Texas Biking News December 11th 2020
Bike riders decry speed limit on Harris County Precinct 3 park trails
Dug Begley | www.houstonchronicle.com
A bicyclist rides past a speed limit sign in Terry Hershey Park on Dec. 11, 2020 in Houston. Precinct 3 installed speed limit signs in George Bush and Terry Hershey Park and says they will enforce them for the trails. The 10 mph speed limits are needed, county officials said, because of complaints about cyclists on park pathways where there …
Robert Simpson flew past the new speed limit signs in Terry Hershey Park on Thursday, practically daring someone to tell him to slow down. He is not a lawbreaker by nature, and considers himself a safe rider, but this bit of civil disobedience, he said, was warranted.
“I mean, really?†Simpson said between squeezes of water from a bottle as he rested from a 22-mile ride. “10 mph? Just go ahead and tell everyone who …
December 2020 Executive Director’s Report
Joe Cutrufo | bikehouston.org
“Houston? Wow. You’ve got your work cut out for you.â€
When I told colleagues in New York that I was headed to BikeHouston, they no doubt had an image in their minds of highways, trucks and sprawl.
But what they don’t know is that Houston has been hard at work laying down some serious cycling infrastructure, and momentum is on our side. Last year BikeHouston won 50 miles of high-comfort bikeways — twice as much as New York City has ever built in a single year. This year the City of Houston hired its first-ever chief transportation planner, and just this week, published its long-awaited Vision Zero Action Plan. County Commissioner Rodney Ellis has invested tens of millions in building protected bike lanes throughout Precinct 1, with more to …
Bank employees deliver bikes and toys to organizations
By Katherine Lee | www.newschannel6now.com
WICHITA FALLS, Texas (TNN) – As Christmas approaches, employees at American National Bank & Trust take part in Banking on Kids.
This started with the Bank’s Executive Vice President Donald “Bubba†Whately about 35 years ago.
“Now we’ve got several of our co-workers and directors and friends who come in and donate money and we go around and now we’re buying more and more bikes and other gifts,†said Damon Whatley, Senior Vice President at American National Bank & Trust.
Employees contribute to donations, which goes to the Boys & Girls Clubs of Wichita Falls, Interfaith Ministries, and Children’s Aid Society. In the last couple of …
Lee YAWN Creek Dirt Don’t Hurt!
Alex Maldonado | www.strava.com
