Texas Bicycling News November 15th 2016
Walnut Creek Trail Changes
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www.bikemojo.com
There is trail work going on at Walnut Creek. If you are on Inner Log Loops, you can see the new corridor that has been cut. In the near future we will be grubbing the trail tread. Everybody needs to understand what is going on and why some existing trails will be closed. There is a trade off of closing trails and opening trails.This post is to give riders a heads up on what is going on. Please share this post and its contents with other riders.
Inner Log Loops – The big side walk (North Walnut Creek Regional Trail or NWCRT) replaced the trail that used to connect the Inner Log Loops to the start of Outer Log Loops. We are being allowed to replace that old trail with new trail. The new trail is just south of the NWCRT between the sidewalk and the existing Log Loops. Because of some heritage trees (large ones), the new trail has to be routed where the existing trail is now and the existing trail moved farther south. If this was not done, City of Austin Forestry would have not allowed the …
Dirt Side Sisters Year End Party!
www.dirtsidesisters.org
When: 19 Nov 2016
12:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Location: Grapevine Craft Brewery Taproom & Beer Garden 906 Jean St, Grapevine, Texas 76051
Join us in our celebration of the past season of riding with some amazing ladies! We are planning a shindig you won’t forget! The first 30 members to show up receive a free beer token and we will also be having a pot luck. Please use the link below to sign up for the pot luck: …
Lamar Bike Lane Counts: it’s not perfect, but we need it…so let’s use it!
BikeHouston
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We can complain about how it currently is not connected to other bike paths, we can also complain about the two-way bike lane on a one-way street, or we can celebrate that we have a dedicated bike lane. Me, I’m going to celebrate it and encourage the city to keep building more protected bike lanes.
One way that I can help that is by being counted when I ride on it. Right now the city has a counter set up in order to track the bicycle traffic along the Lamar Bike Lane. So if you find …
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Bike Friendly Richardson Presents: Black Friday Ride #8
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10 cities poised to sign off on Cameron County bike-hike plan
By RICK KELLEY
www.valleymorningstar.com
HARLINGEN — Even city officials like it when a plan comes together.
A broad, decades-long commitment to develop bike, hike and paddling trails will be signed by 10 Cameron County cities at a ceremony today in Brownsville.
The initiative goes by a name that’s a workout in itself — The Lower Rio Grande Valley Active Transportation and Active Tourism Plan. In shorthand, it’s referred to as …
Welcome to Old Tascosa Cycling
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2016-11-15 – Heath
We met as a club and any other interested parties about the club last night. After much discussion we have decided to cease operations of the club and close it up. Thank you to all of the past members and their contirbutions to cycling and the community!
Texas Bicycling from Twitter
STOLEN – Black Wave E-Bike Cruiser in The Drag https://t.co/jyCP4Eb9n2
— BikeIndex Austin (@stolenbikesatx) November 16, 2016
Trail Update: all trails at Friedrich Wilderness Park are open. Get outdoors for a hike and enjoy the weather. https://t.co/YOInDi9ks9 pic.twitter.com/WGEkYAZW7S
— SAParksandRec (@SAParksandRec) November 15, 2016
FALL BIKE AUCTION IS UPON US!!! This Thursday, November 17th, below San Jac Garage. Viewing at begins at 5:00 pm… https://t.co/GhOke46F0p
— Orange Bike Project (@OrangeBikeP) November 15, 2016
Ride Report Has Produced Initial Crowdsourced Comfortable Bike Route Map of Austin https://t.co/FkYk6BJu9Q @austinmobility
— StreetsblogTexas (@StreetsblogTex) November 15, 2016
Texas Cyclocross Project Announcements for 11/15/2016: 2016 Texas State Skill and Age Based Cyclocross… https://t.co/UNsOhS5mP9
— Texas CX Project (@TexasCXProject) November 15, 2016
At MSU, The @MSUCyclingTeam has @Joshua_Buchel !!! https://t.co/DLK5m0mGsd
— Hotter'n Hell 100 (@HotternHell100) November 15, 2016
THIS THURSDAY Nov 17th EVERYTHING MUST GO & starts at $5 More info & see the bikes https://t.co/1uW0isTB34… #UTAustin #BikeUT pic.twitter.com/7EEMQP2sl8
— Bike UT (@bikeut) November 15, 2016
It's #EPGivingDay – so let's give to @VeloPaso and Make EL Paso Walk/Bike Friendlyhttps://t.co/4NEShpFjnh pic.twitter.com/iQOLBZZ6KY
— Bike Hombre – STREETS ARE FOR PEOPLE (@sbwhite) November 15, 2016
So @BikeIndex is 57 bikes away from ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND BIKES ON FILE folks 🙂 See you in the AM when we HIT 100k!
— BikeIndex Austin (@stolenbikesatx) November 15, 2016
New Events Added to Texbiker.net Calendar
New Event Emmitt Smith Gran Fondo – Frisco, TX https://t.co/8FEvOhBjuPhttps://t.co/qeOgsi1b1F
Event details an… https://t.co/8ghxJv7CKA
— Rick Ankrum (@texbiker) November 15, 2016
New Event Saturday (after Thanksgiving Day) Ride – GROUP A riders – El Paso, TX For full details, including the ad… https://t.co/e6MtE6uXER
— Rick Ankrum (@texbiker) November 15, 2016
New Event Tour de Lights Caroling Ride – Houston, TX For full details, including the address, and to RSVP see:
… https://t.co/RgxdPh7iI8— Rick Ankrum (@texbiker) November 15, 2016
New Event Bessies Creek 24 – Brookshire, TX Bessies Creek 24 at Brookshire, TXhttps://t.co/Ahf1Hb1iOV … https://t.co/JeBfzltsRn
— Rick Ankrum (@texbiker) November 16, 2016
New Event Tour de Southern Walnut Creek Trail – Austin, TX For full details, including the address, and to RSVP se… https://t.co/4YITAkRgEx
— Rick Ankrum (@texbiker) November 16, 2016
New Event North Salado Creek – San Antonio, TX https://t.co/Fzt88AKuHL
Hill Country Bicycle Touring Club
Come jo… https://t.co/QLtq8eapZi— Rick Ankrum (@texbiker) November 16, 2016