Texas Bicycling News December 6th, 2022
1 big thing: The Third Ward bike wars
www.axios.com
Construction on new bike lanes along Blodgett Street in Third Ward is already underway, but a Houston City Council member is holding up funds for nearby drainage improvements in an effort to slow down the bikeways project.
Catch up quick: Harris County Precinct 1 Commissioner Rodney Ellis’ office is funding $11.7 million of the $12.1 million needed for improvements to Blodgett, Tierwester, Rosewood and Sampson streets deep in the heart of Third Ward. …
UPDATED – Bicyclist injured when struck by a vehicle
by Steve W Stewart | www.kjas.com
A bicyclist was injured when he was struck by a vehicle Monday night. Jasper County Sheriff’s Department Chief Deputy Scotty Duncan says it happened at about 8:30 on Farm to Market Road 3414 near the Westlake Community.
Texas Department of Public Safety Sergeant Shana Clark later said that the bicyclist, 33-year-old Randle McShan, of Burkeville, was hit by a 2015 Jeep Patriot, driven by Hunter Montes, 18, of Jasper.
Clark said both the bicycle and the Jeep were traveling southbound and the driver of the Jeep slowed down to pass the bicycle, however, she said the bicyclist went into the path of the Jeep as it was passing.
McShan was rushed from the scene by ambulance to a Lufkin hospital. There’s no word on his condition.
Leander shop Drifted Cycles brings bike community together
By Zacharia Washington | communityimpact.com
Brent Skidmore, owner of Drifted Cycles, opened Leander’s first and only bicycle shop in late March.
Previously, Skidmore worked in the oil industry, and his wife, Stephanie, worked as a dental office manager. After getting laid off in 2020 due to the pandemic, the Skidmore family moved to Hawaii.
A few months into their time there, Skidmore and Stephanie realized they needed to focus on working again. Skidmore and his family always enjoyed riding bikes, and he thought if he were to ever open a business, it would be centered around bicycles.
Skidmore then acquired space for …
Upcoming Rides FWBA
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Burleson and Beyond
Thu, December 08, 2022 9:00 AM
Spokes Parking Lot, 155 W Bufford St., Burleson, TX
Rusty Romp
Thu, December 08, 2022 9:00 AM
Benbrook YMCA, 1899 Winscott Road, Benbrook, TX 76126
Joe Pool Lake - Rusty (session 39 of 42)
Sat, December 10, 2022 9:00 AM
Grand Prairie, Texas
FWBA Christmas Party 2022
Sat, December 10, 2022 6:00 PM
Vintage Car Museum and Event Center, 100 Fort Worth Hwy, Weatherford, TX
Chisholm Rusty Chain Gang Ramble
Tue, December 13, 2022 9:00 AM
4936 McPherson Blvd, Fort Worth, TX
Rusty Romp Tuesday Edition
Tue, December 13, 2022 9:00 AM
Benbrook YMCA, 1899 Winscott Road, Benbrook, TX 76126
Burleson and Beyond
Thu, December 15, 2022 9:00 AM
Spokes Parking Lot, 155 W Bufford St., Burleson, TX
9th Annual Christmas Light Tour of Pecan Grove
Amy Schendel | strava.com
The one time all year I can get my family to ride a bike with me. Huge thanks to Nicole Volek for putting this on!
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