Afternoon Ride San Antonio, Texas
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Join us for Bike Night at the @HoustonDynamo match on Saturday, March 30. We’ll be providing free bike valet.
— BikeHouston (@BikeHouston) March 21, 2024
$15 tickets available at https://t.co/TwoAeCRsf5 pic.twitter.com/vS5eOnaeei
@RideUTA has the best bike racks on any commuter train that I've ridden pic.twitter.com/q4C0yS4TSA
— The Urbanist Trucker. (@BikeSanAntonio) March 21, 2024
With 5 parks to prep for the Great Brownsville Easter Egg Hunt, the Easter Bunny’s gotta get around somehow! He's WHEELie busy!
— Brownsville Parks & Recreation (@BTXParks) March 21, 2024
The big event is happening:
Thurs, March 28, 2024, 6 pm.
Locations will be announced on the same day so you can hop over to the park closest to you. pic.twitter.com/UDy5BkUBjq
— Rick Ankrum (@texbiker) March 21, 2024
— Rick Ankrum (@texbiker) March 21, 2024
— Rick Ankrum (@texbiker) March 21, 2024
— Rick Ankrum (@texbiker) March 21, 2024
— Rick Ankrum (@texbiker) March 21, 2024
— Rick Ankrum (@texbiker) March 22, 2024
What’s the Average Settlement for Bicycle Accidents in Texas?
By: Mike Grossman | www.injuryrelief.com
Determining the Average Settlement for Bicycle Accidents in Texas
When considering the average settlement for bicycle accidents in Texas, it’s important to keep in mind that each case is unique. Several factors influence the settlement amount, including the severity of injuries, medical expenses, lost wages, pain and suffering, and property damage. The at-fault party’s insurance policy, if any, can also have a big influence on how much your bike accident case settles for.
While it’s challenging to pinpoint an exact figure, consulting with an experienced attorney can help you understand what to expect based on the specifics of your case. An …
USA (Grand Prairie, Texas) – Bicycle Master Plan Service – Deadline April 3,2024
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Product (RFP/RFQ/RFI/Solicitation/Tender/Bid Etc.) ID: EXTRA-39374
Government Authority located in Grand Prairie, Texas; USA based organization looking for expert vendor for bicycle master plan service [] Budget: Looking for Proposal [] Scope of Service: (1) Vendor needs to provide bicycle master plan service to the government authority located in Grand Prairie, TX.
- Develop a GIS based inventory of existing bicycle facilities and condition to include, but not be limited to, the following items
- Bikeways or sidewalks (10ft or wider) within existing street rights-of-way.
- Trails designed for shared use outside of existing rights-of-way.
- Roadways designated as shared use with signage, pavement markings or other visual denotation.
- Highway, arterial, and collector roadways as designated in the current master thoroughfare plan (MTP) with excess rights-of-way or lane width allowing for the addition of on-street bikeways with widths of 10ft or wider.
- Known safety risks such as rail crossings and high-speed facilities
- Develop a feasible project list of short-, mid-, and long-term bicycle infrastructure projects with planning-level costs estimates.
- Short-term – Shared-use pavement markings, striped bike lanes, regulatory and wayfinding signage.
- Mid-term – Sidewalk expansion, buffered and separated on-street bicycle lanes, shared use paths.
- Long-term – Roadway expansion projects, regional trail connections, roadway redevelopments (road diets).
- Include a GIS based bicycle network map identifying projects included on the project list. (2) All questions must be submitted no later than March 29, 2024. …
Parents respond to ‘Safe Routes to School’ program with mixed reviews
Author: Eric Pointer | www.kvue.com
The City of Austin completed the most recent phase at Mills Elementary over spring break, adding sidewalk and crosswalk improvements.
AUSTIN, Texas — The city of Austin is working to make the trip to school safer for walkers and bike riders.
The “Safe Routes to School” program has made improvements to more than 100 schools. One of the latest is Mills Elementary School in South Austin.
The city completed the most recent phase at Mills Elementary over spring break, adding sidewalk and crosswalk improvements.
"When you protect the street space for children, you’re protecting for the most vulnerable …
Austin Cyclist Becomes First Openly Gay Man to Bike Around the World
By Hannah Uebele | www.austinchronicle.com
Along the way, he raised money for the Trevor Project
After 280 days, Andrew Mortensen, a UT-Austin alum, has completed an epic bicycling odyssey, spanning 27,461 miles across 37 different countries. The 32-year-old is the first openly gay man to officially cycle around the world.
The journey unfolded in two distinct phases. The first segment began in August 2020, when Mortensen pushed off from the Pacific Ocean, in Neah Bay, Washington. He traveled eastward and greeted the Atlantic Ocean, on the opposite side of the country, 43 days later in Yorktown, Va. The adventure, of course, didn’t end there. Venturing further, Mortensen pedaled down the coast to Key West, Florida, where he decided to continue on and complete the entire continent. So he biked back up into the Bible Belt, …
Houston deemphasizing commitment to ‘Vision Zero’ traffic safety initiative under new Mayor John Whitmire
Adam Zuvanich | www.houstonpublicmedia.org
A spokesperson for the mayor said Vision Zero, a nationwide movement that aims to eliminate traffic fatalities and serious injuries, will be “one of many tools” utilized in transportation planning instead of the “sole determining factor for everything roadways.” According to the Vision Zero Network, the shift in philosophy could reverse the progress the city has made in traffic safety and hinder its ability to receive federal grant funding for infrastructure projects.
The City of Houston has been awarded more than $100 million in federal grant funding in recent years for transportation infrastructure projects aligned with the “Vision Zero” commitment it made in 2020 under then-Mayor Sylvester Turner. His stated goal was to eliminate all traffic fatalities and serious injuries in Houston by 2030 by prioritizing safety for motorists, pedestrians, cyclists and public transit users, largely through road redesigns that aim to reduce collisions as well as vehicle speeds.
The city has completed a handful of related street projects since then and has more in the works, and the effort has so far …
