Texas Bicycling News Digest February 5th 2018
Texas Trails and Active Transportation Conference
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The biennial TTAT Conference brings together those involved with bicycle, pedestrian, and other active transportation and recreation modes from around Texas and the world. Presenters share current information and examples from the active transportation field, and spark inspiration to continue striving to make things better in each of our communities. The conference focuses on issues of economic development, health, safety, and many other topics relevant to advancing active transportation and trails. …
Bike Sharing Is Doomed to Fail in Most American Cities
Tracey Lindeman | motherboard.vice.com
Dallas’ chaotic experiment in bike sharing is a case in point.
In Dallas, where just 0.2 percent of the population commutes by bike, at least five competing dockless bike-share companies are flooding the city with more than 20,000 brightly colored bikes. Hardly anyone appears to like or use them—at least not properly. …
Near As I Can Tell:A boy and his bike
by Michael Thomason | www.palestineherald.com
In a small town just like ours, a little boy was born to a family who owned the local variety store. He could have just as easily been born to a family who didn’t own a variety store, but there you go; it wasn’t his fault or by his own effort, he just was.
Bright and shiny items of all sizes, shapes and colors filled the shelves, all seemingly designed to catch his eye. There were toys and tools and mixers and blenders and mowers and fishing reels; sewing machines and thread and thimbles and scissors; just everything under the sun. The boy was fascinated …
Deadline This Week for Dallas Bike Companies to Clean Up
By Ben Russell | www.nbcdfw.com
City staff will begin confiscating bikes Friday if they are deemed an “obstruction or hazard.”
This week is the deadline for the five dockless bike share companies in Dallas to clean up their act before the city begins to confiscate their bicycles.
Last month City Manager T.C. Broadnax wrote a letter to the rental bike companies operating in Dallas – LimeBike, Ofo, VBikes, Spin and Mobike – which informed them that as of Friday Feb. 9, the city “may be left with no choice but to …
How Some Bike-Share Companies In Dallas Have Responded To City’s Warning To Clean Up
By Molly Evans | keranews.org
Last month, Dallas officials gave the five bike-share companies currently operating in the city a deadline of this Friday to get their two-wheeled troops in order.
City staff met with the companies on Dec. 7 to discuss operational expectations. Instead of improvement, Dallas officials said they had seen the situation “deteriorate.†The city estimates there are …
Bandera Road’s future — tree-lined boulevard or elevated highway?
By Bruce Selcraig | www.expressnews.com
A freeway fight is brewing in Leon Valley.
Folks in the small city on the Northwest Side might call it a heated discussion, but when the Texas Department of Transportation recently rejuvenated plans to put an elevated four-lane freeway on top of its main drag, they started choosing sides. …
… TxDOT has proposed various options, including a $40 million “superstreet†approach (like the existing U.S. 281 north of 1604, soon to be replaced), partial “flyovers†of a mile or two, and the one seemingly favored by the state agency, a seven-mile elevated freeway connecting Loop 410 to Loop 1604, with new bike and pedestrian lanes at street level, which would cost an estimated $350 million. …
Texas Bicycling from Twitter
Lions, tigers and bears, oh my! There are no real lions at the Humble Lions Bike Ride so we recommend you get in some miles on Sat., Feb 10 https://t.co/eg5Cij8yN2 pic.twitter.com/y1HMRKg3Vm
— Bike MS: Texas MS 150 (@TexasMS150) February 6, 2018
New pavement on the Tuesday Nighter / Old Lockhart Hwy Loop! pic.twitter.com/soEMCqXW6h
— Stefan Rothe (@stefanrothe) February 6, 2018
So 4 races this weekend, but wait there is more, had to instruct a cycle class at the gym after work, am I tired, yes, NO!
— Jesus (@SrCampy) February 6, 2018
Preparation and training will help to make the BP MS 150 an amazing experience. How do you train for the #bpms150? 🧡🚴ðŸ»â€â™€ï¸ðŸš´ðŸ¼â€â™‚ï¸ pic.twitter.com/awHJCQgZcz
— Bike MS: Texas MS 150 (@TexasMS150) February 5, 2018
Grey skies and bright murals go hand in hand, especially when you’re touring them on a #houstonbcycle. 📷: @ItsNotHouItsMe 🎨: @gonzo247 pic.twitter.com/92u2GByco1
— Houston BCycle (@HoustonBCycle) February 5, 2018
Putting in some work time for the most fun spot in Austin for a 2 year old shredder. @WoombikesUSA pic.twitter.com/dqXkzVdCbw
— Martin Russell 🚲ðŸðŸ¿ï¸ (@russell_dallas) February 5, 2018
Reminder: East Sector Community Gatherings this Tuesday & Wednesday! – https://t.co/IFGIjrVT8R
— Buffalo Bayou Partnership (@buffalobayou) February 5, 2018
Tuesday night at 6 pm, you can be a #park planner. Come tell us what you'd like to see in Woodchase Park. pic.twitter.com/q1vGZBTZuK
— Westchase District (@westchasehou) February 5, 2018
#LetsDoThis Monday! 💪
PC: Mandy Yateshttps://t.co/DLPclJiqME pic.twitter.com/cex6FhX5UC
— Richardson Bike Mart (@RichBikeMart) February 5, 2018
New Event Added to Texbiker.net Calendar
New Event Sunday Chicanes – Universal City, TX Sunday Chicanes at Universal City, TXhttps://t.co/JyAxzEN2nEhttps://t.co/S1zyifdR2N
 Category Distance Start Fee Prizes Field Limit
Men's Category 5 30 minutes 8:00 AM $20 Merch – 3 Deep
Women's 3/4/5 3… https://t.co/arCDlSthQT— Rick Ankrum (@texbiker) February 6, 2018