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Texas Bicycling News May 20th

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PeopleForBikes partners with National Interscholastic Cycling Association

www.peopleforbikes.org


PeopleForBikes is partnering with the National Interscholastic Cycling Association (NICA) to aid in the development of interscholastic middle and high school mountain biking programs across the United States.
PeopleForBikes will provide NICA with more than $32,000 in cash support during 2015: $15,000 from the PeopleForBikes Coalition and $17,000 from the PeopleForBikes Foundation and its Paul David Clark Bicycling Safety Fund. The Clark Fund is a legacy project dedicated to Paul Clark—a San Francisco bike rider who died in a bicycle-truck collision in 2005. The Clark Fund focuses on initiatives that promote safety and youth ridership. It has previously supported programs like …

Bicycle Friendly State: Texas Takes a Small Step Forward

BikeTexas.org


The League of American Bicyclists released the new Bicycle Friendly State rankings last week, and Texas has moved up to #30 from #33 in 2014.
BikeTexas is happy that Texas has improved its ranking after last year’s disappointing tumble. TxDOT is working on a number of activities to support bicycling in Texas, such as a bicycle safety manual and a statewide inventory of bicycle infrastructure. However, we still lack dedicated state-level funding for bicycling infrastructure, and the …

Deception Update – more trail, bail out closures, new bail out, etc…

by rugger        www.bikemojo.com

So, FirstBlood and I had a good on site mtg with the county today.
We are authorized to do the following IMMEDIATELY:
1) Reopen the original line to Swag Rock – the line parallel to the existing one (First Blood probably had this open before I posted this). The reason for this is to a) provide a turn around for users to head back and ride the trail back to the trailhead, b) an option to ride to the beginning of Snake Ridge and ride back to the trail head or c) ride down about 500 yards to the BCRT – this will be a NEW bail out. We should have this completed by the end of the week – tomorrow from 10-2 we will be out there.
It will look like this: …

Construction of Hike and Bike Trail from Jones Road to YMCA, Precinct 4

www.texasbids.net

Bid Date & Time: 06/08/15 2:00 PM
Prebid: 05/27/15 9:00 AM
Solicitation Title: Construction of Hike and Bike Trail from Jones Road to YMCA, Precinct 4
Owner Solic Number: 15/0106    Status: bidding
Report: 6311965
Country : United States     State: TX    County: Harris  Location: Houston
Est. Low Value: $550,000    Est. High Value: $550,000
Scope: Construction of hike and bike trail.
Notes: PRE-BID CONFERENCE on May 27, 2015, 9:00 a.m. CST, in the conference room of the Office of the Purchasing Agent, 1001 Preston,
Suite #670, Houston, TX 77002.This project has a “prevailing wage” requirement.
Plans: From Owner.
Outside Link:
https://bids.hctx.net/bso/external/bidDetail.sdo?bidId=15/0106&parentUrl=activeBids
Update Notes: Amendment 1 issued, see linked file.
Owner Type: Public …

ARR Free Beginners Skills Clinic

Sunday, Jun 7, 2015, 8:30 AM

Walnut Creek Metropolitan Park
12138 North Lamar Boulevard Austin, TX

17 Mountain Bikers Went

Austin Ridge Riders Free Beginners Skills ClinicJoin ARR Sunday morning, June 7, at Walnut Creek Park for a free beginner skills clinic led by Aric Meyer. Arrive early enough to prepare yourself and your bike, the clinic starts promptly at 8:30am.In this month’s clinic Aric will cover the basics of: neutral & ready positions, body separation (fro…

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New Uplawn-Oaktown Route! … err, I mean, Uptown-Oak Lawn!

bikeabledallas.com

https://bikeabledallas.files.wordpress.com/2015/01/uplawn-route-compressed.jpg?w=700&h=906
It’s here! Say hello to our little friend: A new bike route between Uptown and Oak Lawn! We lovingly refer to it as the UPLAWN route…
This new route uses Fairmount Street, Welborn Street, and Holland Avenue to create an easy ride from the State-Thomas area, through Uptown, and …

New Events Added to Texbiker.net Calendar

Tweets About Texas Bicycling

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