Texas Bicycling News for February 14, 2024
Senior cyclist tragically killed crossing busy Southeast Side road
foxsanantonio.com
SAN ANTONIO – A 65-year-old man is dead after being hit by a passing motorist while ride his bike across a busy Southeast Side road.
The fatal accident happened just before 5 p.m. Tuesday along Graf Road and South Presa Street.
Police said the man was riding his bicycle from a nearby trail when he tried to cross the road. That’s when he was hit by a vehicle.
He was pronounced dead at the scene.
No arrests have been made. The investigation is ongoing.
2 major Fort Worth transportation initiatives begin in February
By Mark Fadden | communityimpact.com
Beginning in February, Fort Worth officials will start work on two different initiatives—the Vision Zero action plan and “Moving a Million”—poised to shape the city’s fundamental policies regarding transportation infrastructure and traffic safety.
The backstory
According to the Vision Zero website, 42,000 people are killed in transportation-related accidents on U.S. roadways every year. Vision Zero is a strategy to eliminate all traffic fatalities and severe injuries while increasing safe, healthy and equitable mobility, the website states.
The website states the program was first implemented in Sweden in the 1990s. Initially spreading across Europe, it is now gaining traction in American cities. …
… The city’s “Moving a Million” initiative is a comprehensive long-range document, which the news release states will be used by transportation planners to build a safe and effective multimodal network for the following types of transit:
Walking
Bikes
Automobiles
Micromobility
Freight and mass transit
Both initiatives are slated to be completed by fall or winter 2025, according to the news release.
Showing the love: Boyd PD gives out bike to help student make it to schoolFree Access
By Austin Jackson | www.wcmessenger.com
Candy, flowers and cards are typical gifts exchanged on Valentine’s Day. The Boyd Police Department went in a different direction when it came to a local student who was struggling to get to school.
Officer Jason Gross with the Boyd Police Department made a deal with a local Boyd ISD student who kept missing school this school year. The department held up their end of the bargain, surprising the student with a new bike.
In a social media post shared Wednesday, Boyd PD said that Gross met the student earlier this school year after his mother asked the officer to talk to him about his absences. The student had missed an alarming amount of school.
While discussing the issue, the student said he didn’t have the energy to walk several blocks to school. So Gross had an idea.
The officer asked if the student had a bike, which would allow him to get to school quicker and with less effort. …
Southern Tier El Paso to New Orleans
By Cortney O. | www.crazyguyonabike.com
Day 33:Shepherd to Silsbee: Underestimated our mileage and played dodge the dog ALL DAY LONG
Tuesday February 13, 2024, 75 miles (121 km) – Total so far: 1,070 miles (1,722 km) First off, we use a lot of things to plan. ACA routes, Google, paper maps, other people’s journals. Today we thought what the heck, let’s use ACA and the journals we’ve read.
So we pulled out the map, thought we’d ride up to Goodrich from Shepherd and join there. Day should be 65 miles and flat according to the journals. No problem.
Well the first problem, we left after 10. We felt very relaxed at Shepherds Sanctuary so we lingered and then we talked to the owner Peach for a while. That’s were we found out the journals might be wrong.
She said the ACA route used to come to the sanctuary but not now. We were using the newest map that was just updated. So our day was going to longer.
75 miles is a lot especially when traveling in the winter and …
Day 34:Silsbee to Dequincy: Off route, free catfish, and we are living life on the bayou
Wednesday February 14, 2024, 55 miles (89 km) – Total so far: 1,125 miles (1,811 km) We poured over maps this morning. Where are we going next? We want to end up in Lafayette so we know we will go off route again but when should we deviate?
Today we deviated to head towards Dequincy, LA instead of Merryville, LA. Why because then we can check out Lake Charles too. So true to rambling, we went our own way. And hey, it worked out just great.
Every town was a ville today. Mauriceville, Deweyville, Swampville ( that’s not really a town ?)
We rode through a repaving project and traveled two lane …
? SunCycle and El Paso Electric present an electrifying Valentine's Day experience! ?
— Sun Cycle (@SunCycleEP) February 14, 2024
This Valentine's Day, ride with your special someone on electric bikes and enjoy eco-friendly transportation while exercising. Join us for a memorable adventure powered by EVs!#RollWithEPE pic.twitter.com/59bdLy0xMx
.@CapMetro has announced a new provider for the MetroBike bike-share system. @pbscsolutions will replace the 80 existing MetroBike stations and 847 bicycles, and implement a $20.6 million expansion plan. Read more in the @austinmobility newsletter! https://t.co/svgrKShGye pic.twitter.com/EIvTg3xRr7
— Red Line Parkway Initiative (@RedLineParkway) February 14, 2024
— Rick Ankrum (@texbiker) February 14, 2024
Scenes from r/BikeHouston Bike Tag Palentine's Day morning bike ride shenanigans pic.twitter.com/hrjTYObDhB
— -Nate (@inpersonnate) February 15, 2024
— Rick Ankrum (@texbiker) February 15, 2024
Superflying the leeve Fort Bend County, Texas
jack snider | strava.com
Yikes crazy windy tonight
Evening Ride San Antonio, Texas
Steve Gutierrez | strava.com
