Texas Bicycling News September 13th 2022
Cruise Austin’s iconic Circuit of the Americas track during bike nights this fall
By Brianna Caleri | austin.culturemap.com
It’s the Circuit of the Americas, not the Circuit of gas-powered vehicles. Starting on Tuesday, September 13, bicycles are taking over. Tuesdays at 6 pm, anyone who owns a bike can take the activity to the max on the 3.41-mile track. After pedaling their hearts out or enjoying a leisurely coast, riders are invited for drinks and food truck snacks.
Bike Night is already a tradition at COTA, where bikers have had years of fun on two wheels without worrying about any traffic. The series paused this summer and is back for cooler nights, bike gods willing.
Bikers can take a break at any time and can spend it peering off of the Observation Deck, if they consider hanging out on a …
Thursday Night Social Ride – September 15th, 2022 from socialcyclingaustin
San Antonio’s Síclovía has a new route | Here’s where they’ll be biking and skating
Author: David Lynch | www.kens5.com
The biannual community event reliably draws tens of thousands of San Antonians.
SAN ANTONIO — The biannual Síclovía event – a day for San Antonio cyclists, rollerbladers, skaters and families to commune with one another in the heart of the city – returns Sept. 25, a Sunday.
The health-focused community event, which typically draws thousands and is organized by YMCA of Greater San Antonio, will close down some city streets to vehicles so participants can safely gather. This year’s route runs along North Main Avenue south of Ashby Place before making turns onto Lexington, Augusta, Brooklyn and North Alamo (see …
Texas Tumbleweed 100 bike ride attracting many more riders than last year; organizers hoping for cooler weather than 2021
John Key | www.moorenews.com
With 15 days to go to the start of the 10th annual Moore County YMCA Texas Tumbleweed 100 bike ride that takes place on September 17, 87 people had registered to take part, almost double the number from last year, according to Susan Riseling, chief organizer of the event.
The riders are not just coming from the nearby area. There are people from Bartlesville, Oklahoma; Oklahoma City; Mesa, Arizona; Albuquerque; Santa Fe; San Antonio; and Austin who have signed up and paid their fee of $40/$50 per rider ($25 for children 13 to 17). Last year, there were only 46 entrants at the same time. …
TxDOT Blocks San Antonio Bike Lanes
By Diana Ionescu | www.planetizen.com
Bike advocates often face an uphill battle in their efforts to build safer bike infrastructure in their cities. But even well-meaning local efforts to improve road conditions for people on bikes can be thwarted by state agencies. This is the case with San Antonio, as reported by Jared Brey in Governing.
“Like a lot of other big cities, San Antonio has tried to make some of its streets safer for bikers and pedestrians. In 2017, voters approved a bond measure to fund a range of public-realm improvements, including 200 miles of new sidewalks.” One project funded by this bond, a two-mile redesign of Broadway that would have added bike lanes, was nixed by the Texas Department of Transportation, who claimed that, as a state route, the road could not be narrowed from its six driving lanes, despite having worked with the city on the project for years.
“The moves are in keeping with …
Texas Biking from Twitter
? Join @MayorJensen2022 this Thursday for a bike ride. Riders of all ages and skill levels are encouraged to join the casual ride. Meet at 6 p.m. Ride begins at 6:30 p.m.
— Grand Prairie Parks (@GrandFunGP) September 13, 2022
? Thursday, September 15
? 6:30 p.m.
? Mi Familia Park (Mountain Creek Park), 2402 Cardiff@gp_tx pic.twitter.com/UsdSDM7hI8
STOLEN – Blue Specialized in Fort Worth, TX https://t.co/dw8Z8JHKTH
— Bike Index (@bikeindexstolen) September 13, 2022
Hooray! More info to follow! @bikeut #UTSurplus @UTAustin pic.twitter.com/5AiYV6m15z
— UT Surplus Property (@UTSurplus) September 13, 2022
Join @GhisalloFound for a free bike clinic to get comfortable riding and confident navigating different routes in your area! The free Beginning City Cycling clinic takes place Sunday, October 9th. Learn more and RSVP here: https://t.co/QGLc4mUtha pic.twitter.com/J9kw2bjLQ4
— Movability (@Movability) September 13, 2022