{"id":32887,"date":"2016-04-17T22:59:52","date_gmt":"2016-04-18T03:59:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=32887"},"modified":"2016-04-17T22:59:52","modified_gmt":"2016-04-18T03:59:52","slug":"texas-bicycling-news-digest-april-17th-2016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2016\/04\/17\/texas-bicycling-news-digest-april-17th-2016\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Bicycling News Digest April 17th 2016"},"content":{"rendered":"

BP MS 150 ends a day early but still raises more than $12 Million<\/a><\/h2>\n

By KEYE TV<\/h3>\n

keyetv.com<\/h3>\n


\nThe BP MS 150 wrapped up Saturday night after a 100 mile ride from Houston.
\nDay two of the annual BP MS 150 bike ride from Houston to Austin was cancelled because of the rain.
\nThis year’s ride ended La Grange instead of Austin.
\nThe 2016 ride raised more than $12 Million<\/p>\n

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Thousands participate to fuel research at the BP MS 150<\/a><\/h2>\n

KTRK TV<\/h3>\n

abc13.com<\/h3>\n


\nHOUSTON (KTRK) — Weather may have cut the ride short, but it didn’t dampen the spirits thousands of cyclists and 3,500 volunteers in the BP MS 150. This year, because of the threat of bad weather, the ride was Saturday from Houston to La Grange. …<\/p>\n

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An Austin Apartment High-Rise Without A Parking Garage? It Might Become Reality<\/a><\/h2>\n

By Tony Cantu<\/h3>\n

patch.com<\/h3>\n


\nIt’s an in-your-face way of encouraging more people to ditch their cars in congestion-ridden city, and it’s crazy enough to work.
\nHow do you encourage people to take public transportation or bicycle to work instead of driving their cars and adding to congestion. You build them a luxury apartment complex that has no parking area, that’s how. …<\/p>\n

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Austin Bicycling Advocates Seek $150M From City Coffers To Build Safer Paths<\/a><\/h2>\n

By Tony Cantu<\/h3>\n

patch.com<\/h3>\n


\nIf the level of bicyclists meets advocates’ goal, some 20,000 vehicles would be eliminated from downtown traffic each day.
\nThe Urban Transportation Commission is seeking $150 million from the City of Austin to develop its Bicycle Master Plan aimed at making the roadways safer for bicyclists. …<\/p>\n

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