wal-Mart on South Broadway Avenue. Her goal is to …
Bike Rodeo at Buda City Park Pavilion
budalibrary.org
Saturday, June 11
Bring your bike to the City Park Pavilion for a fun course on bicycle safety! All children must be accompanied by a parent/guardian.
Thank you to the Texas Medical Association, Bike Austin, Tri-County Medical Society, and Arrowhead Bicycles for partnering with the library for this event!
Texas man bicycling to Washington, D.C., to honor lost shipmates
www.muskogeephoenix.com
Del Francis, 74, of Sulphur Springs, Texas, is riding to make a difference. He wants the names of his 74 shipmates who died in a Naval exercise in 1969 in the South China Sea during the Vietnam War listed on the Vietnam War Memorial. There were 47 ships from seven nations participating in the exercise when the destroyer USS Frank E. Evans made a …
Houston isn’t only Texas city thinking about freeway teardown
By Dug Begley
www.houstonchronicle.com
Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner might be the one talking about a “paradigm shift†in Texas transportation, but it’s Dallas lawmakers and planners who drove it home on Friday.
North Texas officials unveiled a “master assessment process,†called CityMAP, on Friday morning, compiled after conversations with various interests. Led by the Dallas district of the Texas Department of Transportation and engineering firm Howard, Needles, Tammen & Bergendoff, the plan is a big concession to traffic congestion relief through more options and not more asphalt.
… In addition to wholesale freeway changes and a change in perspective, CityMAP also makes a case for using some underutilized streets in Dallas differently, such as expanding bicycle lanes on them or dedicating some of the street to bus-only use. The plan also details and describes desirable locations for elevated parks and public spaces. …
Bicyclists riding from Texas to Alaska to raise cancer awareness
By Juan Rodriguez
www.12newsnow.com
https://youtu.be/T2x1xoOW7z8
BEAUMONT – A group of University of Texas students are making their way to Alaska on bicycles.
Their mission is to raise money in the fight against cancer.
The “Texas 4000” organization peddled their way to Beaumont Thursday afternoon.
For the riders the month’s long journey is …
Texas 4000 charity bike riders roll into Gainesville
By Delania Trigg
www.gainesvilleregister.com
Alexandria Lawrence and her cohorts barely broke a sweat despite the heat as they pedaled into the Gainesville High School parking lot Wednesday evening.
Lawrence is a member of the 2016 Texas 4000 charity bike ride team which is making its way from the University of Texas to Anchorage, Alaska.
The team — made up of UT graduates and undergraduates — raises money for cancer research and …
Texas Bicycling from Twitter
My dad and I @tulsa_tough after my race, yes they gave me a cold one once I was done pic.twitter.com/s6qPl3W8v6
— Jesus (@SrCampy) June 11, 2016
Done with my first race tonight – avoided all the crazy crashes @tulsa_tough love all the folks out cheering us on – Thank You Tulsa
— Jesus (@SrCampy) June 11, 2016
Member-only ride on June 25th w/@MemorialPark. Join as a member and register at https://t.co/fcZIB4nQxX pic.twitter.com/Ju26QrZuFw
— BikeHouston (@BikeHouston) June 10, 2016
Come join EP Cyclists for our Saturday Ride: 06/11/16
Meeting Location: Big 8 on Yarbrough and Edgemere
Roll out… https://t.co/6fznIqq4mI— EP Cyclists (@EPCyclists) June 10, 2016
Great coverage of #T4KOzarks in #Beaumont from @12NewsNow: https://t.co/sEZavjgQlq
— Texas 4000 (@Texas4000) June 10, 2016
Come ride the Collin Classic on Sat!New location at Oak Point Park. Check PBA ride forums for changes. https://t.co/gK6TzVyFE8
— PBA Rides (@PBAGeneral) June 10, 2016
Always an honor to ride the Bagel with our awesomeness Candace O'Leary!!!!-) ó¾°€ó¾°€ó¾°€
Cause that's just how we… https://t.co/k2E5yBgaSu— EP Cyclists (@EPCyclists) June 10, 2016
Tommorow btw 1:30 and 3:30PM Speak up for Safer Streets at the North Acres Street Safety Forum! @Oraatx1 @GregCasar @VisionZeroATX
— Bike Austin (@bikeaustin) June 10, 2016
STOLEN – Blue Windsor Drop handles in Downtown https://t.co/9x2CDUyUt8
— BikeIndex Austin (@stolenbikesatx) June 10, 2016