Texas Bicycling News Digest November 28th 2017
Series of fires set along bike path in The Woodlands
By Jacob Rascon | www.click2houston.com
THE WOODLANDS, Texas – The Montgomery County Fire Marshal is looking for whoever started a dozen fires in The Woodlands over the weekend.
Firefighters from several fire departments responded to reports of smoke and fire along the bike path on Gosling Road Sunday afternoon. Neighborhoods with hundreds of homes stand feet away, but were not damaged.
Investigators determined the …
University Avenue plans for a facelift
Adrian Broaddus | www.theprospectordaily.com
Starting after the spring 2018 commencement, UTEP plans to begin a two-part plan to enhance safety measures and the look of University Avenue on the east side of campus.
Along with the Texas Department of Transportation, engineering firm Quantum Consultants, Metropolitan Planning Organization and the city of El Paso, representatives from UTEP’s Office of Planning and Construction have been developing new ideas for this project and presented them to the community last week on Monday, Nov. 20.
Greg McNicol, associate vice president for facility management, said that …
BicycleBlueBook hires Jeff LaSelle as Southwest rep
by BRAIN Staff | www.bicycleretailer.com
SAN JOSE, Calif. (BRAIN) — BicycleBlueBook has hired longtime Trek sales rep Jeff LaSelle, who will represent the company in seven Southwestern states.
LaSelle had been with Trek for 24 years, more recently managing the North Texas and Louisiana territories for the company.
For BicycleBlueBook, he will be covering Texas, Utah, Colorado, New Mexico, Kansas, Nebraska and Oklahoma.
“Jeff fits the profile of our ideas business development partner,” said Steve Parke, national …
Texas Bicycling from Twitter
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— BikeHouston (@BikeHouston) November 28, 2017
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— Critical Mass Houston (@HoustonCM) November 27, 2017
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New Event Added to Texbiker.net Calendar
New Event MTB San Antonio Meetup & STORM – All Level MTB Trail Ride/Clinic – San Antonio, TX MTB San Antonio Meetup, in partnership with STORM
POST RIDE CLINIC: We will talk about the future of these rides.
HOT TOPIC: What do you want to see for clinics … https://t.co/I7TWho6AoZ— Rick Ankrum (@texbiker) November 29, 2017