Texas Bicycling News – January 23, 2023
Opinion: 11th St. rebuild is destroying the fabric of our neighborhood
Letters to the Editor | www.houstonchronicle.com
Mayor Sylvester Turner talks to Bob Stein as he speaks with Heights area residents while taking a closer look at 11th Street, after plans to change traffic patterns on the street, including adding a bicycle lane, that drew some alarm from residents Wednesday, May 25, 2022 in Houston. Brett Coomer, Houston Chronicle / Staff photographer
Heights rebuild
Regarding "Editorial: Why would Houston want to rebuild roads to slow cars down?" (Jan. 18): In the editorial, you write, "The frustration of NextDoor commenters about the 11th Street rebuild is understandable.” The frustration isn’t about having to wait an extra light or two, as the mayor pointed out in approving this project. The frustration is about the safety issues this rebuild causes for the residents of the Heights. From the beginning, residents were concerned about the amount of cut-through traffic this will create. Drivers frustrated about waiting on 11th Street will divert to residential streets where families ride bikes, people walk dogs and children play.
Another big safety concern is the …
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Texas Biking from Twitter
This afternoon I volunteered at an @WishforWheels event where they built 30 bikes for children in Houston. I didn’t know whose children, nor did I care. Turns out the bikes were donated to my campus!! pic.twitter.com/xhhswtepQs
— Miss Vásquez (@Learningin2nd) January 24, 2023
Boom ???! @CanyonEmmott1 does it again! After last year's win, he crossed the line in first place again at last weekend's #ZimmerhanzelExpress Gravel Race in Smithville, TX with Tristan Uhl in 2nd, and Joel Carroll (Team 787 Realty) in 3rd place, respectively.#elbowzracing pic.twitter.com/8VQEvAYXXx
— ELBOWZ Racing (@elbowzracing) January 23, 2023
Need better roads? 'Ride' on! The latest Trail Infrastructure Ride shows how the street-level views give greater clarity to the challenges and opportunities that cyclists have around the #BachmanLake area. @DallasParkRec @NorthavenTrail @tbgpartners https://t.co/rg3mkOstAX pic.twitter.com/0iBTdnNnzN
— Friends of Bachman Lake (@BachmanLake) January 23, 2023
The HHH start has become a lot more efficient and safer since the first one in 1982, when cyclists (riding different distances) crowded together at the stadium, and then took off on their merry way (once the cannon boomed.)
— Hotter'n Hell 100 (@HotternHell100) January 23, 2023
Below is a rare image from the first HHH. pic.twitter.com/A396Y0k6Mt
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— Rick Ankrum (@texbiker) January 23, 2023
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