Texas Bicycling In Action – October 31, 2023
Here’s where TxDOT is funding safer bike trails and walkways across North Texas
KERA | By Pablo Arauz Peña | www.keranews.org
Officials at the Texas Department of Transportation last week announced an historic investment in bike trails and pedestrian walkways as demand grows for more walkable neighborhoods across the region.
The Texas Transportation Commission approved $345 million in federal fundsfor projects that include Five Mile Creek Trail in Southern Dallas and the Cotton Belt/Silver Line Rail Trail that will run from the North Dallas suburbs to East Fort Worth.
The funding is about six times more than the $55 million TxDOT made available in 2021 for what it calls Transportation Alternatives.
“The huge increase is due in part to …
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Trinity Trails Bike Ride https://t.co/RcjcAAWSmJ #Meetup via @Meetup
— Rick Ankrum (@texbiker) October 31, 2023
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Monthly Ride from Dallas to Fort Worth with TRE Back to Dallas https://t.co/eTpnj7F9yP #Meetup via @Meetup
— Rick Ankrum (@texbiker) November 1, 2023
Blog: Cross country – Southern Tier
By sedona_rocks | www.crazyguyonabike.com
Bob Hake’s journey across the USA from September 2023 to November 2023
#1: Day 38: 10/31/23 Silsbee to Merryville,TX By sedona_rocks on Tue 31 Oct 2023 18:32 (US/Pacific) Reply Rating: (0) We waited until 9:30 to get started in order to avoid the early showers. We didn’t get any rain on the ride today and in fact we rode in full sun after lunch. Yay. Nothing too special about our ride except that we made it out of Texas after 19 days. We’ll be in Louisiana for the next week. We are camping on the grounds of the Merryville Historical Society and Museum. They greeted us when we rolled in and then cooked a wonderful dinner this evening for us. We stuffed our faces with crawfish etouffee, fried shrimp, hush puppies, salad and a bunch of homemade desserts. The meal was followed by a short talk on the history of the area. It was all very wonderful. It is going down to 36 tonight so we are all bundled up in our tents. We have one more day of this cold snap before it starts to warm up. I think we are all looking forward to that.
Basic Bike Maintenance Clinic with SRAM
By Trek Bicycle Arlington South | www.eventbrite.com
Learn how to keep your ride rolling smoothly and efficiently at our basic bike maintenance clinic with SRAM and Trek Bicycle Arlington South Sunday, November 12 · 11am – 12:30pm CST Trek Bicycle Arlington South 5739 Southwest Green Oaks Boulevard Arlington, TX 76017
Texas Transportation Commission awards Edinburg over $600K for improvements
by: Jesse Mendez | www.valleycentral.com
EDINBURG, Texas (ValleyCentral) — The City of Edinburg has announced it will receive $675,612 in funding from the $345 million recently allocated by the Texas Transportation Commission.
The city’s news release said the money was made available through the Texas Department of Transportation – 2023 Transportation Alternatives Set-Aside Program for pedestrian and bicycle projects across Texas.
The amount awarded to the city of Edinburg will be directed toward the Freddy Gonzalez Drive and Closner Boulevard Intersection Improvements Project, according to the release.
The project’s goal is to enhance the safety and accessibility of the Freddy Gonzalez Drive and Closner Boulevard intersection, to benefit pedestrians and cyclists in the community. …
USA Cycling Freestyle National Champs
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Fri December 1, 2023 Longview, TX Dodson Action Sports Complex, 1400 N 10th, Longview, TX 75601
Video: The Bike Lane – The Shop Ride
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FOX 26 Reporter and bike enthusiast Tom Zizka has more in this edition of ‘The Bike Lane."
East Texas to receive bicyclist, pedestrian safety funding
by: Daisy Escatel | www.ketk.com
LUFKIN, Texas (KETK) — On Thursday, the Texas Transportation Commission approved 83 statewide construction project to help improve safety measures for bicyclist and pedestrians.
In East Texas, Lufkin’s project will cost $4.8 million and will include new sidewalks and bikeways that aim at improving access and provide safe mobility options.
Official report a $1.7 million project will also construct “more than one mile of six foot wide sidewalks along Angelina Street from Groesbeck Avenue to Abney Avenue as well as along Atkinson Drive from Angelina Street to Timberland Drive.”
In the City of Huntington, commissioners approved nearly $130,000 reserved for bicycle and …
Round the Block: The last leg
By Curtis Stoker | www.crazyguyonabike.com
Day 39 – Silsbee, TX to Merryville, LA: State #5!!
Tuesday October 31, 2023 It was a good thing we had indoor facilities last night. It got down to 44 degrees and the wind has been nonstop. We again waited until it looked like rain wouldn’t be a problem, so we didn’t get on the road until 9:30. It did work. No rain today.
However, the wind was not our friend. For weeks the wind has been coming from the southeast as we have been traveling southeast. Today we needed to travel north and guess what? It blew from the north at about 13 mph. Kind of aggravating. It seems the wind has been blowing against us most of the time.
Again I dressed and rode in my winter weather gear. I never did get too warm but I did ride comfortably. Many of the riders didn’t bring enough cold weather riding clothes. We have a couple more days of this cold and wind and then things are supposed to get back to normal. …
