DCTA, Denton team up to fund bike lanes on McKinney Street, safer path on Riney, bus stop accessibility

By Juan Betancourt | dentonrc.com

The Denton County Transportation Authority announced plans to help fund six projects to provide safer transit for commuters — including those on foot and on bike — around Denton and Lewisville.

The projects total about $21.1 million, with $6.96 million being requested through DCTA’s Transportation Reinvestment Program (TRiP), which provides financial assistance to member cities for transit-related projects.

DCTA Planning Manager Karina Maldonado said one project is for Lewisville and five are the city of Denton. …

TNR Ride The Woodlands, Texas

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Glad to have the Transonic back on the road.

Quick spin Houston, Texas

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Then back to work

METRO was supposed to start a bike share program, but where is it?

By Chaz Miller | abc13.com

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) – Houston has never been known as a cyclist-friendly city, but that doesn’t mean the demand for a bike share program ceases to exist.

“It’s just one way people can get around in the city,” Charles Sechrengost said while walking around Montrose Wednesday afternoon.

Mofa Ali echoed those thoughts to ABC13 shortly thereafter.

“It would be better if you could get around on two wheels,” Ali said.

There is currently no bike share program in the city, but …

TxDOT seeks public feedback on SH-21 project

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The Texas Department of Transportation is asking for the public’s opinion on potential roadway improvements along Highway 21 ,including adding additional lanes as well as accommodations for bicycles and pedestrians. A public meeting will be held on Thursday, Aug. 29 to hear feedback on the project’s plans. …

… “The study will address future traffic demand based on population growth, environmental impacts and safety and accessibility improvements for rapidly growing communities. TxDOT’s project development process includes conducting an environmental analysis and development of schematic design concepts, which support potential solutions for the future traffic demands and safety improvements within the corridor. The proposed project would add capacity in each direction of the roadway and provide bicycle and pedestrian accommodations.” …

Coach cycling 700 miles for overdose awareness

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Denton High School coach Jeannette Krupp is on a 700 mile bike ride with a message of hope and resilience. She’s talking about overdose prevention and encouraging people along the way.

Folks Middle School student hospitalized after being hit while biking to school

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SAN ANTONIO – A middle school student was hospitalized after being hit while riding his bike to school early Wednesday morning.

The incident happened around 7:30 a.m. near Swayback Ranch and Mill Park in Far West Bexar County.

Bexar County Sheriff’s deputies said the student from Folks Middle School sustained non-life threatening injuries, but was taken to the hospital for treatment.

The driver stopped and cooperated with the investigation. The driver is not facing any charges.

Hotter N Hell 100 Mountain Bike Race and Gravel Ride • Aug 23 2024

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Hotter N Hell 100 Mountain Bike Race and Gravel Ride • Aug 24 2024

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Hotter N Hell 100 Mountain Bike Race and Gravel Ride • Aug 25 2024 • Wichita Falls, TX

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Cyclists, scooters, pedestrians jockey for control of Galveston’s seawall

By Chris Gray | www.chron.com

Safety at stake as some call for a dedicated lane for skaters and e-cyclists

Galveston has very little in the way of rules governing traffic on the seawall. Not the four-lane boulevard used by motor vehicles, to be sure, but the sidewalk erected after the Great Storm of 1900. At a contiguous 10.3 miles, apparently it’s the longest of its kind in the entire U.S.

At dawn or dusk, the vista across the Gulf of Mexico can be so stunning it’s hard to imagine wanting to be anywhere else but that sidewalk, or ever wanting to leave. On a cloudless weekend afternoon, especially during the summer, that same sidewalk can look like a chaotic jumble of bicycles, surrey bikes, ebikes, …

Video: Conversation about bike safety speeding up in San Antonio

Avery Everett | www.ksat.com

Cycling advocates are calling on the city to keep momentum going when it comes to safety

SAN ANTONIO – It’s a conversation picking up speed in San Antonio: bike safety.

Just two weeks ago, a 63-year-old woman riding her bike was hit and killed by a vehicle on the city’s South Side.

And then, just days later, on the west side, a cyclist was sent to the hospital with life-threatening injuries after being hit by a vehicle at Loop 1604 and Culebra.

In both cases, police say the drivers weren’t impaired or distracted. However, these incidents have prompted cycling advocates like …

FrankenBike Austin # 217: SUNDAY

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Sugar Land holds cycling festival

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Shred de Sugar Cycling Festival will be held here in Sugar Land in mid-September.

The opening day’s events will be Short Track XC. These bicycle races have specific times and prizes will be awarded to the winners. The day will feature 15-, 20-, 40-, and 50-minute races for men and women. Racing begins at 10:20 am, with the last one beginning at 5:42 pm.

The second day’s agenda will be Cyclo-Cross. It will start at 10:20 am and the last race will begin at 3:02 pm.

The closing Sunday will be TMBRA Cross-Country day. These races will be …

Name Of Bicylist Killed Released

By Harold Mann | klvi.iheart.com

Silsbee police have identified a bicyclist that was struck and killed by a vehicle Saturday afternoon. 53-year old Kevin Gould, of Silsbee, was riding his bike on FM 418 in Silsbee when he was hit. He died at the scene. The driver of the vehicle. 39-year old Kevin Sapp is charged with intoxication manslaughter. His bond is set at $500,000.

Amazing Throwback Video of the Hotter’N Hell Hundred in Wichita Falls, Texas

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Let’s go back to 1988 when the Hotter’N Hell Hundred was just a few years old and making headlines across Texas. Scroll Down to Check Out the Full Video from Texas Archive of the Moving Image

Over the weekend it was the annual Hotter’N Hell Hundred in Wichita Falls. Where thousands of folks took part in the annual ride throughout Texoma. The Hotter’N Hell Hundred got it’s start in 1982 to celebrate the centennial of Wichita Falls and it looks like the show ‘The Eyes of Texas’ showed our annual ride some love in 1988. …

Dennis Vernon Thompson

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Dennis Thompson of Annetta passed away on August 24, 2024.

The brimming legacy of a life well lived is stitched into the remarkable story of Dennis V. Thompson. He was the first-born child of Martha (Sprugel) Thompson and Archie Thompson, arriving on a cold day in December of 1945 in Iowa Falls, Iowa.

Having grown up on an Iowa farm, he established a strong work ethic and moral compass for a lifetime of commitment to the world around him. A steadfast commitment to family, employment, civic contributions, generosity for those less fortunate, and the nurturing and attentiveness of his faith served as bedrock for all the rest. …

… His Parker County community work included 10 years of volunteer service with the Ride for Heroes bicycle ride as a board member and board chair, Aledo ISD student mentor, the Rotary Club of Weatherford, and the Aledo ISD Growth Committee. He was also his wife, Kathryn’s biggest fan and number one volunteer at every nonprofit she was involved with. His faith kept him grounded as a member of HighRidge Church. …