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Texas Biking News March 7th 2022

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TTAT Conference Agenda

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TTAT 2022 will have more than 25 sessions by excellent presenters from across the state, nation and the world. Below are some of the amazing sessions that our confirmed presenters will be sharing. Attendees will be notified once the official agenda has been posted.

… Evolution of Docked Bike Sharing Speaker: Jennifer Grissom We have seen the micro-mobility industry evolve and change rapidly over the past 8 years. Learn how docked bike sharing systems fit in with the micro-mobility industry and public urban transportation; what micro-mobility is and how it relates to and supports urban transportation; the differences in micro-mobility options and benefits of a docked system; and how support of the micro-mobility industry can enhance public and active transportation. …

… Don’t Forget the Bike Parking! Speaker: Sophia Benner Not many people will ride a bike if they do not feel safe and they worry about bicycle theft at their destination. Austin may have more bicycle parking racks than most cities of any size in the US. How did they do it? What did they do? What can other cities and towns learn from Austin’s bicycle parking program? …

… Greenways For All: How The East Coast Greenway Became the Most Visited Park in America and What Texas Can Do Speaker: Dennis Markatos-Soriano Historic Need for Safety Meets Historic Opportunity for Investment

Dennis will share the 30-year story of the East Coast Greenway Alliance and how an idea transformed into reality through tenacious engagement across 450 communities, 15 states, and federally. His goal will be to share best practices that can be applied in Texas to link current greenways into networks that foster public health, environmental sustainability, and equitable economic development in coordination with the Greenways For All national effort in this infrastructure era. …

… Protected Bike Lanes and Intersections in Austin Speaker: Nathan Wilkes, PE

Many cities in Texas and around the country are just beginning to build protected bike lanes. Some have not even begun to dream of their own protected intersections. This session is about specific treatments of specific roads in Texas. Leveraging drone technology and the perspective of an engineer, Mr. Wilkes shows us the future in the present. This session is another must if you want to see what can happen when city leaders, citizens, and municipal staff share a belief that well designed micro-mobility infrastructure can successfully accommodate eight to eighty year olds. …

Chris Cross Biking S01E01 Gator Sighting

Chris Cross Biking | www.youtube.com

Bicycling to one of our favorite spots, we finally spotted (well, she did anyway) an alligator. He or she looks to be a year or two old. I will have to return to get more footage! Such a good day.

Out of Control

By St. John Barned-Smith and Dug Begley | www.houstonchronicle.com

Walking, cycling in Houston region can be risky

Fourth in an occasional series

Doug Baysinger remembers everything up to the crash.

One moment he and his wife were about five miles into a long weekend bike ride from their home in Sugar Land west into the Texas prairie. The next moment, he was sliding along the pavement.

"It felt like five minutes, but I’m sure it was just a few seconds," he said.

It was two years ago in July. Baysinger had been vaulted from his bike by a red Toyota Camry, driven by a drowsy woman who drifted into the group of about 10 riders. Bikes and riders flew through the air as she plowed through the rest of the bicyclists and finally stopped.

His pain was excruciating — doctors later discovered he had two fractured vertebrae — but then he saw Joyce, lying face down in the street, blood pooling by her head.

"I thought she was dead," he said. "I thought …

SWCC: Speed me up, Winged Fury

Drop Bar, Texas: A cycling podcast By Paul Negrete | anchor.fm

Southwest Cycling Club, aka Winged Fury has been on the Texas cycling scene for nearly 30 years. JJ "El Presidente" and Bill Thomas met with me over pizzas and beer to share the history of their club and some insight on two upcoming events – The Dirty Mile Gravel Crit (March 27) and The Bear Creek Crit Series (May 4 – May 25). We talk about how we were schooled in cycling etiquette, Le Mans starts in cycling, and why the SWCC kit is so desirable.

Music: Back to the Woods by Jason Shaw

Links: Southwest Cycling Club, Dirty Mile Registration, Dirt Mile Video, Dirty Mile Presentation, Bear Creek Crit Registration, Pizza Bella, Drop Bar Texas Kit Store on Jakroo.

Frisco should squeeze the brakes on cycling speed ramp

By Dallas Morning News Editorial | www.dallasnews.com

Reading about a proposal to install a 40-foot-tall bike tower in Frisco, we’re reminded of long-forgotten plans for whitewater rafting on the Trinity. Fun idea; should probably stay on the drawing board.

The idea is to build a giant spiral ramp at Northwest Community Park that would allow cyclists to descend at speed and shoot out onto various mountain bike trails. The Frisco Parks and Recreation Department is proposing a $24.5 million upgrade to the 164-acre park east of Teel Parkway, near the PGA Frisco headquarters. City officials can’t say how much of that will be for the tower.

“It will become a facility where …

Key local road projects in The Heights, Montrose make way for bike lanes

By Sofia Gonzalez, Shawn Arrajj | abc13.com

HOUSTON, Texas — When Mariana Raschke moved from New Orleans to Houston around nine years ago, she said the city had a reputation for bike and pedestrian infrastructure.

"Everything you hear about Houston is how it’s a sprawling city where there is no bicycle and pedestrian planning, and it’s terrible for bikers," she said.

But Raschke said she thinks the city has come a long way since then. As a transportation planner with planning and engineering firm The Goodman Corporation, she has witnessed and been involved in several bike projects since Houston adopted the Houston Bike Plan in 2017, which looks to connect neighborhoods with existing trails and other destination points. …

Completing unfinished business.

By Claus Ovesen | www.crazyguyonabike.com

Van Horn Texas to Sierra Blanca Texas. 35 miles 978 ft of gain: Serious winds today!

Sunday March 6, 2022, 35 miles (56 km) – Total so far: 724 miles (1,165 km) I heard some RVers talking at dinner last night about the windstorm that was coming. They were worried enough to spend an extra day in the campground and not drive. That of course made me a little nervous on a bicycle. I didn’t want to sit in a campground in a tent with high winds, so I decided to pack up and head out. The weather warning was starting at noon so I thought I would leave early. I was rolling close to 730. My plan was to get to Sierra Blanca about 35 miles away and hold up in a hotel until the wind stops. On my way out of town I stopped at a Pilot truck stop for a cup of coffee and a quick snack. I then had to get on I 10. The speed limit is 80 miles an hour and the trucks are going by probably at 85. I made it about 10 miles until the wind started picking up. I was able to …

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