Texas Bicycling News Digest June 27th 2019
Christoval Independence Day Celebration Adds Bicycle Race
By Yantis Green | sanangelolive.com
CHRISTOVAL, TX — The annual Christoval Volunteer Fire Department Independence Day celebration will include a 30 mile bike ride this year in addition to the Firecracker 5K and one mile fun run and walk.
According to information from the Christoval VFD, the annual 4th of July celebration gets under way at 9 a.m. next Thursday in Christoval Park downtown. …
Pine Tree ISD gets feedback on proposed walking/bike trail to junior high
By Kristen Barton | www.news-journal.com
Pine Tree ISD is one of 357 projects nationwide with the chance to get federal funding for a trail to allow students to ride their bicycles or walk to one of its campuses.
If the project is approved, Pine Tree Junior High School students will have a trail about a mile long on which to either walk or bike to school.
Tony Hollins, assistant superintendent of facilities and planning, said the Texas Department of Transportation sent a notice to the district about a federal Safe Routes to School Program. …
Video: Widow of cyclist upset driver won’t face criminal charges
By Clay Falls | www.kbtx.com
COLLEGE STATION, Tex. (KBTX) – A College Station widow is speaking out to promote cyclist safety.
"My husband was an avid cyclist. He used to ride his bike to work sometimes, and he was in the Navy 21 years," she said.
Her husband, 46-year-old Kenneth Spence, was killed in January when a Suburban hit him while riding his bike in south Brazos County along the Highway 6 frontage road. The driver told investigators he couldn’t see Spence because of the sun. …