Texas Bicycling News August 20th 2016
Master plan for bikes, pedestrians almost complete
By RICK KELLEY
www.valleymorningstar.com
HARLINGEN — A bicycle-pedestrian transit plan with a horizon 20 years into the future is nearly complete.
The final plan will be presented for approval to the Harlingen-San Benito Metropolitan Planning Organization board on Sept. 14.
The master plan put together for $79,000 lists dozens of projects, from bicycle paths, lanes and shared trails to …
Bicycle and Pedestrian Master Plan (Draft)
www.valleymorningstar.com
Hand Avenue sidepath (0.3 miles) — $70,000-300,000
SH 107 sidewalk (0.7 miles, one side — $230,000
SH 107 crosswalks (two, U.S. 77-Hand Avenue — $200,000-235,000 each
SH 107 bike lanes (0.7 miles, both sides — $40,000-570,000
Tamm Street sidewalk (0.1 miles) — $55,000 …
Best DFW Mountain Biking Spots
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Even in the urban sprawl, Dallas and Fort Worth share plenty of mountain biking trails for the most avid cyclists. Blue beginner level trails are just as abundant as red, rowdy, professional mountain biking paths to excitement. Grab your bike and your helmet and head out to adventure on DFW trails! …
Cypress Social Bike Ride
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27 August 18:30
Sherlocks Baker’s St. Pub – Cypress, Tx
MEET UP: 6:30pm @ Sherlock’s Baker St on the patio
(red/blue building says Baker Street Pub & Grill)
BRING: front and back lights are required, any kind of lights will do
OPTIONAL: helmets, bike locks, drinks, and favorite tunes, remember everyone is responsible for their own safety!
PACE: no drop 12-15 MPH(perfect for beginners)
ROLL OUT: at 7 ish, we usually wait for almost everyone.
ROUTE: 15-20 miles, we will be making 1 or 2 stops to hydrate. …
RFP – Bicycling Opinion Survey
www.texasbids.net
Bid Date & Time: 09/16/16 5:00 PM
Status: bidding
Report: 7237137
Country : United States State: TX County: Tarrant Location: Arlington
Set Aside Types: MBE/DBE (Minority / Disadvantaged)
Scope: Conduct a regional bicycle opinion survey. The survey will gather statistically sound randomsampling to capture the views of the
public-at-large about bicycle use across the 12-county region. The survey will be conducted in English and Spanish, and will measure
bicycling behaviors and trip characteristics such as level of comfort of bicycling, interest in bicycling, frequency ofbicycling, and types of bicycle facilities where such trips occur for balanced mix of bicyclists bygender, age, ethnicity, and income.
Notes: The Disadvantaged Business Enterprise participation must meet the 31.92 percentage goalidentified for this type of procurement. All questions regarding the services required shall be directed in writing by email toTransRFPs@nctcog.org by the close of business on Friday, August 26, 2016. …
Do you live in NW Houston and like to ride? Look into the Northwest Cycle Club. Every Saturday morning 200 to 300 riders set out on a number of routes at various speeds. It’s awesome.
by ThatGuyinHouston
www.reddit.com
The rides start and end at Zube Park, off 290 out past the Grand Parkway. It’s a bit far out, but the payoff is that the roads are mostly empty on Saturday mornings and there are very few traffic lights. You just ride and ride and ride. Lots of cows and bulls (on the other side of barbed wire fences) and empty fields. Very pleasant.
Every speed group from …
2016 Texas Grand Prix of Cyclocross Series Pass Austin, TX, Sat Oct 8 – Sun Nov 20, 2016
www.bikereg.com
Presented by Texas Grand Prix of Cyclocross Promoters
Important:
Texas Grand Prix of Cyclocross Series Pass will not be available after the first race of the series occurs.
Texas Grand Prix of Cyclocross Series individual race entries are not transferable.
An “Texas Grand Prix of Cyclocross Series Pass†will automatically enter the purchaser into ALL 3 weekend / 6 races associated with our Texas Grand Prix of Cyclocross race series. Regular registration fees for each race will be $35 for adult and all junior races are free. The “Texas Grand Prix of Cyclocross Series Pass†will save you $30 with the associated race by purchasing a series pass (this excludes juniors as they are free)!
If you are interested in purchasing two passes (2nd category) you should be able to do this within the registration system at a discounted rate.
Events schedule for 2016 is listed below. …
Texas Bicycling from Twitter
Harlingen, San Benito work on bike-ped master plan – Brownsville Herald https://t.co/1iUVGl4b0s #rgv #harlingen
— RGV Media (@rgvmedia) August 21, 2016
Ramblings of a Race Host, the 2016 Edition
There's an axiom out there that it isn't an adventure until something… https://t.co/Ihstfpi2T6
— The Spinistry (@Spinistry) August 21, 2016
https://twitter.com/BBQ44/status/767154841088962560
looks like we may actually get to ride in the morning! All rides are headed NORTH! Blitz/Recovery, Hangover &… https://t.co/6cuIsSYDmC
— Shawnee Trail CC (@ShawneeTrailCC) August 20, 2016
Interesting design for bike racks at Cuchara near Fairview@Taft pic.twitter.com/O6mYSIpC9Z
— Amar Mohite (@amarpmohite) August 20, 2016
https://twitter.com/zesty_texas/status/767028909556830208
Join us tomorrow for our shop ride out of Lamar at 8 AM to @eastonpark. #itstimetoride pic.twitter.com/Misv8CTMSY
— Bicycle Sport Shop (@BSS_Austin) August 20, 2016
https://twitter.com/JuanVato/status/767015504884080640
“@lawsoncraddock: Hey, @DrivewaySeries, I'm coming for you tonight!!!†Thanks for coming! Cya again soon! pic.twitter.com/FjQMckRF83
— Driveway Series (@DrivewaySeries) August 20, 2016
THUNDER & LIGHTNING~VeloVlog #26: https://t.co/PW3VMtY2u4 via @YouTube
— Preston Glace (@pgglace) August 20, 2016
New Event Added to Texbiker.net Calendar
New Event Ride & Slosh Ball – McKinney, TX For full details, including the address, and to RSVP see:
… https://t.co/bZRyEl3VHo— Rick Ankrum (@texbiker) August 21, 2016