Daily News Roundup April 19th – Texas Bicycling
Thursday, April 21, 2011
5:00 – 7:00 PM
Rudyard’s Upstairs, 2010 Waugh Drive (map)
Free and open to the public.
Food and drinks available at bar.
Catherine Burst, Advocacy Manager
Houston Parks Board
Catherine joned the Houston Parks Board in 2010 as the Advocacy Manager. The Houston Parks Board – a 501 (c) (3) non-profit organization formed in 1976 – creates, improves, protects and advocates for parkland in the Greater Houston region. The Houston Parks Board is working on a Bayou Greenways Initiative – previously presented at a My Houston 2040 meeting – that would…
My Houston 2040: Envisioning a regional Houston bike network for our future
Gina Mitteco, Pedestrian-Bicyclist Coordinator
Houston – Galveston Area Council
Gina Mitteco is the Pedestrian-Bicyclist Coordinator for the Houston-Galveston Area Council. In this role Gina is responsible for major elements of H-GAC’s pedestrian and bicycle planning activities including preparing and updating the…
Another North Texas City Adopts Safe Passing
by marc@mcmumby.com (Administrator)
The City of Denton is now the second city (Fort Worth was first) in North Texas to adopt a Safe Passing ordinance for vulnerable road users (including cyclists). The Denton City Council voted unanimously last week to…
Dallas Bike Polo in pictures
Submitted by Christopher Curnutt
The week of Dallas Cycle Chic came to a close last Sunday with a Dallas Bike Polo game at Glencoe Park in Dallas.  I met Dylan Holt and several other bike polo guys who were eager to talk about the sport and also get you on a bike to try it out. Some of Bike Friendly Knox Henderson was on hand to watch too but…
Chopping block: Licensing bicycles
by Bobby Cervantes
While no state agency is charged with regulating the sale or use of bikes in Texas, licensing bikes could prove a boon for lawmakers scrounging for revenue, says Robin Stallings, the executive director of BikeTexas. …