Texas Biking News January 4th 2021
Don Atkins Memorial Bike Ride
Corinth Cycling Club | www.facebook.com
101 S Locust St, Denton, TX 76201-6005, United States Sunday at 1 PM CST January 10th, 2021
Price: Free Public · Anyone on or off Facebook On Friday, December 4, 2020, Donald Ray Atkins of Denton, loving husband, father, and grandfather, passed away at the age of 70. Don was a member of the Corinth Cycling Club and a tremendous advocate of safe cycling. He was always encouraging and a pleasure to ride with. We will miss Don at all our rides. We will be riding in his memory on Sunday January 10th at 1pm (weather permitting). We will meet at the downtown Denton Wells Fargo parking lot. It will a 10 mile loop that will include a ride by his home and incorporating some of his favorite roads around Denton. The ride will be at a very casual pace and incorporate many re-grouping points. …
DONALD’S OBITUARY
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March 25, 1950 – December 4, 2020 On Friday, December 4, 2020, Donald Ray Atkins of Denton, Texas, loving husband, father, and grandfather, passed away at the age of 70. God blessed Don’s life from the beginning. Born six weeks premature in the small Denton hospital on Elm Street, he was sent home with little hope of survival. He grew up in Lewisville, Texas, graduating as a proud Fighting Farmer in 1968. Earning his degree in political science from North Texas State University (UNT), he later did graduate work in computer science.
He began his career in that field with Buckner Baptist Benevolences, before joining Auto Convoy. From there he worked as a computer consultant and trainer with Unisys and other companies. He continued his career at Behrens Drug Company in Waco, Texas and then …
10 Reasons Why I’m Biking Only 10 Miles a Day for 10 Days
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If you’re new here, welcome. If not, you know that I just completed my longest mileage year ever on bicycle and foot. (For that story, see A Devil of a Year: 6,666.66 Miles…) As if that alone weren’t enough reason, I’ve got a life off the bike, you know? So this brief (for a change) post lists some of those other activities and goals. As I wrote in It’s Tapering Time: Biking Less Means Health Gains, “For 2021, I am considering making my #BikeGoals based on time. I walk, do yoga, and write, each for 30 minutes a …
Video: ‘A very safe place for all kids’ | Local bike park organization serves as ‘mentorship’ for youth
Author: Lexi Hazlett | www.kens5.com
SAN ANTONIO — Many kids are tangled up in their devices; phones, tablets, you name it, they’re on it.
Especially in the pandemic, many kids are bored at home glued to the screen. But one local organization is looking to change that, encouraging kids to get outside and bike.
"A few of us came out and wanted to get off our devices, and we asked all our friends to get out and ride just to get off our screens," said Alamo Height Bike Park youth committee leader Weston Cox. His vision of creating a safe, inclusive place for kids to be active has led to more …
Dallas’ Margaret McDermott Bridge could be open to pedestrians, bikes by end of year
By Everton Bailey Jr. | www.dallasnews.com
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The Margaret McDermott Bridge could be open for people to walk and bike over the Trinity River by the end of December, authorities say — six years after initially promised.
Work is expected to begin this month on the West Dallas bridge to replace the 196 cables and anchors that connect the bridge’s deck to its two arches, said Tony Hartzel, a state Transportation Department spokesman.
The pedestrian and bike portions of the bridge had …