Texas Bicycling News – October 25, 2023
Grand Prairie and Dallas Celebrate Completion of $29.4 Million Camp Wisdom Road Improvement Project
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Officials from the City of Grand Prairie, City of Dallas, and Dallas County celebrated the grand opening of the $29.4 million Camp Wisdom Road widening and reconstruction improvement project on Tuesday, Sept. 12.
The improved four-lane Camp Wisdom Road spans two miles from Grand Prairie to the western edge of Dallas. The project expanded Camp Wisdom from a two-lane asphalt roadway to a four-lane divided concrete thoroughfare from Robinson to Belt Line Road. Key components of the project include a 13-foot-wide cycling and pedestrian trail on the south side, a reinforced girder bridge at Mountain Creek, two Contech Bridgecor arch bridges, 46,000 square feet of Mechanically Stabilized Earth (MSE) walls, storm drainage improvements, new traffic signal enhancements at Carrier Parkway, and a signal upgrade at Belt Line Road. …
Woman dies following early morning hit-and-run on West Side
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SAN ANTONIO – A woman is dead following a hit-and run accident on the West Side.
The deadly accident happened around 6:30 a.m. Wednesday along South General McMullen and Monterey Street.
Police said they don’t know the situation that led to the accident, only that the woman was riding a bicycle when she was hit by an unknown vehicle. The driver initially stopped, but then took off.
She was pronounced dead on the scene.
The investigation is ongoing.
Video: Woman riding bicycle killed in hit-and-run on West Side
Rebecca Salinas, Katrina Webber | www.ksat.com
SAN ANTONIO – A woman riding a bicycle on the West Side was fatally hit by a vehicle that kept on driving, according to San Antonio police.
At around 6:30 a.m. Wednesday, the woman, who was in her 40s, was struck by a vehicle that was heading south on South General McMullen Drive near Monterey Street, police said.
Police are not sure which direction the woman was headed when she was hit. The vehicle that hit her stopped momentarily but then kept driving.
Police do not have any information on the vehicle.
The southbound lanes of South General McMullen are closed between Monterey and Buena Vista due the the investigation.
APD looking for driver who hurt cyclist in Oct. 7 crash on Springdale Road and then drove off. READ MORE: https://t.co/Aw9DGSwIre
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Winter Cycling Training Preparation Period Week 1 October 21, 2023
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Prologue: 00:00 Route Map: 00:52 Riley Road West to Hwy 362 in Magnolia, Texas: 02:22 How to ride a bumpy road: 16:46 Sunday’s Coffee Ride: 33:06
Video: Georgetown man charged with stealing 8 bikes from A&M campus
Kyle McClenagan | theeagle.com
Amaury Felipe Velez-De-Jesus was arrested Tuesday morning for the alleged theft of eight bicycles valued at between $2,500 to $30,000 in total, along with seven other misdemeanors, according to the Texas A&M University Police Department.
At around 4:15 a.m. Tuesday, police said officers responded to a report of a suspicious person at the Texas A&M Engineering Extension Services Training Hangar.
Officers said that Velez-De-Jesus, 29, was found allegedly attempting to burglarize two utility maintenance trucks when police made contact with him.
At first, Velez-De-Jesus told officers that …
Lufkin Hospital to Give Away over 60 Bikes at Spooky Safety Event
Danny Merrell | kicks105.com
The team at Woodland Heights Medical Center in Lufkin will be hosting their annual Spooky Safety Saturday on October 28 at the hospital’s parking lot. The event will start at 9 a.m. and last until noon.
The main purpose of the event is to teach and demonstrate safety protocols to kids and families. Injuries are best prevented through education and this is what Spooky Safety Saturday is all about. Bikes…Bikes…and More Bikes
In order to entice families to attend the event, Woodland Heights Medical Center will be giving away numerous bicycles. Last year, nearly 60 bicycles were given away through the generosity of many sponsors. …
SATN 2023 Mountain Biking With MTB GRAND TOURS, Me and My CO OP DRT 1.1
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Riding The South Austin Trail Network 2023 Social last weekend the 21st of October with MTB Grand Tours. Beautiful, cool, low sun morning, riding the twisty wooded trails and rolls a and jumps that this huge trail network has to offer. Only did a 10 mile sampler of the 60 mile trail network. Highly recommend this flowy fun trail!!!
WNR 1830 The Woodlands, Texas
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Mountain Bike Fest hits the trail this weekend
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USA Cycling Texas State Championship to take place at Kerrville-Schreiner Park
The third annual Kerrville Mountain Bike Festival will take place this weekend at Kerrville-Schreiner Park, 2385 Bandera Highway.
The Texas Hill Country Mountain Bike Association, a local group led by Lisa and Adam Salladin, the owners of Hill Country Bicycle Works, organizes the Kerrville Mountain Bike Festival, which is set for Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 28 and 29.