Texas Bicycling News December 29th 2016
Flower Mound bicyclist killed in crash with vehicle
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A cyclist was fatally struck by a vehicle Wednesday night in Flower Mound.
Andrew Rawson, a 25-year-old Flower Mound resident, was hit by a car on Gerault Road at Big Canyon Drive around 6 p.m. He was transported to Parkland Hospital via CareFlite, where he was pronounced deceased.
Rawson was …
The Racing Post – January 2017 Edition
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The U.S. now has 12 protected intersections, up from 4 in 2015 and 0 in 2014
Michael Andersen | www.peopleforbikes.org
The country’s newest major bike-lane innovation is very young. But so far, it’s spreading faster than the protected bike lane did.
Protected intersections — a clever way to rearrange traffic so that people on bikes and cars no longer have to look over their shoulders for each other — have existed for decades in other countries. But after they were visualized for the U.S. context in 2011 by the Dutch blogger Mark Wagenbuur and given a name in 2014 by the U.S. planner Nick Falbo, the design burst into the spotlight. Last year, four opened to regular traffic: two in Austin, one in Salt Lake City and one in Davis, California.
This year, the country added eight more. They arrived in Atlanta, Ga.; Berkeley, Calif.; Chicago, Ill.; College Station, Tex.; and …
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Lufkin homeless man staying optimistic after his bike was stolen
By Caleb Beames | www.ktre.com
KTRE.com | Lufkin and Nacogdoches, Texas
LUFKIN, TX (KTRE) – A homeless man is looking for answers after one of his only modes of transportation was stolen from him earlier this week.
Warren Weis said he is not angry and is just trying to find the good in the situation. He leads a simple life; he spends his days helping others with miscellaneous yard work.
“I’m not getting rich at it,†Weis said. “I work for God. I do it for …
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New Events Added to Texbiker.net Calendar
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