Texas Bicycling News Digest October 3rd 2019
El Paso police investigating deadly hit and run in Lower Valley
by David Cross | cbs4local.com
EL PASO, Texas (CBS4) — El Paso police said a bicyclist struck by a SUV Wednesday morning has died.
Hector Leyva, 59, was riding his bicycle along Alameda around 2 a.m. Wednesday when a dark colored SUV struck him from behind and fled the scene, according to police.
Leyva was taken to Del Sol Medical Center where he was …
Child on bicycle hit by vehicle in Trent, flown to Cook Children’s Medical Center
by Jamie Burch | ktxs.com
TRENT, Texas — The Department of Public Safety is investigating an accident that left a child critically injured.
According to DPS, a vehicle and bicycle were traveling eastbound on Business 20 in Trent.
Around 8 p.m., the bicycle — which did not have lights — was struck from behind by the vehicle.
The child on that bicycle was flown to Cook Children’s Medical Center in Fort Worth with serious injuries.
The crash …
TXDOT to hold planning meeting in Tyler
www.texarkanagazette.com
TYLER, Texas — The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT ) is holding a public meeting in Tyler to discuss the future of transportation in Texas.
The meeting will be 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. Tuesday at the Tyler Rose Garden Center Camellia Room at 420 Rose Park Drive in Tyler, according to a news release from TXDOT.
The Texas Transportation Plan 2050, or TTP 2050, will guide TxDOT’s planning and programming for the next 30 years and set long-range goals for all transportation modes — roadways, transit, pedestrian, bicycle and freight. …
"Ms 150" update
by: Tanstaafl | www.bikeforums.net
Here are the Day Two routes from La Grange to College Station. The routes are split at the start for about the first 20 miles. This is done to help spread the riders out. Putting all 8000+ riders on the same road at once would not be a good idea. Spacing the waves far enough apart to keep it safe would take way too long, so there will be two routes at the beginning. The Day Two routes come together at Carmine.
Local non-profit demands driver accountability amid several deadly crashes
by: Stephanie Shields | www.ktsm.com
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM)- A local non-profit organization is demanding change to traffic roadways after an overnight hit & run in the Lower Valley that left a bicyclist dead.
Police say 59-year old Hector Leyva was killed after being hit by an SUV while riding his bicycle around 2 Wednesday morning.
Local non-profit Velo Paso said they are fed up with crashes leaving vulnerable travelers dead. …
Galveston bike ride in Galveston
houston.eventful.com
October 9, 2019 Wednesday 7:00 PM Galveston Island Historic Pleasure Pier 2501 Seawall Boulevard Galveston, Texas 77550 Cyclists group that runs every day different streets of the city every Wednesday at 7:30 pm.It is for beginners, does not require much effort just want to live and have fun. Every week we will have a new route and we will rest in a nice place of Galveston. We start and finish in the same place.