Texas Bicycling News Digest – May 25, 2023
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department Awards $5.14 Million in Recreational Trail Grants to Texas Communities
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AUSTIN— During Thursday’s meeting, the Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission approved more than $5.14 million dollars in grants funding 15 construction projects and one educational development across the state.
The National Recreational Trails Fund (NRTF) supports recreational trail construction, renovation and acquisition. The grants are funded from a portion of the federal gas tax generated by gasoline purchases for off-highway vehicles. Thirty percent of the total NRTF grants must be earmarked for motorized recreational trails, while another 30 percent must be spent on non-motorized trail projects. The remaining 40 percent is discretionary. …
… Projects awarded funding are listed in alphabetical order by county below: …
Dallas Off-Road trail work
DORBA | www.volunteermatch.org
We have several biking/hiking trails that we have built and maintain in and around the Dallas area. You can go to our web site : DORBA.org to find the location of the trail. We always need volunteers to work on trail maintance (trimming back shrub, trees and weeds, picking up trash, building bridges etc.) Each trail steward has a volunteer trail steward that is incharge of all the maintance of each trail. All trail work must me scheduled through that trail steward.
Video: Lubbock ISD 5th graders receive new bikes for perfect attendance
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Carry The Load makes annual stop at Fort Cavazos
By: Adam Schindler | www.kxxv.com
KILLEEN, Texas — Memorial Day is upon us and that means the Carry The Load organization made their annual stop at Fort Cavazos to show their support for the families of fallen soldiers.
Carry The Load is a nonprofit organization founded by Navy Seal veterans with a mission to restore the true meaning of Memorial Day, honoring fallen heroes.
Every year, they spend the 32 days leading up to Memorial Day marching and biking over 20-thousand miles with teams making stops in cities all over the country.
A mission that West Coast Relay Manger for Carry The Load, David …
BikeHouston Paves the Way for Bike Accessibility in Houston, Thanks to a $50,000 Grant From Green Mountain Energy Sun Club
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HOUSTON, TX / ACCESSWIRE / May 25, 2023 / Green Mountain Energy
BikeHouston is celebrating the funding of 15 new bike stations and an electric cargo trike, thanks to a $50,000 grant from Green Mountain Energy Sun Club. The new electric cargo trike will eliminate the need for gasoline-powered vehicle transport for BikeHouston, while strategically placed bike stations with racks and air pumps at local businesses and trail entry points will encourage more usage.
"BikeHouston is committed to filling gaps in the bike network and taking down the barriers that keep people from getting on bikes," said Joe Cutrufo, BikeHouston Executive Director. "We are grateful to Green Mountain Energy Sun Club for their generosity and look forward to Houston becoming a city where anyone can bike."
BikeHouston was founded in 2004 on a …
CAPITOL CHEVY DRIVEWAY SERIES PRESENTED BY THE METEOR • May 11 2023 • Austin, TX
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Categories » Cat 1/2/3/4 Masters 40+ » Cat 3/4 » Cat 4/5 » Pro/Cat 1/2/3 » Women Open
‘Excitement On a Well Beaten Path’ Southern Tier East to West
By S. Crocker | www.crazyguyonabike.com
Marfa TX – Valentine TX
Wednesday May 24, 2023 Woke at Cosmico RV park before sunrise. Too bad because my next stop is Valentine TX and there’s a whole bunch of nothing to do there. Cosmico is a neat park with all kinds of camping options from teepees to pastel travel trailers. Dutch hot tubs, rustic outdoor showers. Id definitely come back here if I ever get out this way again!
Figuring to drop in to Valentine late in the day, I got coffee at a shop in town, then got coffee and a burrito at another place, then returned to Cosmico, had a coffee, then packed up, then had another coffee. Thats a lot of coffee!
Finally hit the road about 11, and stumbled across the local grocery store. Out in these parts, if you find a store that has fruit… you stop for it ’cause you don’t know when you’ll find more. Soon, another half hour gone. (Half of that stuffing my face in Valentine TX – Sierra Blanca TX Thursday May 25, 2023 Busted camp early. Didn’t want to get caught ‘doing nothing’ out behind the library, lol!
Lots of flat and straight desert, passed through Van Horn TX. There has to be at least 20 hotels there, but no restaurants. Weird. Ended up having lunch in the gas station deli. Food was good.
Sierra Blanca has a nice city park where they allow cyclist overnight camping, so there we are! …the parking lot with watermelon, strawberry, oranges, lol!)
Ok, now we are off.
Got to Valentine about 3 and… you ever make the mistake, when you were little, of …
Valentine TX – Sierra Blanca TX
Thursday May 25, 2023 Busted camp early. Didn’t want to get caught ‘doing nothing’ out behind the library, lol!
Lots of flat and straight desert, passed through Van Horn TX. There has to be at least 20 hotels there, but no restaurants. Weird. Ended up having lunch in the gas station deli. Food was good.
Sierra Blanca has a nice city park where they allow cyclist overnight camping, so there we are! …
Texas Biking from Twitter
We're hosting @FrankenBikeUSA on Saturday! https://t.co/L2yHmSQmE4 #BikeMonth
— BikeTexas (@BikeTexas) May 25, 2023
Five million dollars in federal funding secured by @RepLloydDoggett will help complete the Walnut Creek Trail system!
— ATX Transportation and Public Works (@austinmobility) May 25, 2023
The latest expansion to Braker Lane will include a dedicated crossing of US-290 and connect northern neighborhoods to urban trails. Info: https://t.co/Gn9bBVZeB3 pic.twitter.com/9OXx5qDBwJ