Please Meet: Retired Army Maj. J.D. Greer
By Corey Dickstein        savannahnow.com

J.D. Greer doesn’t let his amputated right arm slow him down.
The retired Army Special Forces officer, who in 2006 lost his dominant arm from the elbow down to an explosive projectile while working contracted security for the U.S. State Department in Iraq, spends nearly every day either on a specially designed mountain bike or in a pool.
In recent months he’s competed in the Coastal Empire Cycle Fest Criterium on Tybee Island, participated in the four-day…

Women Bike
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In 2009, women accounted for just 24 percent of bicycle trips in the U.S. It’s time for that to change. That’s why the League launched Women Bike — the first national advocacy initiative to encourage, engage and elevate more women bicyclists in the United States.
click here to read our *new* Report: Women on a Roll »

The popularity of bicycling is skyrocketing nationwide and interest among women is rising, too. More than 80 percent of American women have a positive view of bicyclists and two-thirds think their community would be a better place to live if riding a bike were safer and more comfortable (Princeton Survey Research Associates national poll, September 2012). Still, women are…

Corinth Cycling

Congrats to Tyler Chidster (Ty-Chi) for taking 1st place in the 19-29 Cat 2 division and for being the fastest Cat 2 over all in the LBH DORBA Series race.

Burleson improving bike, pedestrians paths with TTC grant
By Tammye Nash        www.cleburnetimesreview.com
The city of Burleson received a grant of more than $1 million from the Texas Transportation Commission to use to build new pedestrian and bicycle paths along the Summercrest Boulevard corridor.
The city will receive $1,022.634 from the commission, a five-member board that, along with an executive director, governs the Texas Department of Transportation. Burleson is contributing another $255,659 — 20 percent of the grant — in matching funds to bring the project’s total budget to $1,278,293.
“The city of Burleson is very honored to have been given this opportunity,” said Laura Melton, the city’s director of engineering services. “We are looking forward to…

Bicycle Advisory Council meeting 8/20/13 6pm
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The Bicycle Advisory Council will meet tomorrow evening (August 20th) beginning at 6PM at City Hall in the Staff Bull Pen.  The BAC is open to the public.  We know better projects are built with more input.  The BAC meets monthly and is a great opportunity to hear directly from the bicycle community and to work towards the creation of a better bicycling network for Austin.  We hope you can attend, and/or consider following the discussion via live tweet (@COABikeProgram, #atxbac).  The agenda is posted on their website:  <<austintexas.gov/department/bicycle-advisory-council>>

For your convenience below are the items on the agenda and the staff person/BAC representative responsible for presenting: …

Future Denton Streets: No Bike Lanes?
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Hey y’all. Remember all of the meetings and work we did on the Bike Plan back in 2011? The city held meetings and discussions and got input on where we wanted bike lanes, sharrows, paths, and trails, and it turned out that we want them in every neighborhood and connecting all parts of Denton. The plan that we came up with will let people get from almost anywhere to almost anywhere in town. Unfortunately, our older…

Tweets

Hey cyclists! Heading to #hh100 @HotternHell100 ? We've been finding new cycling adventure in the TX mtns. Stop by our booth at the Expo!

— Beth Nobles (@trailgirl) August 19, 2013

Event added to the http://t.co/qbTDmPlH3h calendar: Gateway Academy Gryphon's Flight Bike Ride – Hockley, TX 10/20/2013

— Rick Ankrum (@texbiker) August 20, 2013

We want to thank all the women that showed up yesterday for the #CriticalLass #women's #bike #event! 40 people showed up! See you next time!

— Richardson Bike Mart (@RichBikeMart) August 19, 2013

Event: AURORA Ciclovia – When: Fri Oct 18, 2013 7pm to 8pm&nbsp; CDT Where: Pearl and Flora Street, Dallas, TX Ev… http://t.co/LZREcCj9KF

— BikeTexas (@BikeTexas) August 19, 2013

Cresting turn 1 hill at @circuitamericas. Join us for @BSS_Austin Ride Americas Sat Aug 31 http://t.co/R1LP8uSXwb pic.twitter.com/Mw30jgFH6V

— HOLLAND RACING (@HOLLANDRACERS) August 19, 2013

This week's @PureAustin Driveway course is the @T3Multisports Mystery Loop. Vote on which course we'll run! http://t.co/bIjpKMaDi9

— Driveway Series (@DrivewaySeries) August 19, 2013

https://twitter.com/bjdnewmedia/status/369465462561583104

http://t.co/kjr8WmmXJ5 Retired Texas police officer is biking to every state capitol to raise money for fallen officers & their families

— MyGriefAngels (@MyGriefAngels) August 19, 2013