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Texas Biking News June 17th 2021

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The City Of Tyler Just Made Life Easier For Bicycle Riders

Melz On The MIC | mix931fm.com

With all the great parks and outdoor areas here in East Texas, its easy to see why we’re a destination for bicycle riders. You can see them in packs here and there all across the area taking in the scenery and the fresh air.

The City of Tyler Parks and Recreation Department along with the Main Street Department and a few local partners are helping to make life easier for cyclists in the city with the …

Video: Tyler gets new bike repair stations

By Jeff Chavez | www.kltv.com

TYLER, Texas (KLTV) – Bicyclists in the city of Tyler are going to find new equipment to help them out.

Main Street Director Amber Varona says the three newly installed bike fix-it stations in the area are intended to help make downtown Tyler more pedestrian and bike-friendly.

“Tyler Main Street and the Parks and Recreation Department recently installed three bicycle fix-it stations in the downtown area. Each station includes all tools necessary to …

TxDOT seeks public input on proposed changes to I-35 in Georgetown

By Trent Thompson | communityimpact.com

The Texas Department of Transportation is accepting public comments online until June 26 for a proposed project in Georgetown aimed at improving safety and mobility on I-35 between SE Inner Loop and RM 1431.

TxDOT officials are proposing a continuous flow intersection, or CFI, at Westinghouse Road and I-35 to fix traffic issues southbound toward Austin. In a CFI, traffic crosses to the left side of the roadway to the outer lanes to turn, according to TxDOT. The project will also …

… The project will also reverse the entrance and exit ramps along the southbound I-35 frontage road between SE Inner Loop and RM 1431. Additionally, bicycle and pedestrian paths will be improved. …

Will TxDOT’s Plans for Loop 360 Leave Cyclists and Pedestrians in the Dust?

Reviewed by Benton Graham | www.austinchronicle.com

In its current form, Capital of Texas Highway – Loop 360 – on Austin’s western edge is hard to imagine being used by most pedestrians or nonathletic cyclists for either transportation or recreation. When not congested at rush hour, cars zip along the winding six-lane highway, where the posted speed is 60 mph. In the few locations where designated bike lanes do exist, they tend to be found in a narrow space between the middle and right turn lanes. Much of the time, the only bicycles one sees are the illustrations on the bright yellow bike-crossing signs. …

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Texas woman uses her tragedy to show the realities cyclists face

By Jose Arredondo | spectrumlocalnews.com

SAN ANTONIO — When Samantha Flores and her boyfriend sat down for some ramen at Charity Bar in San Antonio, it had a bittersweet taste to it. Obviously not literally, but metaphorically because it’s a reminder of the philanthropy she could have done.

“It’s like this wistful far away feeling. For me, so much time has been focused on myself,” Flores said. “And I think about all of things I could have done for community and all of the charities I could’ve contributed to.”

Entering the restaurant, she was greeted by …

Delivery robots roll out in Austin’s bike lanes

Sarah Wray | cities-today.com

Start-up Refraction AI has launched a pilot programme with ten of its REV-1 delivery robots in Austin, Texas.

The service launched with Southside Flying Pizza for deliveries in the South Congress, Downtown and Travis Heights areas of the city, with scope to expand as more businesses come on board.

The three-wheeled electric devices, which travel up to 15 mph and are controlled remotely, will operate in bike lanes or the street where bike lanes aren’t available. Assistants …

TxDOT to conduct virtual public hearing on bicycle use

By Robin Y. Richardson | www.marshallnewsmessenger.com

TxDOT Atlanta District will conduct a virtual public hearing at 4 p.m., Tuesday, June 29, to allow input on projects that may impact bicycle use on the state highways.

“The purpose of this meeting is to provide information regarding transportation projects and programs that might affect bicycle use on the state system within the Atlanta District,” Marcus Sandifer, public information officer for the TxDOT Atlanta District, said.

The Atlanta District consists of nine counties, including Harrison, Marion, Panola, Upshur, Bowie, Camp, Cass, Morris and Titus.

“A presentation showing bicycle and pedestrian roadway accommodations will …

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In 1999 I had a burning desire to create a web site focused on Texas bicycling. Over the years this web site has existed many people have visited. As I think of information I need to bicycle I add them to the web site.

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