Cyclist injured by teen driver in NW Harris County
from HoustonChronicle.com — Houston & Texas News
A cyclist trying to cross a road was critically injured when he was struck by a teenager in northwest Harris County Friday afternoon. Arthur Barrett Miller III was trying to cross the 2800 block of Spears on a bicycle shortly before 4 p.m. when hit by a Volkswagen Jetta driven by a 17-year-old man.

Trails to Sales
from Bike Denton by bikedenton
In today’s “Bicycle Retailer and Industry News” feed, there’s a little story explaining the positive economic impact of bike trails in Dallas.  Although lacking in figures like Portland’s $90 million & 1,000 job bike-conomy, the article still makes a positive correlation between bike path creation, ridership, and economic benefit.

Storeowners in central Dallas can thank the local bike paths for much of their business success. Retailers visited on the last day of the Dallas Dealer Tour reported strong sales of fitness hybrids…

Texas Recycles Day – Nov. 13th, 2010 – Plano Bicycle Assoc.
from www.planobicycle.org
The City of Plano is hosting a Bicycle Round-up and Rodeo in conjunction with Texas Recycles Day.

Find the old bicycles hiding in your garage and ride them, pull them or tow them to the Bicycle Round-up and Rodeo.  The used bikes will be donated to Bikes for Tykes.

Plano Bicycle Association, BikeDFW, Richardson Bike Mart, Plano Cycling and Fitness are all supporting the Plano Sustainability an…