Texas Biking News December 18th 2019
Houston first graders awed by bike tricks and brand-new bikes
By Tracy Maness | www.chron.com
With winter break quickly approaching, about 170 Houston first graders were happy, noisy and excited to each receive a new bicycle and helmet of their very own. For many, they were their first.
Thanks to nonprofits Good360 and Can’d Aid and the work of volunteers who gave their time to build the bikes, each first-grader at Jefferson Elementary School at 5000 Sharman St. and Field Elementary School at 703 E 17th St. received bikes of …
Wheel deal: Trails tapped for U.S. bike route designation
BY STEVE CLARK | www.brownsvilleherald.com
Brownsville and Cameron County’s hike-and-bike trail network will be the first in Texas officially part of the U.S. Bicycle Route System if the Texas Department of Transportation’s application to the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials is approved.
AASHTO, which coordinates state highway departments around the country, designates and catalogs USBRS routes. More than 14,000 miles have been officially designated as part of the system in 27 states and …
Parents suing Texas Chili Parlor, claim restaurant overserved their daughter before her death
www.kxan.com
AUSTIN (KXAN) — Two parents are suing the Texas Chili Parlor in downtown Austin, claiming the restaurant overserved alcohol to their daughter before her March 28 death.
According to the lawsuit, Douglas and Rebecca Saathoff, say their daughter Jessica was at the venue and was served alcohol despite being visibly intoxicated.
KXAN has reached out to the Texas Chili Parlor for comment but hasn’t heard back yet.
The parents say that later, on the night of March 28, Jessica left the Texas Chili Parlor, located at 1409 Lavaca St., and while riding her bicycle, was struck by a vehicle head-on while traveling eastbound on Martin Luther King Boulevard. …
Deadly northeast Austin hit-and-run sparks safety concerns on busy road
by: Candy Rodriguez | www.kxan.com
AUSTIN (KXAN) — After an early Monday morning deadly hit-and-run on Cameron Road, some bicyclists said it’s time the city improves the road.
“Lots of traffic through a pretty narrow space,†said Nick Mahlburg, longtime bicyclists and employee at The Peddler Bike Shop in Hyde Park.
The City of Austin’s Transportation Department is working on potential improvements to Cameron and Dessau roads, stretching from 51st Street near Interstate 35 north to Rundberg Lane, and then along Dessau up to Parmer Lane. It’s a total of seven miles.
In November, transportation officials held …
Velofix opens 10 company-owned mobile shops
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AUSTIN, Texas (BRAIN) — Velofix has released what it said is its "first wave" of corporate-owned mobile bike shop, with vans operating in Austin and Houston, Texas; Tampa, Florida; San Jose, California.; Raleigh, North Carolina; and Vancouver, British Columbia.
Including the new company-owned vans and those owned by franchisses, Velofix now operates in 115 territories. They expect to announce another new fleet of corporate vans this year.
"The opportunity to put more mobile bike shops on the road in 2020 is reflective of the appetite we believe riders have for our services," said Chris Guillemet, the CEO and co-founder of Velofix. …
Interfaith of The Woodlands toy drive set to help 500 families
By Jamie Swinnerton | www.yourconroenews.com
… Each year, Waste Connections assembles and donates bikes for the toy drive. This year, around 800 were donated to the toy drive. Steve Berry, far left, poses with his team and the bikes they built at this year’s toy drive. …
VeoRide bikes will stay at Texas A&M… but with new rules in place
By Rusty Surette | www.kbtx.com
COLLEGE STATION, Tex. (KBTX) – Texas A&M Transportation Services has agreed to renew the contract with VeoRide but with new requirements in place for users.
Those new requirements will include a “lock-to-a-rack†system for securing the bikes before ending a trip, a revised and smaller geofence that includes campus only (including Park West and Century Square), and increased fine structure for violations, such …
Texas A&M Transportation Services Will Extend Bike Sharing Contract With VeoRide
by Bill Oliver | wtaw.com
Texas A&M’s current provider of ride sharing bicycles will be staying.
Transportation Services announces a contract renewal with VeoRide that includes changes that are being made for the next semester.
The area where VeoRide bicycles will operate will shrink to the campus, Century Square, and Park West.
Bicycles will be parked at secured racks.
And fines will be increased for violators.
Transportation Services says …
More than 100 bikes gifted to Austin elementary kids ahead of Christmas
Terrellyn Moffett | www.kvue.com
Academy’s program gives more than 1,500 bikes across 16 states.
AUSTIN, Texas — Just in time for the holidays, Academy Sports + Outdoors partnered with Neighborhood Longhorns (NLP) to make a special bike donation to students at T.A. Brown Elementary.
Academy said that the purpose of their annual bike donation is to "provide a local school or organization with an opportunity to reward children during the …
Wednesday with Cyclones
Eduardo Salas (Cyclones) | www.strava.com
