Texas Bicycling News December 9th 2016
Two-mile trail extension on White Oak Bayou Greenway opens Friday
By Dug Begley | www.houstonchronicle.com
Laying out the particulars for a new trail section along White Oak Bayou, Chip Place saw something out of place where the trail crossed the Heights Hike and Bike Trail near T C Jester.
It was the stairs connecting the two trails.
“Look at that,” Place said, pointing from the new stairs to the stellar view of downtown Houston. “I said ‘Oh my god, we’ve got to capture this.'”
Starting Friday, the stairs – along with …
Homeowners Want McKinney To Backpedal On New Bike Signs
By J.D. Miles | dfw.cbslocal.com
McKINNEY (CBS11) – An effort to make McKinney more bike friendly is making enemies of some homeowners.
It’s because of some controversial new street signs promoting bike routes throughout the city.
McKinney homeowners got their first look at 462 Bicycle Boulevard signs placed in neighborhoods around town.
It’s part of a …
Rotarians, Pollard Methodist build bikes for children
by BETTY WATERS | www.tylerpaper.com
The ear-splitting sound of an air compressor signaled every time Rotarians finished assembling a bike for another child on The Salvation Army Angel Tree on Thursday.
“The last thing we do after we build the bikes is pump up the tires with air,†Diane Kavanaugh said.
“They are …
Bangs Graduate to Ride in Texas 4000
www.brownwoodnews.org
A 2010 graduate of Bangs High School and now University of Texas student Brittany Petty will begin a 4000 mile journey biking from Austin to Anchorage, Alaska on Saturday, June 1st in the 10th annual Texas 4000.
Texas 4000 is a nonprofit organization dedicated to preventing and fighting cancer. Each year a team of dedicated University of Texas students brave the elements to complete a more than 4,000-mile bike ride from Austin, Texas to …
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Austin Bike-Share Adding a Station a Month Over the Next 18 Months https://t.co/Sd7dlK7fK9 pic.twitter.com/myGgaWmwkY
— StreetsblogTexas (@StreetsblogTex) December 9, 2016
Saturday Morning Road Ride! Meet at Bike World (5911 Brodway) at 7:00 am. Wheels down at 7:30 am. Approx 2hrs /… https://t.co/PRxxj7YQwB
— Bike World (@BIKEWORLDsatx) December 10, 2016
Cyclists And Walkers Have A New Trail In The Heights https://t.co/IScF3dOg6z @HPMNews887 #bikes #HouNews pic.twitter.com/X8h8azlzOR
— Gail Delaughter (@Gail_HPM) December 10, 2016
New report for Carl Barton: Muddy (do not ride), trail is Mucky mess- standing water . More at https://t.co/PbQCksI8Xp
— GHORBA (@ghorba_org) December 9, 2016
View of newly opened trail on White Oak Bayou Greenway! Starts at Studemont St. & extends west 2 miles. #BayouGreenways #WhiteOakBayou pic.twitter.com/V1Z1oROh2G
— Houston Parks Board (@houparksboard) December 9, 2016
Join us tomorrow at our Lamar store @ 5:30 PM for the Holiday Lights Ride! https://t.co/bm2mpS1Ymq pic.twitter.com/oVtayMSnxq
— Bicycle Sport Shop (@BSS_Austin) December 9, 2016
Keep your bike in tip-top shape & join us for our next FREE Maintenance Clinic on 12/14 @ any of our stores! https://t.co/aWl75Cs7oj pic.twitter.com/3K8OKNZ3jv
— Bike Barn (@BikeBarnTX) December 9, 2016
Cyclists try out new section of @houparksboard White Oak Bayou Trail @HPMNews887 pic.twitter.com/KMlu36HLpX
— Gail Delaughter (@Gail_HPM) December 9, 2016
Who's playing bike with us tomorrow? 8:00 AM roll out from Red Horn Coffee House and Brewing Co. pic.twitter.com/wlpHnCLIqL
— Bat City Cycling (@batcity) December 9, 2016
Bike Lane closure on Dean keeton starting 12/11! Keep this in mind when bike around campus. #UTAustin #BikeATX #BikeUT https://t.co/zW1E4Nw9wG
— Bike UT (@bikeut) December 9, 2016
@BikeTexas Happy to have cycling in the #transit conversation at the Capitol pic.twitter.com/5Wpyvv0lUf
— leslie luciano (@lluciano) December 9, 2016
https://twitter.com/wick_wolfe/status/807222121487286272
Check out my ride on Strava.https://t.co/e9VjyUYk9d pic.twitter.com/b4Tvboj4if
— Benny Vargas (@BigPapi241) December 9, 2016
New Event Added to Texbiker.net Calendar
New Event DORBA Frozen Endurance Race – Frisco, TX DORBA Frozen Endurance Race – Frisco at Frisco, TX
… https://t.co/SPTi7LtzgV— Rick Ankrum (@texbiker) December 10, 2016