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Texas Bicycling News Digest December 1st 2017

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Climbers, cyclists worry updated rules could limit park access

by Pam LeBlanc | www.mystatesman.com


Balcones Canyonlands Preserve staff say they don’t intend to push out users
Head to New Wall on the Barton Creek greenbelt any warm afternoon and you’ll find climbers inching their way up the 50-foot limestone escarpment, using rocks shaped like chicken heads, elephant ears and cookies for handholds.
Climbers have been scaling these grayish-green cliffs for decades, even after …

Safety concerns grow as new bike share company comes to Dallas

By: FOX4News.com Staff | www.fox4news.com

News of a fifth bike-sharing company is touching a nerve with several people along the Dallas Katy Trail.

Dallas has seen a surge in companies bringing bikes of assorted colors to the streets for the public to use. A lot of them can be found around the pedestrian and bike-friendly Katy Trail.

Friends of Katy Trail, a non-profit that maintains it, is going to be meeting with city transportation officials and bike-sharing company leaders next week to talk about the problem of too many bikes being left around. They say part of the problem is …

Spokes for Folks Wrench Day with BikeDFW

Construction of Abram Street, Phase 1 – Street Improvements (cooper Street To Collins Street) and Phase 2 – Abram Area Bicycle & Pedestrian District

www.texasbids.net

Owner Solic Number: 0902-90-035, PWST10009 Status: bidding Report: 8246513
Country : United States State: TX County: Tarrant Location: Arlington
Set Aside Types: MBE/DBE (Minority / Disadvantaged), WBE (Woman Biz Enterprise)
Scope: Phase 1 of this project consists of street improvements and appurtenances of Abram Street from Cooper Street to Collins Street and will be funded by the City. Phase 2 of this project, entitled Abram Area Bicycle & Pedestrian District (Cooper Street Center Street) is for the enhancement of the parkway and will be federally funded, hence subjected to federal requirements.
Notes: This solicitation has …

Insider’s Guide to San Antonio — Video

by LAUREN SMITH FORD | www.texasmonthly.com

For the second installment of our new video series, “Tastemakers: A Local’s Guide to Our Favorite Cities,” we look to the beloved Mike Casey, who’s often called the “unofficial mayor” of the eclectic San Antonio neighborhood, King William. The retired lawyer turned co-owner of Isaac Maxwell Lighting Studio has been a fixture around the ‘hood, which sits a stone’s throw from the San Antonio River, since he moved there in 1972. He is best known for riding his bicycle along the …

Cyclists to Take in the Christmas Lights Tour Sunday

By Yantis Green | sanangelolive.com

SAN ANGELO, TX — The San Angelo Bicycle Association invites you to “Bike Through the Lights” with Santa and his Elf along the banks of the Concho River on the evening of Sunday, Dec. 3.

Participants can ride along with Santa and take in the view of the 3 million Christmas lights and more than 60 Christmas greeting cards along the river. This non-competitive ride, presented by Concho Christmas Celebration and the San Angelo Bicycling Association, is …

VIOLET CROWN 2017 WINTER TOUR

The Violet Crown Sports Association | violetcrown.org

Place: Thunderbird Cafe on 1401 W. Koenig
Time: 8:45am
Distance: 50ish miles
Pace: 16-17 mph

It’s that time of the year when we invest in our riding as we transition to the new year, new season. All stages will start at Thunderbird Café and Tap Room at Koenig and Woodrow. We’ll meet at 8:45am and roll out at 9am sharp. We will aim for around 50 miles so we don’t break legs. Pace will be winter two by two conversational pace. Please don’t park in Thunderbird’s itty bitty parking lot, there is plenty of free parking on Woodrow.

Monday Dec 25, Christmas Day is officially a rest day/weather make up day.

If it’s in the 30s or inclement weather stay tuned for ride updates which will be announced on Facebook.

The schedule as it stands now is:

Stage 1: 12/21, Thu, T-Birds
Stage 2: 12/22, Fri, T-Birds
Stage 3: 12/23, Sat, T-Birds
Stage 4: 12/24, Sun, T-Birds
Stage 5: 12/26, Tue, T-Birds
Stage 6: 12/27, Wed, T-Birds
Stage 7: 12/28, Thu, T-Birds
Stage 8: 12/29, Fri, T-Birds
Stage 9: 12/30, Sat, T-Birds
Stage 10: 12/31, Sun, T-Birds
Stage 11: 1/1, Mon, T-Birds

This weekend’s rides: Bee Creek! Red Horn!

by Thomas | steinerranchcycling.com

This Saturday looks awesome! Let’s celebrate on the beautiful Bee Creek route. It is a super easy 62 miles and the route can be found here: https://www.strava.com/routes/3985679. After the ride we meet up at Lakeside for some discounted burgers and beer!

Sunday is our usual …

The Bike Lane That Got Away

By Jessica Wiggins | bikehouston.org


In May 2016, a temporary two-way cycle track was introduced on Houston Avenue. TxDOT and City of Houston were proactive in designing and building this detour which linked the Heights Hike and Bike Trail and the White Oak Bayou Trail and preserved access to off-street trails during construction of a bridge over White Oak Bayou. Community members quickly began to use the temporary connection and made the new amenity one of their preferred routes.
Last month, during the week of November 12, an …

Get Around H-Town

bikehouston.org


BikeHouston soon will be launching “Get Around H-Town” (GAHT) a bicycle safety education program geared toward middle-schoolers, age 11-13 years (6th and 7th graders). The purpose of the program is to cultivate more confident and safer bicyclists.
Bicycling is an activity that is available to all ages and fitness levels. It is a healthy fun activity that can get curious minds out …

A Word From Our Director………. John Long

bikehouston.org

>>Thumbs up to the City of Houston for extending the Lamar Street protected bike lane southeast past Discovery Green along Polk Street. Once completed, it will connect the Columbia Tap Trail to the Buffalo Bayou Trail through downtown. Let me be clear: we’re not great fans of two-way bike lanes. However, we’re excited about the emerging network of bike lanes and trails connecting bayous, converted railroad lines and streets. Soon there will be unbroken connections along White Oak Bayou, the Heights MKT Trail, Buffalo Bayou, Lamar/Polk Street, Columbia Tap Trail and …

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