Texas Biking News September 28th 2020
Fort Worth: New Bike Share Station Now Open On Race Street
By Press Release Desk | patch.com
The move is part of an effort to continue expanding the system into areas that have not previously had access.
The move is part of an effort to continue expanding the system into areas that have not previously had access. The Central Library station was moved to Race Street.
The new station will be in the heart of one of Fort Worth’s most exciting new neighborhoods, River East, benefiting residents, employees, visitors and the system overall. The …
Let’s Celebrate Bike to Work (or Anywhere) Week!
Houston-Galveston Area Council | houstonbikeplan.org
In recognition of the League of American Bicyclists’ Bike to Work Week and Commute Solutions Month, the Houston-Galveston Area Council invites you to Bike to Work (or Anywhere) Sept. 28 – Oct. 2, 2020.
Biking has been shown to produce physical and mental health benefits, such as lower stress and reduced risk of heart disease, diabetes, obesity, and cancer. It also helps reduce congestion and improve air quality.
Join the fun:
Post a picture of your ride to work or anywhere with the hashtag #bikeanywhere on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, or LinkedIn, and tag us @HouGalvAreaCog. One person each day will be selected to receive a Commute Solutions swag box.
Live in or near Houston?
The City of Houston celebrates Bike Wherever Day on September 29, 2020. …
Houston’s ghost bikes are memorials to the riders in our blind spots
By Jay R. Jordan | www.chron.com
For most Houstonians, including yours truly, our cars are our lives. If you commute to work in a car or enjoy a Sunday drive, that space becomes a second home. A natural part of life.
But in another way, cars are often the death of us.
It was only a few weeks after Stoney R. Jackson was hit and killed by a motorist while riding down Old Spanish Trail that his life was publicly memorialized on the route with a ghastly bicycle.
Like nearly all other cyclists …