Texas Bicycling News Digest September 13th 2019
—## FMPD raising funds for long-term patients at Cook Children’s
by Mark Smith | www.crosstimbersgazette.com
The Flower Mound Police Department Bike Unit is selling T-shirts and raising funds for 50 long-term patients of Cook Children’s Medical Center.
The Bike Unit is raising funds for a “State Fair†event that it will co-host for 50 patients who have received treatment at the children’s hospital for an extended period of time, according to FMPD. The …
‘Project Safe Child’ to focus on safety
By Caitlin Randle | www.mrt.com
There will be a safety awareness fair Saturday featuring demonstrations in self-defense, car seat safety, bicycle safety and safety awareness.
The event, “Project Safe Child,†was created by D&D Plumbing, Heating and Air Conditioning.
Owner of D&D Plumbing Derek Rotan said …
Weekend Rides: Two Dam Loop & Taco Deli
Brad Weaver | steinerranchcycling.com
Saturday training rides leaving from Cups & Cones: • 7:30 am – Two Dam loop via Red Bud (anti-clockwise) https://www.strava.com/routes/13786064 • Endurance Pace Group leaves at 8:00 am for a TBD route.
After the ride, we meet up at Lakeside for some discounted breakfast tacos, burgers and beer!
Sunday new …
2020 Texas MS 150 Route Change
By Ridenfool | austinmountainbiking.com
I am thrilled to report that the 2020 MS 150 will no longer be clogging the road between my house and Rocky Hill on the Sunday of the annual event. It seems that COTA wouldn’t confirm the date and nobody else in Austin wanted it ending there, so, College Station stepped up. The event will now leave on Saturday from BOTH Austin and Houston and will still overnight in La Grange, but, will now go through Somerville to end at Kyle Field in the heart of Aggieland.
Of course, this means I …
In 2023, you could bike from Fort Worth to Dallas. Here’s a look at the trail progress
BY NICHOLAS SAKELARIS | www.star-telegram.com
The decades-long quest to build a seamless pedestrian trail system connecting downtown Fort Worth to downtown Dallas is fully funded and scheduled for completion in 2023, regional mobility planners said.
The roughly 52-mile trail mostly follows the Trinity River, offering a scenic and quiet escape from the hustle and bustle of Metroplex traffic. Fort Worth, Arlington, Grand Prairie, Irving and Dallas have individual trail sections already completed but …