POLICE REPORTS: Officer helps replace child’s stolen bike
By AUSTIN KING | lufkindailynews.com
A Lufkin Police Officer helped replace an 8-year-old’s bike that was stolen and damaged last week.
Officer Hunter Smith investigated the theft of the bike, a post shared on the Lufkin Police and Fire Facebook page said, and learned it would be a while before the bike could be replaced. With the help of the Lufkin Police Association and LPD Cares, Smith was able to replace the child’s bike, and included a helmet and lock to prevent theft as well.
Build a short trail at Yellowbike…
By RidingAgain | austinmountainbiking.com
Was at Yellowbike yesterday and saw some fresh dirt from some digging that was being done for a sign I think.
And then I got the idea of building a little trail in the open land in front of the Yellowbike building. I asked the good folk inside about it and they said they would be open to it, and in fact had been considering the idea before.
There’s actually a good amount of open land there to build a …
Houston Sans Car
Houston Bicycle Club | houstonbicycleclub.wildapricot.org
02 Jun 2019 8:00 AM This is an informal, leader led ride, at an easy pace (Ride speed: 11 – 14 mph ) for those who want to see parts of Houston and many of its special places by bike. We’ll start at 8:00 a.m. at Stude Park. The rest stop will be at one of the city’s independent coffee houses, so if you like coffee, and want to ride through some interesting neighborhoods, this is the ride for you. Total distance is between 20 and 25 miles.
The ride starts at Stude Park on Usener St. near Michaux St. The nearest large cross streets are White Oak and Studemont.
Stolen custom retro bicycle found, returned to owner
Author: Eleanor Skelton | www.12newsnow.com
BEAUMONT, Texas — A stolen custom bike has made it’s way back to its owner.
Beaumont Police Detectives asked for the public’s help via Facebook Thursday while searching for the bike and a suspect.
The bicycle, which was stolen on May 14, is custom-made and unique design, police said in a Facebook post. …
Public meeting on widening Summerhill slated for June 6
by Karl Richter | www.texarkanagazette.com
Next week the Texas Department of Transportation will hold a public meeting on widening a segment of Summerhill Road.
The purpose of the meeting is to gather public input on the proposed reconstruction and widening of FM 1397, aka Summerhill, from University Avenue to just north of North Park Road, a total length of approximately 1.6 miles, according to a notice on txdot.gov. …
… The goal of the project is to widen the segment from a two-lane roadway to a four-lane roadway with a center left-turn lane. To accommodate cyclists and pedestrians, bicycle lanes and sidewalks are proposed to be included in this project. The proposed project will require additional right of way. …
UT meets with advocates, talks bike safety on San Jacinto
by Ryan Thornton | www.austinmonitor.com
Representatives of the University of Texas are promising ongoing discussions of safety and mobility improvements to its section of San Jacinto Boulevard, where 39-year-old Tony Diaz was recently killed while riding a bicycle.
Director of Sustainability Jim Walker and President Gregory Fenves’ chief of staff Carlos Martinez met with a small group of bicycle advocates on Tuesday, May 21, to discuss ways to fast-track safety improvements on the corridor. …
New SH 45 extension plus Grey Rock
Ray Niekamp | www.strava.com
College Station Council Talks About Ways To Reduce Bicycle Crashes
by Bill Oliver | wtaw.com
College Station is first in Texas and 25th in the nation among cities of at least 100,000 population in the percentage of bicyclists who commute.
Meantime, this decade has seen 297 bicycle crashes. Two thirds of the bicyclists were between the ages of 18 and 34.
And what to do to reduce that number was discussed by the city council this month. …
