Texas Bicycling News June 19th 2017
Want a say in future of Shoal Creek Trail? Attend Wednesday meeting
Pam LeBlanc | fitness.blog.austin360.com
Want a say in what the Shoal Creek hike and bike trail looks like five years from now?
The Shoal Creek Conservancy is hosting a series of community meetings to help plan improvements to the trail, which now extends from Lady Bird Lake to 38th Street.
The first meeting is set for 6-8 p.m. Wednesday, June 21 in the …
“Biking is a MUST in Austin!â€
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Review of Lady Bird Lake Hike-and-Bike Trail
We took our bikes to Austin for the weekend and it was worth it! Austin is a very bike-friendly city with dedicated bike lanes on most streets. We biked the Lady Bird and the Town Lake trails…a combination of dirt, paved, elevated bike/hike trails and bridges…the elevated trail was …
Vbikes rolls into downtown Fort Worth
By Denise Harris | www.star-telegram.com
If you’ve spent some time in and around downtown Fort Worth you’ve probably heard of the bike sharing program BCycle. It is designed to offer riders a means of transportation or leisure riding all without the commitment of purchasing a bike.
As with most successful endeavors comes competition. So it should be no surprise that Garland-based Vbikes has entered the market. What is a surprise is that they just …
Share the road: Bicyclists suffer the brunt of collisions with vehicles
By Silvio Panta | www.oaoa.com
Bicyclists are bound by law to observe the same rules of the road as motorists, law enforcement officials said.
But while bicyclists and motorists are expected to follow the law there have been times when cyclists have been seriously, or in some cases, severely hurt …
Mancation Day 1 – Palo Duro Canyon | MTB Vlog 10
by TC | www.turnincranks.com
After dropping off my son at the in-laws, I was off on an 8 day solo mountain biking trip. It had been a few years since my last big MTB trip and this was the first time I’d headed out solo. I was excited to get out on the road with …
Work begins on constructing bicycle lanes down Broadway
By Shaley Sanders | www.kcbd.com
LUBBOCK, TX (KCBD) – A month-long road project is underway that could make downtown Lubbock look a little more like what is common in Europe.
The city has started reconfiguring Broadway to make room alongside cars for bicycle lanes.
Crews began measuring and pre-marking new lane lines on Monday.
Once they complete this step, they will start eliminating …
Texas Bicycling from Twitter
Bicycle PRO Shop / Footworks Recovery Bike Ride https://t.co/X5d6WiaYBm
— Fernando Martinez (@SafeCyclist) June 20, 2017
Bicyclist’s shooting injuries spur Good Samaritans to start donation pagehttps://t.co/DbO08ERzrF pic.twitter.com/Xty9G8bXkC
— KXAN News (@KXAN_News) June 20, 2017
Tomorrow is fix-a-flat day! However, celebrate this Saturday, instead, by bringing your bike by the Querencia… https://t.co/42PKlYX28p
— Querencia Bike Shop (@QuerenciaDenton) June 19, 2017
Katie Bykowski Was Driving Drunk at 60 MPH on 6th and Critically Injured Someone Riding a Bike on the Sidewalk https://t.co/gG8WiRqYZZ
— StreetsblogTexas (@StreetsblogTex) June 19, 2017
Austin Mayor Pro Tem Kathy Tovo Seeks Two-Mile Ciclovia on Congress Avenue https://t.co/iMiIhdGbgt
— StreetsblogTexas (@StreetsblogTex) June 19, 2017
The Broadway bike lane project begins this week! See what the lanes might look like in this video. https://t.co/W2wnWAsgjh
— TTUParking (@TTUParking) June 19, 2017
Did you know that the Esperson Building has a Bike Room for their tenants? pic.twitter.com/6wwnd1RwRY
— BikeHouston (@BikeHouston) June 19, 2017
Dallas is the only major Texas city without a #bikesharing program. Garland's @VBikesTechology is changing that. https://t.co/zps4FR6riu pic.twitter.com/9AoXsFHhs4
— KERA News (@keranews) June 19, 2017
Thanks REI!!!#FWMBA #REI pic.twitter.com/bj9NjYiO5V
— FWMBA (@FWMBA) June 19, 2017
Ready to go deep?!!!https://t.co/yye8459o5I#painface #FairParkCrits #KingRacingGroup https://t.co/N3YvetdT4V
— KingRacingGroup (@KingRacingGroup) June 19, 2017
This SAT in Austin, Texas FrankenBike turns 12 🙂 https://t.co/rQqxCF7cwx @indybrewing @UpCycledRando @BikeTexas @KaliProtectives @Lezyne
— FrankenBike (@FrankenBikeUSA) June 19, 2017
Great things coming out of the cycling community in Houston. I love it! https://t.co/nZmJphn00a
— Lawson Craddock (@lawsoncraddock) June 19, 2017
New Event Added to Texbiker.net Calendar
New Event Upper Valley Tour Groups B & C – El Paso, TX For full details, including the address, and to RSVP see:
… https://t.co/X7g0fJ0XC2— Rick Ankrum (@texbiker) June 20, 2017