Texas Biking Action November 8th 2020
Thanking Texas’ little heroes
Michelle Wulfson | www.itemonline.com
Red, White and Bike initiative sets roots in Huntsville
For every enlisted hero, is a family at home just as equally called to duty.
One local non-profit is aiming to honor the children whose lives have been turned upside down from a loved one’s sacrifice for their country.
Operation Red, White and Bike was started 12 years ago with a mission of bringing joy to the lives of the overlooked children of Purple Hearts veterans and to recognize them for their unique service.
“They learned that their father or their mother has either been killed or wounded in combat and we’re recognizing these children for the sacrifice that they’ve made,†Operation Red, White and Bike co-founder Larry Reid said. “My idea was that …
Valley’s consolidated MPO already producing benefits
The Monitor Editorial Board | www.themonitor.com
The first year for the Rio Grande Valley’s MPO has been an auspicious one indeed.
The Metropolitan Planning Organization, which is the merger of three separate Valley entities, embodies a regional approach to infrastructure and transportation planning for South Texas, and it already has garnered the top award from the national Association of Metropolitan Planning Organizations.
The AMPO awarded the new Valley group the Outstanding Transportation Management Award for its efforts to facilitate mobility in the region. The national group oversees more than 300 MPOs nationwide and their mobility projects ranging from airports to walking and cycling trails.
MPOs were mandated in the …