Texas Bicycling News June 12th 2020
Viceo: How safe is it to rent bikes during the COVID-19 pandemic?
www.click2houston.com
HOUSTON – BCycle has been open throughout the pandemic because they were considered an essential business since they provide a mode of transportation.
If you live near one of their 109 stations, you’ve probably noticed ridership is up. The organization said rentals exploded. Meaning hundreds of hands are on each bike weekly.
BCycle said warm months always bring more riders but this year is unprecedented.
“We saw an …
Ex-local educator indicted in death of student struck while riding bike
www.kwtx.com
Tammy Renee Blankenship, 52, who was arrested in March 2019 in connection with the hit-and-run death of a Baylor student in 2016, has been named in a two-count indictment charging manslaughter and failure to stop and render aid.
Blankenship is a longtime educator who spent a decade as a school principal and was working for a local district at the time of the deadly accident.
Blankenship was released on a $20,000 bond after she was arrested and charged on March 5, 2019 with …
Many Austin streets reduced to 25 mph speed limits; temporary bike lanes coming on Congress Avenue
By Jack Flagler | communityimpact.com
Austin City Council made two transportation-related decisions June 11 that may affect the way Austin residents move around the city.
Council voted to reduce the speed limit on many neighborhood and downtown streets to 25 miles per hour following a recommendation from the Austin Transportation Department, which came from an ATD engineering study.
According to a map on ATD’s website, the speed limit reductions will have some wide-ranging effects in …
UT Austin Student Riders launch virtual ride to engage community members in fight against Cancer
elpasoheraldpost.com
AUSTIN – The Texas 4000 for Cancer 2020 summer ride has gone virtual due to risks related to Covid-19. Rather than embark on the annual 70-day ride from Austin to Alaska, the team of University of Texas at Austin students are putting on a virtual ride from May 29 through June 26, 2020, to raise awareness of cancer. Texas 4000 will broadcast live daily and invite the public to make ride dedications and join the …