Texas Bicycling News – November 1, 2023

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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?

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. …

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. …

Chill-ee Chill Ride San Antonio, Texas

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Superflying the leeve Fort Bend County, Texas

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Zwift Watopia Canopies and Coastlines Route Extended

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Today I rode the third new route in Watopia, Canopies and Coastlines. The route description listed 17.1 miles and 806 feet of climbing. I wanted to ride more miles so I created a meetup using the Canopies and Coastlines route as the base and made the distance 22 mile. With the added 4.9 miles I had no idea how much climbing or the roads after finishing Canopies and Coastlines. It turns out the climbing totaled 1083 feet with most of the 4.9 miles going uphill. My legs got a workout. There were several sprints. I set new Zwift personal records on the Woodland Sprint (45.39 seconds) and the Stoneway Sprint (48.81 seconds). Strava does not list these sprints as segments thus not showing the results. The start time was 12:15 PM. Outside the temperature was in the low 50’s, sunny with a north wind at 11 mph. The reasons I chose Zwift today.

The recording and editing today changed. I lowered the Zwift sound volume in Zwift, moved the mic for my audio in front of the bike, recorded clips rather the whole ride, and us Premier Elements to edit. I need to learn more about DaVinci Resolve to edit.

11-1-2023 Strava Route Map Zwift Watopia Canopies Coastlines Extended
11-1-2023 Strava Route Map Zwift Watopia Canopies Coastlines Extended
11-1-2023 Strava Ride Summary Zwift Watopia Canopies Coastlines Extended
11-1-2023 Strava Ride Summary Zwift Watopia Canopies Coastlines Extended
11-1-2023 SportTracks Ride Elevation Zwift Watopia Canopies Coastlines Extended
11-1-2023 SportTracks Ride Elevation Zwift Watopia Canopies Coastlines Extended

Texas Bicycling In Action – October 31, 2023

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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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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

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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. …

Exploring New Watopia Route: Coast Crusher

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The cool weather continued today, Tuesday, and I rode Zwift for the last activity in October. I chose another new Watopia route, Coast Crusher, riding 26.75 miles. The official distance was 26.4 miles but I continued pedaling after the end of the ride. The elevation gain was about 200 feet less than yesterday’s ride on Watopia’s The Big Ring and I was glad. I am a flatlander cyclist. The ride followed most of yesterday’s road on the new roads in Watopia doubling back where the Big Ring continued. . Today there were seven sprints (maybe more). I improved my time on three that repeated from yesterday: Sasquatch, Acroplois, and Stoneway.

10-31-2023 Strava Ride Summary Zwift Watopia Coast Crusher
10-31-2023 Strava Ride Summary Zwift Watopia Coast Crusher
10-31-2023 SportTracks Ride Summary Zwift Watopia Coast Crusher
10-31-2023 SportTracks Ride Summary Zwift Watopia Coast Crusher
10-31-2023 SportTracks Ride Elevation Zwift Watopia Coast Crusher
10-31-2023 SportTracks Ride Elevation Zwift Watopia Coast Crusher

October cycling came to an end today. My road mile goal was 700 and I rode 829.2 miles. Including Zwift rides I rode 934.28 miles. I rode 29 days. 26 days I rode outside and 3 days I rode Zwift. Zwift will probably increase in November as the weather cools. Summary of October’s activity and year progressions below.

10-31 2023 SportTrack October Bike Rides Summary
10-31 2023 SportTrack October Bike Rides Summary
10-31-2023 Strava Stravini October Activities Summary
10-31-2023 Strava Stravini October Activities Summary
10-31-2023 Strava Stravini YTD Mileage Year Progressions Graph
10-31-2023 Strava Stravini YTD Mileage Year Progressions Graph