By Eric Griffey | spectrumlocalnews.com
FORT WORTH, Texas — In an emotional speech at Fort Worth City Hall two weeks ago, Mayor Betsy Price announced to a smattering of reporters that she would not seek a sixth term. She told the press she wanted to spend more time with her family.
“There’s no perfect answer as to the time when you should step aside, but you should step aside when you have the feeling that you’re ready,†she said in her speech. “Just as I felt called to do this job, I feel called to step aside.â€
Her announcement elicited strong reactions across the local political spectrum. Well-wishers heaped flowery praise on the longest-tenured mayor in Fort Worth’s history, noting the city’s enormous growth under her steady …
… One of the enduring images of Mayor Betsy Price will be the many times she, donned in her traditional skin-tight cycling clothes, pedaled for the cameras during one of her “rolling town halls.†An avid cyclist, Price used her hobby as a way to peddle pieces of her agenda while listening to the public. …
Maura Fox and Luke Whelan | www.outsideonline.com
With the help of the nonprofit BikeMaps.org, we analyzed the data we collected on bicyclists killed by drivers in 2020 and found some surprising takeaways
In December, the driver of a box truck plowed into a group of cyclists riding along U.S. Highway 95 south of Las Vegas. Five people died in the crash, and it was later discovered that the driver had methamphetamine in his system. At Outside, we were horrified by the tragedy, which was covered in local and national news, but we also knew it was part of a troubling trend: record numbers of cyclists (and thousands of pedestrians) on our nation’s roads are being killed by drivers often without any media attention beyond a brief local news story. In 2018, 857 cyclists died in crashes with drivers, the deadliest year for people on bikes since 1990. In 2019, while the total number of deaths dipped slightly, to 846, cities like New York recorded their highest number of cyclist fatalities ever.
Last January, in response to those disburbing numbers, we launched the #2020CyclingDeaths project, which aimed to track every person on a bike killed by a driver in the U.S. over the course of the year. In the end, we recorded 697 cyclist deaths. Since we were only able to count …
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The Ann and Roy Butler Hike and Bike Trail has been nominated for Best Recreational Trail in the USA Today 10Best Readers’ Choice Travel Awards.
10 Best Editors worked with a panel of urban planning experts to nominate 20 of the best recreational trails in the country., and drum roll, please…The Ann and Roy Butler Hike and Bike Trail made the list!
You can vote once per day until polls close on Monday, February 15, 2021. The 10 winning trails, …
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The 2021 Texas legislative session will be like no other. While the Capitol will be open, most members’ offices will be closed to visitors. As a result of COVID-19 precautions and out of concern for legislators, their staffs, and BikeTexas volunteers and staff, all of our legislative meetings this session will be virtual.
That doesn’t mean there isn’t work to do, but in order to maximize our time, resources, and the opportunities available, we’re focusing on a limited number of bills this session:
- We’re putting the final touches on a resolution to provide ongoing funding opportunities for communities to build signature trail networks or their part of the 8000-mile Texas Bicycle Tourism Trail Network. Inspired by the …
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After attending last summer’s Black Lives Matter protests in the wake of George Floyd’s death, Talib Abdullahi hopped on his bike and melded his two life passions: cycling and history. The result was the first-ever Black History Social Ride—an event that inspired more than 400 Austinites to ride along with him as he explored the city’s most important (and oft-overlooked) Black history sites. Abdullahi joined Austin Monthly senior editor David Leffler via Instagram Live to discuss the project’s ongoing expansion, detail his new partnership with Six Square, and share some of his favorite historical places to take riders.
The key points they discussed include: …
By Jacy Lewis | www.mrt.com
Mountain bike director for the Permian Basin Bicycle Association Stephen Mitchell poses for a portrait where a new bike and hike trail will be constructed Wednesday, Jan. 26, 2021 at 3215 Farm to Market 307, east of Midland. Jacy Lewis/Reporter-Telegram
Midland will be getting a new biking and hiking trail as the City Council approved the multi-use trail park, where the Permian Basin Bicycle Association will build with help from the West Texas Trail Alliance.
Construction for the park should start around March 1, the Permian Basin Bicycle Association Mountain Bike Director Stephen Mitchell said. The park will be located on land beside and behind the Midland Fire Department Fire training facility — Harris Field — at 3215 Farm to Market 307.
“It’s a really good accomplishment between the …
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