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Texas Bicycling News March 11th 2022

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Bike lanes vs. small business: City decision squeezes Paciugo and Jarams Donuts

By Sam Gillespie | lakewood.advocatemag.com

It’s a bike vs. business battle, right here in the heart of Lakewood.

The fate of two small neighborhood businesses teeters on a decision the City made two years ago, a decision that doesn’t appear to be consistently applied throughout the City. Now that the problem and the contradictions have been brought to the City’s attention, however, there’s seemingly no appetite to right what could be an expensive wrong for the family owners of Paciugo and Jarams Donuts.

Cement-curb-protected bike lanes installed in front of these neighborhood businesses during …

Texas Parks grant to help EPISD middle-schoolers mountain biking basics

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(EL PASO INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT — March 10, 2022) – The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department awarded El Paso ISD a $60,000 grant for its Bike On: Bike Safety and Outdoor Learning program to encourage bike riding among middle school students and encourage trail riding in the Franklin Mountains.

The grant will provide middle school physical-education teachers with training to deliver a three-week bike education curriculum in the 2022-23 school year for 1,250 students. Instruction combines the fitness benefits of biking with riding techniques, safety and maintenance. The unit concludes by connecting students to nearby riding trails at Franklin Mountains State Park, with a group bike ride to teach trail safety, etiquette and stewardship.

EPISD is one of 41 recipients of the more than $2 million in grants from the Texas Communities Outdoor Outreach Program (CO-OP). With the help of the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department and community organizations, the district will …

E-bike sales spike as consumers look to avoid high gas prices

By Hope Merritt | www.kbtx.com

College Station, Texas (KBTX) – Skyrocketing gas prices are prompting more people in the Brazos Valley to switch to two wheels instead of four.

The Light Electric Vehicle Association said the United States imported almost 800,000 electric bikes in 2021, a huge increase from the nearly 450,000 e-bikes imported in 2020. Experts say they expect sales to track towards $1 million in 2022. With the global market heading to $40 billion.

Customer of Aggieland Cycling Damond Carter, said the high price of diesel lead him to consider getting an e-bike.

“I just filled my truck up, and about two days later it jumped up 50 cents,” said Carter. “It looks like that’s the way to go right now, with everything being electric nowadays…I’ve never had one but it might be the way to go right now.”

Rod Wagner, owner of Aggieland Cycling, said …

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