Texas Bicycling Blog and News Roundup for March 10th
Deer Park Rotary to host Texas Independence Bicycle Tour
By RICHARD TEW
The Texas Independence Bicycle Tour is being hosted by the Deer Park Rotary. The tour, in its first year consists of three different routes: 30-mile, 42-mile and 60-mile. Each route will take cyclists through Deer Park and surrounding communities such as Pasadena and La Porte.
The ride will be held on March 27. The tour will kick-off in the parking lot of Clyde Abshier Stadium, located at 710 W. San Augustine St., and follow routes along Center Street, P Street, Underwood, State Highway 225, Bay Area Boulevard, Spencer Highway, Fairmont Parkway, Red Bluff and Luella Avenue. The 30-mile ride will start at 9 a.m., the 42-mile ride will begin at 8:30 a.m. and the 60-mile ride will start at 8 a.m. …
LBJ National Historical Park hosts 3rd annual bicycle tour
Updated: 3/10/2010 8:40 AM
By: News 8 Austin Staff
Superintendent for the Lyndon B. Johnson National Historical Park, Russ Whitlock, joined News 8 to talk about a special bike ride.
Q: Let’s talk about, first of all, this bike ride. This is the third annual, which started during the Centennial, right?
A: It started in 2008, as one of a lot of different programs going on around in the region that celebrated what would have been the 100th birthday of President Johnson. It was so much fun; it’s one of them we decided to keep. …
Austin bike routes coming to Google Maps
by Austin 360
Robin Stallings, executive director of the advocacy group Bike Texas, had heard Google was testing bike routes in Washington. “We think it’s a great thing,” …
New Bike City
by Austin Chronicle
In time for SXSW, Austin rolls out miles of new bike lanes and features
When Central Austin streets become crowded and traffic-snarled and the spring weather is fair, zipping around by bicycle becomes an appealing transportation choice. What better time to try two-wheeled transport into DownÂtown than today through March 21, when South by Southwest brings up to 150,000 people (most from out of town) to Central Austin. As crowds fill the streets (some closed to cars) around the Austin Convention Center and about 130 venues, traveling by bicycle offers a way to bypass congestion…
Brenham Banner-Press > Cross-Texas Bike Ride
Cyclists Al Koehler, Michelle Hittner, Kip McClanahan and Shontell Gaultier consult a map before they head out on a 75-mile bike ride to Bastrop Tuesday morning from a local hotel. The group, which spent Monday night here, is in the midst of riding an 850-mile bicycle challenge called Rise Across Texas Challenge from Orange to Presidio, and funds raised benefit the Rise Schools of Texas. Brenham was one of 13 stops on this challenge…
BikeHugger presents: SXSW 2010 Mobile Social Ride and Party!
… it’s that time again ALREADY?!? Sorry I didn’t get this one up sooner, but the BikeHugger folks are in town this coming week for the SXSW Interactive #%*$, and with them they bring another Mobile Social Ride! Last year was somewhat chaotic, so this time…