Texas Bicycling News Digest June 11th 2019
Shared-use path at Hwy. 290 and SH 130 benefits from funding windfall
By Emma Freer | communityimpact.com
The Capital Area Metropolitan Planning Organization board members unanimously approved the allocation of $1 million to the Texas Department of Transportation for a shared-use path bridge at Hwy. 290 and SH 130 at a meeting June 10.
The project will help resolve pedestrian and bicycle safety issues, provide improved mobility for cyclists and pedestrians, and benefit communities protected under the Civil Rights Act, according to a summary prepared by CAMPO staff.
The funding for the shared-use path became available as a result of a project transfer. …
Texas 4000 cyclists give $75,000 to MD Anderson and Texas Children’s Hospital
Julie Garcia | www.houstonchronicle.com
Members of Texas 4000 UT Austin team present a $25,000 check to support The Texas Children’s Hospital’s Retiro de Renovación program in Houston, Wednesday, June 5, 2019. The team, which hopes to raise money for cancer research and support services, visited with patients and toured the hospital.
Before one of the longest journeys of their lives, student cyclists from the University of Texas at Austin stopped in Houston to help save lives.
The Texas 4000 for Cancer cycling team is riding 4,000-plus miles from Austin to Anchorage, Alaska. Members presented a grant check last week to MD Anderson Cancer Center for $50,000 to help fund its ongoing research on …
Velofix hires Donny Perry, to open Austin office
www.bicycleretailer.com
VANCOUVER, British Columbia (BRAIN) — Mobile service franchiser Velofix has hired industry veteran Donny Perry as its senior vice president of retail strategy and operations.
Perry was most recently the head of retail for North America for Bang & Olufsen. He is well known to bike reatilers as the former retail development manager for Specialized and as the author of "Leading Out Retail: A Creative Look at Bicycle Retail and What All Retailers Can Learn from It."
Among other tasks, Perry will be responsible for opening a new office in Austin, Texas. Velofix’s headquarters remain in Vancouver. …
Gallivanting On The Greenway On A Gorgeous Day.
Curt Culliton | www.strava.com
VCC Recovery Ride
Leo Vela (VCC) | www.strava.com
Richmond residents remember life of ‘The Wonderful World of Mr. Louis’
Author: Levi Ismail | www.khou.com
Family, friends and complete strangers hosted a vigil for the beloved bike rider with an infectious smile.
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FORT BEND COUNTY, Texas — At the center of complete strangers, friends and family was the last bike Louis Butler rode before he died Monday.
Outside Handlebar Cyclery in Richmond, people shared their stories of when they crossed paths with Butler and what it meant to them. Often every encounter ended with a photo that was later posted on the popular Facebook page, "The Wonderful World of Mr. Louis." …