Texas Bicycling News Digest March 2nd 2018
Don’t be a cycle-path, lock up your bike
BY LILIANA HALL | www.dailytexanonline.com
If you find yourself reporting your bike stolen to the Austin Police Department, chances are you will never see your bike again.
According to the APD, nearly 800 bikes were reported stolen last year, and of those reported, very few made their way back home.
Biomedical engineering sophomore Jeong Ha Choi last saw his bike outside Duren Residence Hall, one of the three most common locations for bike theft on campus. Since the incident, Choi was left with the question many victims of bike theft contemplate — what could I have done to prevent this? …
Caution (Do Not Slip on Tracks)
by Cat Cort | www.velopaso.org
As many El Pasoans are aware, the $97 million El Paso Streetcar Project is coming to fruition in 2018. The route is slated to run nearly five miles, in two loops running downtown and uptown with 27 stops along the way. From a bike rider’s perspective, maintaining cycling safety around the tracks can at times, literally be a slippery slope. Many experienced urban riders have already sustained injuries due to crashes in and around the tracks, as most of the usual bike routes through the city and around the UTEP campus now run parallel to the streetcar project. In even just a short trip downtown, cyclists are forced to cross or ride parallel to …
This weekend’s rides: Pflugerville Loop! Lamppost!
by Thomas | steinerranchcycling.com
Saturday we will do a fast lap around Pflugerville! It is a 66 mile ride and the route is https://www.strava.com/routes/3955052. After the ride we meet up at Lakeside for some discounted burgers and beer!
Sunday is our usual Coffee Shop ride. Our destination will be Lampost Coffee in Round Rock. The route is 50 miles and takes us to Lamppost Coffee in Round Rock. The route is …
25th Annual Tour De Braz Bike Ride – 4/22/18 – Feb 27, 2018 3:15 Pm
www.publicnow.com
It is time for the 25th Annual Tour de Braz Bike Ride on Sunday, April 22nd, 2018! Come ride with us through the Brazoria County countryside as an experienced rider preparing for the BP MS150 or as an inexperienced rider just wanting to get out on the open road. Tour de Braz is the perfect ride for the whole family and open to all experience levels.
This year’s ride is being hosted by the Alvin Convention & Visitor’s Bureau in …
Texas Ranked 13th Highest In The US In Pedestrian Deaths: Report
By Don Johnson | patch.com
Walking across the street is more dangerous than it has been in more than a quarter-century, according to a new report by the Governors Highway Safety Association. On Wednesday, the group released its yearly “Spotlight on Highway Safety” report based on preliminary state data and estimated that nearly 6,000 pedestrians were killed by automobiles for the second straight year. …
… Texas Children’s Hospital’s Pedestrian and Bicycle Safety Education and Outreach project educated communities about safe pedestrian and bicycling behaviors in an effort to reduce the prevalence of fatalities and injuries to children in the Houston metropolitan area. …
Houston Bike Summit
bikehouston.org
April 16, 2018
Join us this year at the Houston Bike Summit: A Celebration of Cycling in Houston. The Summit is our opportunity to honor those who are making a difference in transforming Houston into a more people- and bike-friendly place. This year we are honoring Houston’s Mayor Sylvester Turner for his leadership in passing the Houston Bike Plan.
The festivities will be from 5:00pm-8:00pm with food and beer provided by Saint Arnold Brewing Company as well as an expo of local partners and bike shops. The Summit is BikeHouston’s chance to bring people of all stripes that ride together to celebrate this year’s accomplishments and prepare for the challenges ahead. …
VBikes leaving Denton; Spin to apply for city’s pilot bike-sharing program
Peggy Heinkel-Wolfe | www.dentonrc.com
VBikes notified the city government that the company will not participate in Denton’s bike-share pilot program and is removing its bikes from Denton, according to a staff report to the City Council on Friday afternoon. …
Texas Bicycling from Twitter
Here we are again, another night out of town and resting up for tomorrow's road race Lago Vista, eager to get the night over with and morning to be here #Cycling
— Jesus (@SrCampy) March 3, 2018
. @LandmarksUT & @OrangeBikeP are partnered to bring rentals and routing for their annual Landmarks Bike Tour.
Sunday April 8th. 11AM-12:30PM
More info at https://t.co/HxjcuJgcx0 pic.twitter.com/unNtNIlYru
— Bike UT (@bikeut) March 2, 2018
Had fun seeing you and telling you all about the change from BCycle to SWell Cycle at Fresh Air Friday’s by @alamoareampo 🚲🌿🌎 See you on a bike soon #SWellCycle pic.twitter.com/YpErda9DQx
— San Antonio Bike Share (@SABikeShare) March 2, 2018
March is here which means next month is the 2018 BP MS 150! Are you training this weekend?#bpms150 #trainingride #charityride
Photo by @madninjacurl on Instagram. pic.twitter.com/K7hMGqelOM
— Bike MS: Texas MS 150 (@TexasMS150) March 2, 2018
One of our cycling brother sadly passed away today, we will ride in his honor on March 9th, Friday at 7pm. Please join us: https://t.co/cD7wJEfnll pic.twitter.com/X0277nFKLP
— Critical Mass Houston (@HoustonCM) March 2, 2018
This program provided over 80 bikes to deserving kids last year. Our goal is 120 bikes this year, so bring us your tired, your dirty, your unused bikes, and we'll find someone who will put it to good use. https://t.co/rJVefThoqK
— Hill Abell (@HillAbellATX) March 2, 2018
CPS Routes are going Northwest on Saturday.
https://t.co/wXxFT3buCy https://t.co/C81NrUP9Ly
— Shawnee Trail CC (@ShawneeTrailCC) March 2, 2018
Spoke&Word Newsletter: Water Bottle Contest Winner Inside. – https://t.co/fKYQAH2WiI
— BikeHouston (@BikeHouston) March 2, 2018
News By Bike: March 2 | BikeTexas https://t.co/5Vhifun5zf pic.twitter.com/hdqW9htDj6
— Robin Stallings (@RobinStallings) March 2, 2018
Sunday morning: https://t.co/NTYKckhBuV
— SA Wheelmen (@sawheelmen) March 2, 2018