Texas Bicycling, What’s Happening – October 24, 2023
Galena Park and Jacinto City Residents Join ‘Sampling the City’ Bike Tour to Monitor Air Quality
by: Carrigan Chauvin | cw39.com
Data to be gathered around community parks, refineries, and industrial areas
WHEN: Saturday, October 28 at 09:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
WHERE: Starting at Galena Park Resource and Training Center (1721 16th St) Air Alliance Houston, community partners, and residents will be biking through Galena Park and Jacinto City to assess air quality. This community initiative, known as ‘Sampling the City’, will take place on Saturday, October 28, from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m., starting at the Galena Park Resource and Training Center (1721 16th St).
The 7-mile bike ride will lead participants through notable areas, including community parks, …
‘We are listening’: City seeks feedback for bike network plan as cyclists raise concernshttps://t.co/jHTRT0zoFg
— KSAT 12 (@ksatnews) October 25, 2023
????? As October comes to a close, it's not too late to hop on the Biketober train!
— H-GAC (@HouGalvAreaCog) October 24, 2023
Gear up and join H-GAC and @lovetoride to make the most of these final days. Embrace the challenge, register now at https://t.co/ucfi6RqQK9, and pedal your way to victory!
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Sunday Social Ride https://t.co/E8plZafvy4 #Meetup via @Meetup
— Rick Ankrum (@texbiker) October 25, 2023
Biketoberfest
iondistrict.com
WHEN Thursday October 26, 2023 5:00 pm – 8:00 pm CDT
WHERE Ion Plaza 4201 Main St. Houston, TX 77002 what
Celebrate fall in Houston on Thursday, October 26, from 5 – 8 PM with a coordinated bike ride with BikeHouston and a happy hour on the Ion Plaza. This 7-mile ride through Midtown, Downtown, and the Museum District will start and end at Second Draught. There will also be sponsor booths, face painting, inflatable games, and live music on the plaza provided by The Slags. Come early to snag an Ion bicycle water bottle, event t-shirt, and free pretzels provided by The Lymbar, while supplies last!
This event is free to attend, but registration is required at the link below. Any option to donate when registering is available and the proceeds go back to local non-profits BikeHouston, Bunker Labs, and HTX4Ukraine. …
Cross country – Southern Tier
By sedona_rocks | www.crazyguyonabike.com
Bob Hake’s journey across the USA from September 2023 to November 2023
#1: Day 30: 10/23/23 Kerrville to Johnson City,TX By sedona_rocks on Mon 23 Oct 2023 19:01 (US/Pacific) Reply Rating: (0) We woke up to on and off drizzle, again a first for this tour. After hitting McDonald’s I was off on another hilly, breezy ride in mid Texas. The road was quite slippery in some spots at the beginning so I had to treat it like riding on black ice. Eventually the road dried out and it was no longer a problem. We went through Fredericksburg around lunch time and it looked like a very good town with lots of stuff to do. It is known for its wineries and German restaurants. I think it is on the list of places to come back to someday. We passed grassy fields, rocky fields, pastures and lots of livestock. Some of the cows were in the road nearly blocking our way. There were a lot more up and downs than I was expecting and the wind was not favorable. We have been riding for 1 month and by my calculations have gone 1682.8 miles. In that month we have gotten to know each other pretty well. We are staying in a beat up RV park outside of Johnson City tonight. The wind is picking up and it looks like it will rain on and off through the night. Tomorrow we ride into Austin.
Crash Injures Cyclist on Tuesday Morning
By Ryan Chadwick | sanangelolive.com
SAN ANGELO, TX — The San Angelo Police Department dispatched police officers at 11 a.m. on Tuesday morning to the intersection of Avenue J and Harrison Street for a crash involving a cyclist and a white pickup truck.
According to officers on the scene, a 53-year-old woman was riding a bicycle westbound on Avenue J. The pickup truck was stopped at the stop sign traveling southbound on Harrison Street. Although the truck stopped, the driver continued into the intersection and hit the cyclist. …
Woodland Elementary parents, students establish ‘bike bus’
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(TC GORDON | THE GRAHAM LEADER) Parents and students of Woodland Elementary School have begun a “bike bus,” a trend from social media where groups of students and adults gather together to ride bikes to school instead of taking other forms of transportation. This bike bus group plans to ride every Monday there’s school, leaving the First Presbyterian Church at 7:20 a.m. and riding to Woodland Elementary.
A social media trend that has grown in certain areas of the nation has now come to Graham. Parents and students of Woodland Elementary School have begun what is known as a “bike bus” — where groups of people meet together to ride bikes to school.
Kendra Irby, a parent of a student at Woodland Elementary, discovered the idea from a TikTok she saw online. Groups of students and adults in Portland, Ore. began riding their …
78-year-old bicyclist dies after suffering head injuries, police launching investigation
By Annita Freeman | www.fox26houston.com
HOUSTON – Houston Police Department is investigating a fatal crash that occurred on 7800 Scanlock Street, where a 78-year-old man was found with a head injury.
Police say around 9:15p.m. an elderly man was riding his bicycle and found by police laying on the ground on Monday.
Officials believe he was either struck by an unknown driver or fell off his bike causing the head injury.
Authorities say the Houston Fire Department paramedics took the man to the hospital where he was pronounced dead. …
Alamo Area Metropolitan Planning Organization seeks input on transportation improvement program
By Jarrett Whitener | communityimpact.com
The Alamo Area Metropolitan Planning Organization is seeking feedback on the FY 2025-28 Transportation Improvement Program proposed projects.
According to the AAMPO website, the organization held a project call within its study area to distribute $185 million in federal transportation funding.
Funding categories include:
Transportation alternatives
Congestion mitigation and air quality
The Carbon Reduction Program
Through the project call, …
Recreational Biking in the Katy area
coveringkaty.com
October 28, 2023 – Recreational biking in the Katy area
8 – 8:30 am – Review recreational biking opportunities in the Katy area
8:30 – 9:30 am – Bike Ride
Bike over or bring your bike to Willow Fork Park for an informative recreational bike program and an easy paced ride. Did you know there are over 50 miles of dedicated bike trails in the greater Katy area? You will have the opportunity to learn about all the great recreational biking opportunities (both hike/bike trails as well as off road biking in George Bush Park) and how to bike safely. The 30-minute program (plus 1 hour ride) starts at 8 AM at the start of the bridge in the parking lot of Willow Fork Park.
Willow Fork Park was developed by Willow Fork Drainage District in collaboration with Katy ISD and is located at the northwest corner of 99/Grand Parkway and Cinco Ranch Blvd., north of Cinco Ranch High School.
DPS: Texting allegedly contributed to crash that killed cyclists in Clay County
Trish Choate | www.timesrecordnews.com
Clay County prosecutors will go before a grand jury to present a case against a man who hit and killed cyclists Charles Winget McBride and Lisa Kathleen McBride in a crash.
Ninety-seventh District Attorney Casey Hall said the plan is to present the case against Michael David Luttrell on Nov. 20 for possible grand jury indictment in connection with the June 1 crash in Dean.
The DPS investigated the wreck that killed the McBrides, who were well known in the local cycling community.
A DPS investigator listed Luttrell texting as a contributing factor in the crash, according to allegations in a DPS crash report. …
Police searching for driver after East Austin hit-and-run involving cyclist
Author: Jeff Bell | www.kvue.com
The cyclist was left with severe bodily injuries, the Austin Police Department said.
AUSTIN, Texas — The Austin Police Department is looking for a truck and driver involved in a hit-and-run crash with a cyclist in East Austin on Saturday, Oct. 7.
The incident happened around 9:30 p.m. in the 1800 block of Springdale Road, just south of East Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard.
APD said the driver of a red Chevrolet Avalanche pickup truck struck a cyclist and left the scene without rendering aid. The cyclist had severe bodily injuries from the crash, police said. …
Plainview local raises $688 to fight childhood cancer
Ma’Rico Holland II | www.myplainview.com
Throughout the month of September, you may have had the opportunity to see Plainview local Cris Salinas on his bike throughout his 441-mile journey as he participated in the 2023 Great Cycle Challenge.
For the past three years, Salinas has put hundreds of miles on his bike during the month of September to raise money for the Children’s Cancer Research Fund. Over the past four years, Salinas has …
Video: ‘We are listening’: City seeks feedback for bike network plan as cyclists raise concerns
Dillon Collier | www.ksat.com
Obstructions in bike lanes, lack of connectivity among issues described by local cyclists
SAN ANTONIO – The 14-mile trek from Southtown to around the San Antonio Missions is described by local cyclists as a common route for people leaving downtown on two wheels.
Late this summer, journalist Alvin Holbrook and a group of cyclists allowed KSAT to tag along as they navigated the circuit. The route was not without complications. …
Round the Block: The last leg
By Curtis Stoker | www.crazyguyonabike.com
Day 32 – Johnson City to Austin, TX: Rain ?
Tuesday October 24, 2023, 51 miles (82 km) – Total so far: 1,760 miles (2,832 km) I don’t know where the weather is coming from here in central Texas, but it is not being kind to us. Some are saying that is is coming from the remnants of Hurricane Norma that just got Mexico. Last night the wind really blew. We were in the tent and I just put in the ear plugs and had a good night. But many said the tent noises kept them up all night. This morning we had gray skies again but no rain. That all changed as we got to riding today. The closer we got to Austin the worst things got.
Rain would come and go all day. It wasn’t a hard rain, but the wind was blowing so badly that the rain actually got you quite hard. I did get wet and would dry a bit and then it would start raining again. I still made pretty good time and arrived in Austin about 1:30. It was a little harder getting into Austin than it had been getting into other big cities that we have traveled through. The roads seemed to be busy with …
