Texas Bicycling News – November 1, 2023
Is this the Best Mountain Bike Park in Texas.
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We visited Station Mountain Bike Park for a Sneak Peak. Opening November 3rd 2023 we got to get a Sneak Peak of this awesome park 1 hour outside Austin Texas. With amazing Jump lines, Greens to Prolines, and the Biggest Jump in Texas is this park going to Conquer all the others as the best in Texas?
what winning looks like – from the Sunday HHH critss. pic.twitter.com/zXzWmxkPJQ
— Hotter'n Hell 100 (@HotternHell100) November 1, 2023
Bring your kid's bike or borrow a balance bike (no pedals) at the FREE kids bike rodeo on Sunday, November 5th, 12 PM – 5 PM at Velo Republic's Super Duper Swap Meet at the North Texas Fairgrounds.
— Bike Denton (@bikedenton) November 2, 2023
More info: https://t.co/QcMb9XaOsK pic.twitter.com/953QXYCst3
New bridge, underpass planned to ease Uptown to Memorial Park bike and ped trips
Dug Begley | www.houstonchronicle.com
A cyclist rides along a trail near Memorial Park by Loop 610 on Tuesday, Oct. 31, 2023 in Houston. Uptown Management District, acting as the county improvement district in the area, will receive $18.5 million in federal funds for an improved bike connection between the area west of Loop 610 to Memorial Park. The freeway is a major barrier for bicyclists, which the project will eliminate by crossing Buffalo Bayou and then creating a trail along the banks below Loop 610. That trail will then connect with the existing trail along Woodway.
The overwhelming task of getting to Memorial Park from Uptown by bike or on foot is poised to vastly improve, provided a $22 million project for a bridge across Buffalo Bayou and underpass of Loop 610 come to pass.
“The West Loop has always been this wall that makes getting to memorial park harder than it ought to be,” said John Breeding, president of Uptown Houston.
Uptown, acting as the area’s county improvement district, was awarded nearly $18.5 million last week for the project aimed at better non-motorized access to Memorial Park. As the park has added amenities and seen reinvestment in trails, running facilities and its eastern portion, use has grown and with it, the …
The Solar Eclipse Lent an Air of Magic to Marfa’s Annual Bike Race
Written by: Kathryn Lundstrom | texashighways.com
For over a decade, the Marfa100 has welcomed cyclists of nearly all ages on a West Texas adventure
As the moon crept between the sun and the Earth, an unexpected chill ran through the air along Ranch Road 2810 in Marfa.
We’d gotten off our bikes after 31 miles to peer up at the sun’s visible crescent through flimsy cardboard eclipse glasses, but hurriedly remounted as the temperature began to drop—almost grateful for the mile-long climb back up onto the plateau, away from the Chinati Mountains, back toward town. The 2023 Marfa100, a 62-mile cycling race held in Marfa, coincided with an annular eclipse on Oct. 14, lending an unusual magic to the yearly two-wheeled jaunt through the alpine desert. I fell in love with the ride in 2017 and haven’t missed one since, each year recruiting more friends and family members to travel out to West Texas with me for the breathtaking—if not strenuous—route down RR 2810. …
ARR All Level Afternoon Ride @ Walnut creek 2pm https://t.co/GWwuiMvTbN #Meetup via @Meetup
— Rick Ankrum (@texbiker) November 2, 2023
Video: City of Dallas explores options to make biking in city safer
By Lori Brown | www.fox4news.com
DALLAS – The City of Dallas is working on a plan that would make it safer for bicyclists.
Several Dallas City Council members expressed a desire for city staff to create a connected system that will allow more people to use bicycles as a way to get around, and not just for recreation.
“Years ago we said we want to be a suburban-style city and have roads that go everywhere and that is why you have districts like mine and further into District 12, because we made that decision as a city to go horizontal instead of vertical,” said Councilwoman Jaynie Schultz.
Council members want city staff to focus on connecting bike lanes where …
Video: 3 East Texas cities receive funding for pedestrian, bicycle infrastructure
By Tyre White | www.ktre.com
EAST TEXAS, (KTRE) – Lufkin, Huntington, and Coldspring are three cities across Texas receiving funding to bring sidewalks, bike lanes, and other infrastructure to their communities.
Member of Angelina Bicycle Club, Lynnette Wood says places for pedestrians and cyclists to travel safely are rarely available.
“Where there are sidewalks, they just end abruptly. You run out of sidewalk and you’re either in the grass or have to move to the roadway and I know many cyclists who prefer not to ride on the roads because they do feel unsafe,” said Wood.
Lufkin will receive more than $1.7 million for new sidewalks on Angelina Street and Atkinson Drive.
Coldspring will receive …
Major upgrades coming to Lemmon Avenue-Love Field Gateway
By Robbie Owens | www.cbsnews.com
DALLAS (CBSNewsTexas.com) – Whether you live near Dallas Love Field or if Lemmon Avenue is your gateway to a getaway: brace for some big changes. Progress is coming, ushered in, of course, with construction.
“It’s just like every day there’s more and more of the project being completed just down the street,” says Darren Doutt, who lives in a nearby neighborhood. “It’s great.”
Construction is just beginning on the project that encompasses the area along Lemmon Avenue from Collville Avenue to Shorecrest Drive, and Shorecrest Drive from Lemmon to Webb Chapel Extension.
According to city leaders, the upgrades will make the area safer, more accessible, and more attractive: with a new gateway feature, sidewalks, bicycle paths and more. …
Embracing the Unknown ?????
— Houston BCycle (@HoustonBCycle) November 2, 2023
Despite the twists and turns, we are happy to keep Houston riding! ?
Houston BCycle's commitment to pedal-powered possibilities remains unshaken. Thank you all for your support ?#houstonbcycle #houstonbikeshare #htx #htown pic.twitter.com/z8lstd19ns
Chill-ee Chill Ride San Antonio, Texas
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Superflying the leeve Fort Bend County, Texas
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