BY LILIANA HALL | www.dailytexanonline.com
If you find yourself reporting your bike stolen to the Austin Police Department, chances are you will never see your bike again.
According to the APD, nearly 800 bikes were reported stolen last year, and of those reported, very few made their way back home.
Biomedical engineering sophomore Jeong Ha Choi last saw his bike outside Duren Residence Hall, one of the three most common locations for bike theft on campus. Since the incident, Choi was left with the question many victims of bike theft contemplate — what could I have done to prevent this? …
by Cat Cort | www.velopaso.org
As many El Pasoans are aware, the $97 million El Paso Streetcar Project is coming to fruition in 2018. The route is slated to run nearly five miles, in two loops running downtown and uptown with 27 stops along the way. From a bike rider’s perspective, maintaining cycling safety around the tracks can at times, literally be a slippery slope. Many experienced urban riders have already sustained injuries due to crashes in and around the tracks, as most of the usual bike routes through the city and around the UTEP campus now run parallel to the streetcar project. In even just a short trip downtown, cyclists are forced to cross or ride parallel to …
by Thomas | steinerranchcycling.com
Saturday we will do a fast lap around Pflugerville! It is a 66 mile ride and the route is https://www.strava.com/routes/3955052. After the ride we meet up at Lakeside for some discounted burgers and beer!
Sunday is our usual Coffee Shop ride. Our destination will be Lampost Coffee in Round Rock. The route is 50 miles and takes us to Lamppost Coffee in Round Rock. The route is …
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It is time for the 25th Annual Tour de Braz Bike Ride on Sunday, April 22nd, 2018! Come ride with us through the Brazoria County countryside as an experienced rider preparing for the BP MS150 or as an inexperienced rider just wanting to get out on the open road. Tour de Braz is the perfect ride for the whole family and open to all experience levels.
This year’s ride is being hosted by the Alvin Convention & Visitor’s Bureau in …
By Don Johnson | patch.com
Walking across the street is more dangerous than it has been in more than a quarter-century, according to a new report by the Governors Highway Safety Association. On Wednesday, the group released its yearly “Spotlight on Highway Safety” report based on preliminary state data and estimated that nearly 6,000 pedestrians were killed by automobiles for the second straight year. …
… Texas Children’s Hospital’s Pedestrian and Bicycle Safety Education and Outreach project educated communities about safe pedestrian and bicycling behaviors in an effort to reduce the prevalence of fatalities and injuries to children in the Houston metropolitan area. …
PAYDIRT – ARR – Pace Bend Trail Maintenance
Sunday, Mar 18, 2018, 9:00 AM
Pace Bend Trailhead
5100 Grisham Trail Spicewood, TX
30 Mountain Bikers Went
• What we’ll do Check back here for weather cancellation on Friday 3/16 by 6:00 PM. We will also see if the park will waive the entrance fee for volunteers. We will be preparing the trail for the race the following weekend. Wear closed toes shoes and work / weather appropriate clothes. Children are OK with parental supervision. • What to bring Brin…
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Thursday Morning Cruise
Thursday, Mar 8, 2018, 8:45 AM
Starbucks
7049 S Desert (Outlet Mall) Canutillo, TX
3 Cyclists Went
Meet at 8:45 am at Starbucks at the Outlet Mall in Canutillo. Ride out at 9:00. 20-25 miles at 14-16 mph pace. Mostly flat, a few hills. Breakfast someplace after the ride. Bob Clark,[masked]. The startup time will be adjusted throughout the year as the seasons change, keep your eye on this page for changes.
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bikehouston.org
April 16, 2018
Join us this year at the Houston Bike Summit: A Celebration of Cycling in Houston. The Summit is our opportunity to honor those who are making a difference in transforming Houston into a more people- and bike-friendly place. This year we are honoring Houston’s Mayor Sylvester Turner for his leadership in passing the Houston Bike Plan.
The festivities will be from 5:00pm-8:00pm with food and beer provided by Saint Arnold Brewing Company as well as an expo of local partners and bike shops. The Summit is BikeHouston’s chance to bring people of all stripes that ride together to celebrate this year’s accomplishments and prepare for the challenges ahead. …
Peggy Heinkel-Wolfe | www.dentonrc.com
VBikes notified the city government that the company will not participate in Denton’s bike-share pilot program and is removing its bikes from Denton, according to a staff report to the City Council on Friday afternoon. …
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