Wide Range of Texas Bicycling News – March 20, 2024
Car, bike and transit are in plans to link downtown Dallas and Fair Park
By Amber Gaudet | www.dallasnews.com
Suggestions from the regional planning agency are aimed at capitalizing on interstate improvements to increase mobility.
Regional transportation planners are thinking through how to better link downtown Dallas to Fair Park through Deep Ellum, with the public’s help.
Draft concepts for road and intersection reconstruction, bike paths and public transit improvements were again shared with the public during the second in a series of public meetings Tuesday. The proposal integrates city improvements with planned highway projects including changes to Interstate 30 and Interstate 345, according to the North Central Texas Council of Governments Regional Transportation Council. …
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The Catalyst 2024 | Epic Mountain Bike Adventure in San Antonio, Texas
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The Catalyst is a 41 mile mountain bike adventure that hits many of the best stretches of trail in San Antonio starting in Stone Oak Park and ending at O.P. Schnabel Park, including Classen-Steubing Ranch Park, Mud Creek Park, McAllister Park, Salado Creek, and Leon Creek.
2024 TurboVelo TNC 3/19 Masters 40+
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Bridge Crossing Project to Allow Expansion of Mountain Bike Course
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Lynn Gripon Park Low-Water Crossing Project
Construction crews are currently working on a capital improvement project at Lynn Gripon Park involving a section of parkland that runs alongside Magnolia Creek. The project will create a crossing at the creek that will not only allow League City Parks and Recreation staff access to the area east of the creek but will also allow the development of Phase II of the City’s mountain bike trail located at the park.
The low-water crossing will consist of …
— Rick Ankrum (@texbiker) March 20, 2024
The best part of #BikeSummit24 is Houston received 3 awards. @RodneyEllis, @BikeHouston, and I received awards! The Commissioner sent a video message. @JoeCutrufo and I were there in person. pic.twitter.com/qYtp4xKm6m
— Veronica (@VeronicaODavis) March 20, 2024
— Rick Ankrum (@texbiker) March 21, 2024
Bike Rodeo this weekend
HUNTER DWORACZYK | www.taylorpress.net
Taylor is gearing up for an event that will train the city’s youngest bicycle riders.
Taylor Parks and Recreation is hosting the Youth Safety Bike Rodeo Saturday, March 23 at Naomi Pasemann Elementary School. The event will begin at 3 p.m. and is expected to end at 4:30 p.m.
Ian Davis, Taylor Park and Recreation programs coordinator, said the Bike Rodeo is designed to promote bicycle safety and education for children.
“We’ll have a series of educational stations on bike maintenance, bike safety and helmet fitting,” Davis said. “Then we’ll have an obstacle course where the kids will learn …
Video: Austin neighborhood becomes ‘Living Street’ for safer play, cycling
by Andrew Freeman | cbsaustin.com
AUSTIN, Texas — A Central Austin neighborhood is evolving, working to limit through traffic and turn streets into safe spots for kids and bicyclists.
Living Streets originally started during the pandemic, but now the city is bringing them back to make neighborhoods like Wooten here more walkable and friendly to cyclist and families.
Amanda Marlin is the mother of three active kids.
“Very active,” Marlin said. “The front yard is full of toys.”
But letting them play outside can be difficult, especially on a street just as active. …
Cycling McAllen Texas: Bicentennial & 2nd Street Trails
Tigerholm | www.youtube.com
How to ride McAllen to do some errands, have lunch and enjoy a 30 mile bike ride. Partial video of trip, this video from the corner of State Highway 107 on Bicentennial Blvd to Northgate Lane to Main Street to Auburn Roundabout to Bicentennial Hike Bike Trail to Jackson Ave to Main Street to Interstate 2 overpass to Uvalde to La Plazza to Wichita to 10th Street to 2nd Street Loop & Trail 2nd Street overpass Interstate 2 and to Trenton Road (and gopro camera battery ran out). Can never quite get a full loop bike ride. Note that I don’t like the Interstate 2 surface intersections, I prefer the 2nd Street and Main Street overpasses. I used to use the Bicentennial overpass, though it had problems and was removed.
Julie Carter selected as new director of the MSU cycling team
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Named the Collegiate Cycling Club of the Year in 2004 by USA Cycling and with 21 collegiate national championship titles won since 1994, the Midwestern State University Cycling Team has quite a legacy in collegiate cycling. That’s what the Wichita Falls, Texas, school’s new cycling team director, Julie Carter, hopes to build upon. …