Texas Bicycling News – July 25, 2023
‘Wheel-time’ fun thanks to a bicycle weekend
Ronald W. Erdrich | www.reporternews.com
It was a weekend for bicycles, and not simply because the weather was nice.
On Saturday morning, Abilene’s Parks and Recreation Dept. held a bicycle race at Redbud Park for children 10 and under, calling it Kids Treadfest. The race course was the park’s newly-laid cement sidewalks. …
New trail will connect to Q2 Stadium
www.kvue.com
Safety improvements completed at intersection of South Congress Avenue and Ramble Lane
Author: Britny Eubank, Aubry Tucker | www.kvue.com
The safety improvements took seven months to complete.
AUSTIN, Texas — South Austin commuters will be happy to hear that after seven months of construction, the intersection safety project at South Congress Avenue and Ramble Lane has been completed. …
Tour de Paris Rotary-TREAT Team for Tailored Rides
myparistexas.com
The Rotary Club of Paris United, Tailored Rides Equine Assisted Therapy (TREAT), and Friends of both organizations teamed up to ride the Tour de Paris on July 15.
The Rotary-TREAT team met at the Eiffel Tower prior to the bicycle rally for photos, and started the ride together.
The team included nine cyclists who rode different routes and speeds for a common goal of raising funds for Tailored Rides. The Rotary Club started this FUNdraiser for Tailored Rides in 2019 and raised a few hundred dollars.
Each subsequent year the number of …
Video: New 1.1 mile hike and bike trail coming to East Waco
By Ally Kadlubar | wwwkwtx.com
WACO, Texas (KWTX) – It does not look like much currently, but soon, the new 1.1 mile MKT Hike and Bike Trail will bring a new pathway for transpiration and, possibly, new developments to East Waco.
The trail will run along East Waco Drive from Sherman Street to Gholson Road. “You can walk, you can ride, you can bike, whatever you’d like to do on the trail,” said Jim Reed, the division manager for public works for the City of Waco.
Reed told KWTX, that about a year ago, the city received a $2.4 million federal grant to create an alternate form of …
Texas Biking from Twitter
Saturday 7/29/2023 The Bagel Ride
— The Bagel Ride (@thebagelride) July 26, 2023
7:00am ride start
Starts behind Little Woodrow's, 12601 Tech Ridge Blvd, Austin TX 78753
52mi (84km). Store stop at 24mihttps://t.co/9enQnFUXQo
Stolen Torker T300 https://t.co/ljdWXd2tSt
— Rick Ankrum (@texbiker) July 25, 2023
Stolen 2019 Trek FX3 disc https://t.co/ZfrblBtvAw
— Rick Ankrum (@texbiker) July 25, 2023
Yes! The good work of TIRZ 27. They've also been adding intersection treatments and bike signals where major bike routes cross major stroads like Westheimer (at Waugh/Commonwealth, Taft, Woodhead) and Montrose (Hawthorne). Hopefully more to come. https://t.co/tZlvGM0Ac0
— Madeleine Pelzel (@MadsPelzel) July 25, 2023
The Red Line Urban Trail in North Austin has reached a design milestone! The 1.7-mile trail will connect the Northern Walnut Creek Trail to Braker Lane + two future transit stops! Learn more + give feedback at: https://t.co/w9uPthmOW7 #ATXMobilityBonds #RedLineTrail #BigLoop pic.twitter.com/119JhIhXHP
— Shoal Creek Conservancy (@shoalcc) July 25, 2023
Help us protect bike lanes! Join us as we speak to Metro Boards in opposition to the demolition of bike lanes in the Gulfton corridor pic.twitter.com/V7m2wO9Vzr
— Houston CNL (@houston_cnl) July 24, 2023
Great crew to bike with and learn about developments happening in the East End ? Shout out to the leaders keeping us safe all route ??@BikeHouston @HarrisCoPct2 @EaDoBikeCo @SecondWard_63 @popstontx @MarikaMohr pic.twitter.com/DAdsULKnch
— Melissa E. (@melissamissye) July 23, 2023