Texas Bicycling News – October 13, 2023
Lone Star Circle of Life Bike Tour makes last stop in Tyler and brings stories of awareness about organ and other donations
By Raquel Villatoro | tylerpaper.com
Lone Star Circle of Life Bike Tour finished its five-city tour with a stop in Tyler on Thursday morning. The tour aims to educate Texans about the need for donations of blood, marrow, stem cells, organ and tissue.
“We just want to increase the awareness that everyone knows about it so they can make better informed decisions,” said Debbie Mabry, Lone Star Circle of Life Coordinator. “You can’t tell your family if you can’t make that decision.”
Eleven cyclists from Tyler, Houston, Waco, Corpus Christi and other areas in Texas biked together along with one cyclist from Wisconsin. They started last Thursday in Dallas. Some rode …
Brownsville Adopts First Citywide BTX Mobility Plan
texasborderbusiness.com
The BTX Mobility Plan pulls together elements to make the City’s approach to transportation growth planning and goals more cohesive.
BROWNSVILLE, Texas– The City on the Border, by the Sea, and Beyond, now has its first Mobility Transportation Plan as Brownsville continues to nurture its thriving community. The Brownsville CityCommission recently unanimously adopted the Brownsville Mobility Plan (BTX Mobility Plan) in an effort to support the City’s continued growth and enhance mobility including Bike, Pedestrian, Bus Transit, Airport, Road and intelligent infrastructure systems for the benefit of its current and future residents and businesses.
The groundbreaking BTX Mobility Plan is designed to serve as a roadmap for the City, guiding the development of safe, efficient, and effective transportation systems that promote the welfare of our community. …
… Bicycle and Pedestrian Infrastructure: Prioritizing safety and accessibility for cyclists and pedestrians, the plan promotes the development of bike lanes, pedestrian-friendly sidewalks, and multi-use paths. …
Christmas Lights Ride Through Deerfield https://t.co/46Fh9dOk90 #Meetup via @Meetup
— Rick Ankrum (@texbiker) October 14, 2023
— Rick Ankrum (@texbiker) October 14, 2023
Round the Block: The last leg
By Curtis Stoker | www.crazyguyonabike.com
Day 21 – Fort Hancock to Van Horn, TX: Along I-10
Friday October 13, 2023 It was kind of a fitful night. Probably just too warm. I slept inside and should have just put up the tent. Things cooled down sometime during the night but sleeping on your mat with a bag is just too warm for indoors.
It was a nice morning. It was plenty cool and that’s quite nice to start out the ride. It was again not anything other than West Texas desert and some farm ground. We had to ride on Interstate 10 today and when we were not on the interstate their was a frontage road that was very close. It was better than the interstate for the trash on the side, but it was still quite noisy all day. The scenery was pretty boring. Just gills covered in scrub brush (I’m assuming mesquite) and not much else.
We had to cross over the Quitman Mountains. It was a nice grade and didn’t seem to be too much of an issue but did slow us down today. Also for much of the day there seemed to be a small headwind. Coming down the other side, it slowed you down to where …
