Texas Bicycling News Digest May 8th 2019
Project to bring sidewalks and bike lanes to south Waco set for this summer
By: Estephany Escobar | www.kxxv.com
WACO, TX — The City of Waco plans to add sidewalks, bike lanes and pave some streets in South Waco this summer.
The project aims to encourage pedestrian and bicycle traffic to and from community services, school events and church services.
As part of the $1 million project, the city will add sidewalks along Gurley Lane from 12th Street to 27th Street. They will meet American with …
‘The pros mix with the Joes’: Why Central Texas cyclists like gravel grinding
By Pam LeBlanc | www.austin360.com
Back in April, a crowd of eager bicyclists tapped their toes as patiently as they could while waiting for a line of rain-spewing, charcoal-colored clouds to pass over a small Texas town.
A hundred or so of them packed into a metal barn, where organizers of the Castell Gravel Grind had set up race headquarters. Others huddled inside vehicles or moved into a community church across the lane as lightning flashed, thunder cracked and raindrops fell. …
Houston Grand Crit • May 5 2019
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Public offers input on proposed Regional Mobility Authority for Brazos County
By CAITLIN CLARK | www.theeagle.com
Following a successful review by the Texas Department of Transportation, Brazos County’s petition to form a Regional Mobility Authority took another step forward Tuesday with a public hearing held to gather the community’s input. …
… Initial project The county is required to identify an initial project to pursue as part of the RMA petition process. The proposed initial project focuses on a 1.2-mile section of University Drive adjacent to the Texas A&M University campus from Wellborn Road to Texas Avenue.
The project would include about a half-mile depressed section from Wellborn Road to just east of College Avenue that would be capped with a surface built for bicycles and pedestrians. According to Tuesday’s presentation, the objective of the project would be to improve safety and mobility by eliminating conflicts between cyclists, pedestrians and vehicles. …
New Nonprofit Hopes to Save Lives of Cyclists
By Lena Blietz| spectrumlocalnews.com
SAN ANTONIO — Many locals are nervous about biking on San Antonio’s roads, especially after the recent deaths of two prominent cyclists.
Live to Ride hopes to keep cyclists safe Will teach drivers, cyclists how to share the road 200 cyclists took part in nonprofit launch “Our biggest fears are DWI, DUI and distracted driving. Those are the biggest challenges bike riders have right now,†said Jeff Moore, the president of SATX Social Ride. …
Wednesday with Cyclones
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Solo bayou ride
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Southern Walnut Creek Trail: East Austin’s Green Wonderland for Bicylists
A DUDE ABIKES | adudeabikes.com
I rode the upper half of this trail again, and realized that although familiarity breeds contempt, I’ve never grown weary or bored of this trail. Maybe it’s because there are no cars, so one can relax and enjoy the ride. It could be the variety of sights from thick, evergreen trees to the distant skyline of downtown Austin. There’s occasional deer, rabbit, or armadillo (all of which I saw), not to mention birds, frogs, bugs and more. It’s also used by people walking, running, on rollerblades or even …