Texas Bicycling News Digest March 5th 2019
City of Austin installs parking boxes for dockless scooters, bikes ahead of SXSW
Maddie Spencer | www.hilltopviewsonline.com
In an attempt to gain control over the scooter epidemic, the city of Austin will start installing “parking boxes†for dockless scooters and bikes at seven different locations in the downtown area.
More than a year after the new transportation method was introduced to …
One door closes, and a rabbit hole opens
tcs | www.bikeforums.net/texas
I read that times are tough for B&M bikes shops. December’s closing of Plano Cycling and Fitness left (AFAIK) just REI and a couple of triathlete stores as the only LBSs in this city of over a quarter million population.
Then…Bicycle Evolution opened. According to …
City of Wichita Falls makes strong push for bike-friendly community
Claire Kowalick | www.timesrecordnews.com
One of Wichita Falls’ strategic goals for development of the city is to earn the distinction of being a Bike Friendly Community (BFC) from the League of American Bicyclists.
There is a long road ahead, however, before the city is in the best position to gain this designation.
In a staff report during the city council meeting Tuesday, Traffic and Aviation Director …
UT should implement the Bicycle Advisory Council’s proposal for bikers’ safety
BY ASHVIN GOVIL | dailytexanonline.com
Cars. Buses. Bikes. Scooters. The forms of transportation students use to get around UT range from 15 pounds to 15 tons, yet they are forced to share the road with each other in many places around campus.
The public hazard roads without bike lanes presents to cyclists culminated in tragedy for one biker on San Jacinto Boulevard this January. A collision with a CapMetro bus led to the on-campus death of a bicyclist.
San Jacinto Boulevard has become the center of a new debate on campus: bike safety. As a result of the cyclist’s death, many students and activists are calling for new bike lanes to be …
Good Samaritans buy new bike for man involved in hit-and-run crash
By Sophia Beausoleil | www.click2houston.com
HOUSTON – A man whose bike was damaged after a car ran into him in midtown last month received a new bike from good Samaritans.
Kent Adams said he was riding his bike at the intersection of Fannin Street and Elgin streets in Midtown on Super Bowl Sunday. He said he had the right of way and was riding his bike across Fannin when a car turned right, hit his bike and knocked him down. …
Woman arrested for hit-and-run that killed Baylor band member
Matt Gebhard | www.kcentv.com
More than two years later, police have tracked down and arrested the person they say is responsible for the death of a popular student at Baylor.
WACO, Texas — Waco police arrested a woman Tuesday after a hit-and-run that killed a member of the Baylor University Golden Wave Marching Band in October 2016.
Tammy Blankenship Harlen, 50, was charged with failure to stop and render aid causing death. She was booked into McLennan County Jail. …
Video: HTX Plus The Woodlands: Hike and bike trails for more than 160 miles
abc13.com
THE WOODLANDS, Texas (KTRK) — As part of our HTX+ week in The Woodlands, we turned to our colleague Ted Oberg who lives there. Ted tells us The Woodlands has 160 miles of trails. Ted takes us to the end of his favorite one to reveal a spot he and his family call their own private beach.
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Nate Eguia | www.strava.com
