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Texas Bicycling News Digest February 27th

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Boston, Columbus, Detroit, Indy, Minneapolis, Houston, Denver & Seattle all unveil protected lanes

Michael Andersen, Green Lane Project staff writer        www.peopleforbikes.org


… Houston began painting its first protected bike lane on Feb. 8, a 10-block bidirectional track on Lamar Street downtown that’ll connect two existing off-road paths to one another. …

Oblate Trail Ride 2015

Bluebonnet Trail Signal and Crossing at Preston Road Project

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Bid Date & Time: 03/06/15 10:00 AM
Owner Solic Number: 2015-158-B; 6321    Status: bidding    Report: 6131444
Country :United States     State: TX    County: Collin
Location: Plano
Est. Low Value: $175,000    Est. High Value: $175,000
Scope: The improvements under this contract include the following including furnishing all plant, labor, material and equipment and
performing all work required: Concrete work including roadway, center median, curb and gutter, recreational trail, sidewalks and associated
ramps for a bike and pedestrian crossing. Provide and install a traffic signal and pavement markings. Approx 150 LF of 2″ scheduled 80 PVC
conduit; 338 LF of 4″ scheduled 80 PVC conduit (bore); 24″ traffic signal drilled shaft foundations; 200 LF 4″ solid yellow pavement marking.
Notes: Q & A deadline: Feb 27, 2015 12:00 PM.
Plans: From Owner. See attached files. Please note that attached files are for review purposes only.
Bond: 5% bid bond
Update Notes: Q&A attached.
Owner Type: Public
Buyer: Plano, City of …

Pace Bend Road Race Report

Grant Koontz        texasbikeracing.com


Photos : KM Creative
Grant Koontz, 21, is a Junior at Texas A&M University, studying Recreation, Park and Tourism Sciences. This is his second year as a member of Super Squadra’s developmental program, the Super JETS.
The lead in was typical. We all had a rough day at Walburg. Cross winds. A crash. A hard fought 12th place finish by Michael Pincus. We retreated to Austin, and sought refuge before another Texas Monument, Pace Bend. I spend the night in my new mobile home, my recently purchased 1994 Chevy conversion van. Life on the road in this van, however brief, has been an exciting adventure for me. I parked my mobile home in front of my dear friend and teammate Ian Dille’s house. I went to bed at 7:30 p.m., and managed to get a solid 12 hours of sleep (four REM cycles). My aim to recover as much as possible was a raging success.
The next morning, I awoke to a breakfast of special Dille family cornmeal waffles, infused with bacon. Not long after, we prepped and loaded our bikes into my van and hit the road for Pace Bend. We were …

Where to ride your bike in the Borderland

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The Borderland is full of trails, including biking ones.
McKelligon Canyon
Roughrider Canyon Freeride Park (Horizon City, Texas)
Archuleta’s Acres
Arroyo Park & Nature Preserve (AKA Monk’s Trail)
Crazy Cat Grande
Franklin Mountains State Park (Tom Mays Unit)- Beginner Loop
Franklin Mountains State Park (Tom Mays Unit)- Lower Sunset Trail
Franklin Mountains State Park (Tom Mays Unit)- Upper Sunset Trail
Heinrich Park/Hitt Canyon Trail
Pat O’Rourke Bike Trail
Redd Road Trails
Rio Grande River Trail
El Paso Bicycle Club also lists their rides when …

Webinar watch: Race, ethnicity, class and protected bike lanes

Michael Andersen, Green Lane Project staff writer        www.peopleforbikes.org


The Green Lane Project has spent the last eight months gathering ideas about the connections between protected bike lane planning and issues of equity, diversity and social justice.
In a free webinar on Wednesday, we’d like to share what we’ve learned.
As part of the release this Tuesday of a 36-page report written by us and the Alliance for Biking and Walking, we’ll be sharing a series of lessons that we think can be useful to people interested in questions like these:
How can protected bike lanes fit into efforts to make American cities less inequitable? In what ways are they failing?
How can city staff and advocates better infuse transportation justice into bikeway planning?
How should bike infrastructure investments combine with other issues to diminish inequities between communities?
Presenting at the webinar will be Chema Hernández Gil of the San Francisco Bicycle Coalition, who …

Lumberton, TX to DeRidder, LA – Day 3 of Leg 5

by Brian        www.brothersbikeride.com

Mark wants Tim and me to describe the day’s ride, which I totally understand because we’re all exhausted and really just want to go to sleep.  It was an 84 mile day that took a few minutes longer than yesterday’s 89 miles.  It felt colder than yesterday and the wind was unrelenting.  Plus there were the dogs!  It seemed they were just waiting for us to ride by so they could chase us. …

Lumberton, TX to DeRidder, LA — Said Goodbye to Texas

by Tim        www.brothersbikeride.com

Glad that ride is over. Just as demanding as yesterday even though a little shorter. The wind was consistently a headwind. We started out at 8am again and saw our breath for the first hour or so. We have every layer on that we brought and barely stay warm enough.
I thought I got my second flat but after we changed the tube, we figured out my valve stem was unscrewed and the air was leaking out every time I hit a bump. I will buy some extra tubes when we get to our first bike store which …

Yes, I am here, too. Howdy fans!

by Mark        www.brothersbikeride.com

“If it was easy, everyone would be doing it.”
So I won’t bore you with words. Tim and Brian can do that. Here is a photo pictorial of what today was like.

Austin’s Hike and Bike Trail

by Erik Stanley        rootsrated.com

Skirting around the edges of Lady Bird Lake, the Butler Hike and Bike Trail is urban Austin’s crown jewel for fitness enthusiasts, families, and training athletes. With plenty of shade from tall lakeside trees and an impressive bird population around the lake, the trail provides an accessible, scenic escape from the hustle of downtown, while still providing beautiful views of the Austin city skyline.
About the Route
The trail ranges from 8-20 feet in width and its surface is primarily crushed granite with a few short concrete sections – perfect for running, walking, or biking. Terrain is flat with …

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