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Texas Bicycling News March 8th 2017

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Houston’s Ambitious Bike Plan Delayed

Houston’s Ambitious Bike Plan Delayed

Gail Delaughter | www.houstonpublicmedia.org

Supporters say the plan is needed to make cycling safer. But some officials want to know how the city will fund millions of dollars in proposed improvements.

(Updated 11:09 AM)
City Council has delayed a vote on Houston’s Bike Plan. The plan maps out hundreds of miles of new bike routes around the city, but some council members say they have questions about how those projects would be funded. Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner says the Bike Plan doesn’t mandate any of those projects, but serves as a guide for future planning.
Backers of the plan say it’s needed to help keep cyclists safe on Houston streets. …

Community members working to make Sherman safer for bicyclists

By Abbie Maynard | www.kxii.com


SHERMAN, Texas (KXII) — A group of Sherman community members are working to make the city more bicycle friendly.
Cars speed right by, just inches away from bicyclists on Sherman streets.
Just days after a Sherman bicyclist was hit, the grassroots movement got the city’s attention at Monday’s council meeting.
“Not safe to say the least, we’ve had a couple of accidents,” community activist Sholdon Daniels said.
Like one last week, when a …

*UPDATED* Bike Share Master Plan Study.

www.texasbids.net

Bid Date & Time: 03/24/17 12:00 PM
Status: bidding Report: 7603125
Country : United States State: TX County: Bexar Location: Alamo
Set Aside Types: MBE/DBE (Minority / Disadvantaged)
Scope: Professional services.
Notes: Please submit any questions you may have in writing to the attention of Jeanne Geiger by e-mail to geiger@alamoareampo.org, not later than 5:00 p.m., Wednesday, March 8, 2017. The MPO has a firm commitment to an affirmative action program for disadvantaged business enterprise (DBE) participation in its third party contracting
opportunities. TheTransportation Policy Board has set a goal of 25% DBE participation.
Plans: From Owner. See attached file.
Update Notes: Attachment A & B attached.
Owner Type: Public
Buyer: Alamo Area Metropolitan Planning Organization …

*UPDATED* Construction of Craig Ranch Pkwy Hike and Bike Trail

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Bid Date & Time: 03/09/17 1:00 PM Prebid: 02/28/17 2:00 PM
Solicitation Title: *UPDATED* Construction of Craig Ranch Pkwy Hike and Bike Trail
Owner Solic Number: 17-26CC, PK4413
Status: bidding
Report: 7586012
Country : United States State: TX County: Collin Location: McKinney
Scope: Construction of pkwy hike and bike trail.
Notes: A non-mandatory per-bid conference is scheduled for 2:00 PM on
Tuesday, February 28, 2017, at the office of the City Purchasing
Department, 1550-D South College, McKinney Texas 75069.
Plans: From Designer. See attached file.
Update Notes: Addendum #1 Q&A issued.
Owner Type: Public
Buyer: McKinney, City of – Purchasing Department …

Invest in making city more bike friendly

By the Advocate Editorial Board | www.victoriaadvocate.com

The city is making progress when it comes to making the area safer for pedestrians, but we still have a long way to go.
Newer streets north of the Victoria Mall will be constructed with a multipurpose path. The deluxe sidewalk and space adjacent to the roadway will give pedestrians a safe way to travel the streets alongside Ethel Lee Tracy Park.
This is an investment into our city and should be applauded.
But what can we do about our existing roadways? …

Clay Walker’s 5th Annual Band Against MS Bicycle Ride Scheduled for Houston

Clay Walker’s 5th Annual Band Against MS Bicycle Ride Scheduled for Houston

By Spring Sault |texashillcountry.com


Country music singer Clay Walker will be hosting his fifth Band Against MS (BAMS) bicycle ride on March 25 in Houston, Texas, helping to commence the festivities for the Shell Houston Open, and bringing light to the various multiple sclerosis programs in existence for research and support of the disease. The start and finish lines will be at the Golf Club of Houston, and any donations from the ride will benefit MS programs – to …

Simply on a Bike: the Southern Tier

By David Dalley | www.crazyguyonabike.com

Bastrop park to Gay Hill
Tuesday March 7, 2017, 67 miles (108 km) – Total so far: 1,764 miles (2,839 km)
Bastrop state park to Gay Hill. 67 miles. The description of a day as interesting doesn’t convey much but it sure does apply to this one. The state park where we stayed last night, Bastrop, has been repeatedly burned (40,000 acres) and flooded, had 1750 homes destroyed, roads and dams washed away to such an extent that following any directions out was just not happening. Even a park employee gave us wrong information. We followed Highway 71 for miles until we got back on route.
Great pastoral ride for many miles ensued. So many cows follow my progress along the road, but I have to say that I’m a little tired of Texas. I wonder if Louisiana is some far off myth.
Suddenly the temperature dropped 20 degrees, the sky turned dark all …

Gay Hill to Sam Houston National park
Wednesday March 8, 2017, 67 miles (108 km) – Total so far: 1,831 miles (2,947 km)
Gay Hill to Sam Houston National park. Cable recreational area. 67 miles.
Today began with a beautiful sunrise and breakfast but became frustrating when small details kept getting lost. Organizing two people’s stuff can be chaotic at the best of times but adding cycling clothes and birding equipment makes for trying moments. Eventually however JoAnn is moving to her day and I am riding away.
A bit of head wind, not too much, dominates the ride again. The challenge is the …

Bicycle Boulevard Improvement

cycling74 | bicycleaustin.info


So the Bicycle Boulevard has had its issues, (built on wrong street, impenetrable double white line turning out to be penetrable, boulevard ended up being parking for cars & delivery trucks, etc), well… here’s an actual improvement.
CONCRETE BARRIER GOING IN TODAY, at least on …

Affidavit: Lufkin man stole racing bike valued at $7K from business parking lot

By Gary Bass | www.ktre.com

LUFKIN, TX (KTRE) – Deputies with the Angelina County Sheriff’s Office arrested a 35-year-old man in connection to allegations that he stole a $7,000 racing-style Bianchi bicycle from the parking lot of a Lufkin in September of 2016.
The crime was captured on surveillance video, and it was featured on Deep East Texas Crime Stoppers.
Jeremy Dewayne Yates, of Lufkin, is …

Medical examiner seeks help with identifying man found dead on SE Side

by Fox San Antonio | foxsanantonio.com


SAN ANTONIO — The Bexar County Medical Examiner is asking for the public’s help with efforts to identify a man found dead on the Southeast Side.
A passerby found the man on November 15, 2016 at 8202 City-Base Landing at Goliad Rd. in San Antonio. He was pronounced dead at the scene. …

… The man was about 5’06” tall and weighed about 180 pounds. He was wearing a gray short-sleeved shirt with a blue bandana in the shirt pocket, a gray t-shirt, blue jeans, a brown belt, and a pair of black/white tennis shoes with white socks. He also had a pocket knife and cigarette lighter in the jeans pocket. There was a black Roadmaster bicycle next to his body and two plastic bags with clothes were tied to the handlebars of the bicycle. …

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