Texas Bicycling News July 30th 2016
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Houston East End Bike Paths Are Newest Addition To Growing Network
Al Ortiz
www.houstonpublicmedia.org
The City of HoustonÓ³ grand opening of the East EndÓ³ Guadalupe Plaza Park is set for July 30th. After a renovation, it will have a splash pad and pedestrian walkways.
The park will also feature new bike lanes as part of the cityÓ³ bicycle network, which is growing.
Besides the popular trails along the Buffalo Bayou, there are new lanes, like the one connecting downtown to the bayou through …
Austinites on budget: More mental help, less business, mixed on bikes
By Elizabeth Findell
www.mystatesman.com
You either love bikes or you hate them.
When Austin residents were given the chance in an online forum to rank city spending priorities, funding for bicycle infrastructure was particularly polarizing. It was one of the top five places residents wanted to increase funding. It was also one of the top five places residents wanted to cut funding. …
Cross-continent trip inspired by cancer journey
Christine Hinzmann
www.princegeorgecitizen.com
At 17, a volleyball player’s left hip disintegrated right out from under him as cancer ravaged his body.
The Las Vegas based teen, Michael Tatalovich, now a healthy 20 year old, made a Prince George pit stop Friday with 23 other members of the team during the Texas 4000, a 70-day, 4,000-mile cycling trip from Austin, Texas to Anchorage, Alaska. There are 67 undergraduate and graduate students from the University of Texas who took on the extreme challenge to raise money for cancer research, treatment and prevention awareness after 18 months of training. …
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New trail construction f/@DowntownHouston to @buffalobayou, connecting green space. https://t.co/zz2RVTili4 pic.twitter.com/SUwbHCY7ao
— BikeHouston (@BikeHouston) July 30, 2016
Sunday Ride East and Central
Start 7:30am
Place Big 8 Parking Lot
*** Share the Road Jersey Day..Help Spread the… https://t.co/e6CBiPuSg3— EP Cyclists (@EPCyclists) July 30, 2016
EP Cyclists rides to Sue Young Park in celebration of the new ó¾› Water Playground Splash Padó¾›…Thank You to the… https://t.co/7yVryagE0t
— EP Cyclists (@EPCyclists) July 30, 2016
I posted a new video to Facebook https://t.co/hq3ynXwV36
— EP Cyclists (@EPCyclists) July 30, 2016
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Tour de Allen pastoral.
Come ride with us: https://t.co/t0aYSYy80H!#WeAreRBM pic.twitter.com/PMiaPsGOFS— Richardson Bike Mart (@RichBikeMart) July 30, 2016
Kids race #texasgravelchampionship aug 20. Balance bikes, trikes, baskets/bells and upcoming neopros pic.twitter.com/HOWDn3aSqD
— Gritty Teeth Racing (@gritty_teeth) July 30, 2016
Nearly 450 miles on my bike so far this month, with most of it being for transportation, and in 90 and 100°F temps!#HotTired&Cranky
— Bike Hombre – STREETS ARE FOR PEOPLE (@sbwhite) July 30, 2016
#CriticalMass is life changing ðŸ˜ðŸ˜˜ðŸš´ðŸ½. #HTXRenaissance pic.twitter.com/XLPzb1R6WA
— Pepe Lucho #BLM (@cmoney_htx) July 30, 2016
Beauty day for a visit to our new Bee Cave store on the el Diablo ride @BSS_Austin pic.twitter.com/9KPcWtX4vA
— Hill Abell (@HillAbellATX) July 30, 2016
#SaturdaySwag on the Trek MTB trails. Where are you riding this weekend? pic.twitter.com/9vu4aId3Mt
— mellowjohnnys (@mellowjohnnys) July 30, 2016