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Inside Texas Bicycling June 21st 2016

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Biking for transportation in Houston: It’s not crazy

By James Llamas

www.chron.com


Mention biking to work in Houston, and you’re likely to get a reaction somewhere between skepticism and outright hostility. It’s too hot; I’ll arrive at work drenched in sweat. It’s too far; the ride would take me hours. It’s too dangerous; I’ll be creamed by a speeding pickup.
Yet at the request of former mayor Annise Parker and with the continued support of Mayor Sylvester Turner, a team of local planners and engineers has spent the last year and a half developing a new Bicycle Master Plan for the City of Houston, laying out a …

A $56 million plan to connect 50 miles of DallasÒ trails will cost taxpayers only $20 million

Robert Wilonsky

cityhallblog.dallasnews.com


If you were hoping to get some bond money out of the city of Dallas next May, sorry, the list has grown mighty long. Like, Pecan Lodge-at-noon-line long. At this late date youÓ²e likely to wind up with DickeyÓ³.
The streets want their dollar bills × about a few hundred million of them, give or take, and theyÓ¬l take and take and take Ó¥m all if possible, because those are some greedy potholes.
Then thereÓ³ Fair Park × or, at least, the would-be foundation hoping to take over Fair Park, with $75 million in bonds as seed money. Downtown parks also …

Downtown Public Art Bike Tour

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One way to discover El Paso and enjoy the great outdoors is on a bicycle! The celebrated Downtown Public Art Bike Art Tour includes it all: architecture, history, culture, and good times

Tour de Southern Walnut Creek Trail

Tuesday, Jun 28, 2016, 8:00 AM

Govalle Park
5200 Bolm Rd. Austin, TX

6 Austin Cyclists Went

Start Time is 8 AM!A D-pace ride (roughly 11 to 13 mph) on The Southern Walnut Creek Trail from the trailhead at Govalle Park up to the Abrupt End at Lindell Lane just north of Decker Lake.  Round trip is about 20 miles.  The trail is paved for the entire distance,with a 1/2 mile hill on the outbound.  We’ll regroup periodically on the outbound an…

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Mamma Jamma Training Ride #4 SFC Happy Kitchen 16, 25, & 32 mile

Saturday, Jul 9, 2016, 7:30 AM

Sustainable Food Center
2921 E. 17th Street Austin, TX

18 Austin Cyclists Went

Join us for this weekend’s training ride for the Texas Mamma Jamma 2016. with distances of 16, 25, 32 miles, no one is ever left behind.We offer routes of various lengths and difficulty to help you train for the Texas Mamma Jamma held on Sept 24, 2016.Meet up at 7:30AM, ride out at 8:00AM.If you’ve never been to one of our training rides, you ar…

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Let’s Meetup and Ride the Mountain Bike trails of Memorial Park

Monday, Jun 27, 2016, 6:00 PM

Memorial Park – Soccer/Rugby Pitch Parking lot
6501 Memorial Dr (29.765522, -95.444994) Houston, TX

1 Members Went

Intermediate MTB Ride – Every Monday at Memorial Park. 6pm until Danny gets tired or it gets too dark. (Usually about an hour) Join us every Monday for a fun, moderate pace ride through the Memorial Park Trails. We can do skills training or just play in the dirt.Meet at the parking lot by the Soccer/Rugby field. Bring your helmet and water. Add li…

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Texas 4000 To Stop In Sullivan

www.mysullivannews.com

The Texas 4000 is a unique organization that combines leadership development, physical training, cancer awareness out reach, volunteer opportunities, and philanthropic commitment. Each year, approximately 90 students are competitively selected for participation.
The Texas 4000 executes the longest annual charity bike ride in the world extending from Austin, TX to …

Upcoming Rides – Maverick Chain Gang

Maverick Chain Gang

June 25, 2016
Scottsville, Marshall/Leigh Rd. – 29.9 miles
Meet at: Evangelical Presbyterian Church, 4700 Victory Dr, Marshall, TX
– 7:00 a.m.

July 2, 2016
Scottsville, out and back – 21.7 miles
Meet at: Evangelical Presbyterian Church, 4700 Victory Dr, Marshall, TX
– 7:00 a.m.

July 9, 2016
Pope City – 32.1 miles
Meet at: North side of Walmart parking lot, 1701 SE End Blvd, Marshall,
TX – 7:00 a.m.

July 16, 2016
EF, Waskom, Jonesville – 45.5 miles
Meet at: Evangelical Presbyterian Church, 4700 Victory Dr, Marshall, TX
– 7:00 a.m.

Bike Lanes / Facilities » Great Northern plan

bicycleaustin.info

Great Northern has a pretty bad bicycling facility already–a two-way bike lane on one side of the street.
Pedestrians like to walk there too, bless them, and therein is the start of trouble.
Every cyclist is better off in the street than they are using it.
The proposed solution? Make it worse by putting up pylons. See the notice on the proposed plan here:
http://tinyurl.com/j4phbym
A cyclist riding on the path, as proposed, who must veer to avoid a dog-walker would have a new hazard to avoid too–the feel-good pylon. These kinds of pylons (1) easily …

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