Texas Bicycling News for January 30, 2024
County commissioner Rodney Ellis planning bike-and-hike greenspace for Sunnyside
By Andrew Dansby | www.houstonchronicle.com
The Hill at Sims will transform a dirt mound into a scenic center south of town
On a bike ride around Sims Bayou eight years ago, former state senator Rodney Ellis gazed upon a mound composed of 1.6 million cubic yards of dirt and imagined something beautiful.
Ellis returned later as Harris County Commissioner to scale that hill. There, in the Sunnyside neighborhood where he grew up, he looked upon Houston. Several miles to the west, the Williams Tower. To the east, refineries. Between them, the downtown skyline gleams.
On a sunny day that followed a rainy week, Ellis treks through the mud to the top of the …
Austin spending $20M to expand bike rental program and make it fully electric
by Bettie Cross | cbsaustin.com
AUSTIN, Texas — Austin’s bike rental program is about to go fully electric. On Monday, Capital Metro approved a $20 million contract to upgrade and expand the MetroBike system. Bicycles, docks, stations, as well as the software that runs MetroBike, are being overhauled.
When Austin started the city’s first bike share program in 2012 there were 10 stations and a hundred bikes. Now there are …
— Rick Ankrum (@texbiker) January 30, 2024
The city’s green spaces are in their glow-up era ?https://t.co/somLqYCvdG
— Houstonia (@HoustoniaMag) January 30, 2024
.@CapMetroATX is expected to approve a plan to significantly update its MetroBike program #Boomtown https://t.co/MOJyhK99PA
— KVUE News (@KVUE) January 30, 2024
Along with the lane reductions on the stretch of Barton Springs Road, city crews also widened bike lanes, relocated bus stops in the area and maintained U-turns for local access and to improve the safety of left-turn movements.
— KXAN News (@KXAN_News) January 31, 2024
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— Rick Ankrum (@texbiker) January 31, 2024
— Rick Ankrum (@texbiker) January 31, 2024
— Rick Ankrum (@texbiker) January 31, 2024
— Rick Ankrum (@texbiker) January 31, 2024
Austin’s Ann and Roy Butler Hike-and-Bike Trail Transformed
www.austintexas.gov
The Trail Conservancy, in collaboration with the City of Austin Economic Development Department’s Art in Public Places Program (AIPP), is pleased to announce the artists selected to participate in this year’s TEMPO on the Trail–a public art initiative that invites practicing visual artists and artist teams to create short-term or time-based artworks at various locations along the Ann and Roy Butler Hike-and-Bike Trail. TEMPO aims to cultivate curiosity, spark imagination, and encourage exploration of the vibrant city of Austin through temporary art installations.
“We are thrilled to partner with The Trail Conservancy on the TEMPO on the Trail project, as it aligns with our mission to enhance the cultural vitality of Austin,” said Sylnovia Holt-Rabb, Director of the Economic Development Department. “We aim to support …
Southern Tier El Paso to New Orleans
By Cortney O. | www.crazyguyonabike.com
Day 18: “rest” day in San Antonio: My rim is cracked, so rebuilding my wheel and exploring San Antonio on foot Monday January 29, 2024 I said “Rest” day in quotations because it wasn’t. Really there aren’t a lot of rest days while bike touring. If you are stopping somewhere it is to either be a tourist or get take care of the errands and business side of traveling minimal.
We didn’t have a real rest day because we had to walk everywhere in San Antonio. My bike was out of commission. I had a cracked rim and had to get my wheel rebuilt before we left town. Luckily Hank at Charles A James bike shop (in business for 105 years) could do it in a day. Whoo hoo!
We walked to the grocery store, the bike shop, the …
Day 19:San Antonio and the Alamo: We did not find Pee Wee’s bike and a rebuilt wheel saves the day Tuesday January 30, 2024 Today was all about being a good tourist
We walked to the Alamo and spent time along the Mission trail and the Riverwalk downtown. Ten more miles on our feet.
Picked up my wheel. Expensive but it needs to be safe and functional.
Leaving San Antonio in the morning. Camping outside of New Braunfels and then on to Austin to rejoin the Southern Tier.
Pop A Richardson, Texas
Arthur Westover | strava.com
This was the first warm weather Pop ride of the year. So this time it was not a combination of the A and B riders. There definitely were some accelerations. Some guys going off the front. Just like old times. But not like old, old times when we had lots of racers getting ready for the road race season on the pop ride. James put in a real good dig on the false flat before George Bush. I followed him and James dropped the group like it was nothing.
White Oak Bayou Greenway Trail Night Ride Houston, Texas
Michael St.Dizier Sr. | strava.com
