{"id":50825,"date":"2019-08-14T23:30:42","date_gmt":"2019-08-15T04:30:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=50825"},"modified":"2019-08-15T21:37:59","modified_gmt":"2019-08-16T02:37:59","slug":"texas-bicycling-news-digest-august-14th-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2019\/08\/14\/texas-bicycling-news-digest-august-14th-2019\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Bicycling News Digest August 14th 2019"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-markdown\"><h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.12newsnow.com\/article\/news\/local\/beaumont-to-apply-for-txdot-program-to-improve-sidewalks-near-several-schools\/502-6c54f423-863e-47f9-aafd-3a64e5092c3d\">Beaumont to apply for TxDOT program to improve sidewalks near several schools<\/a><\/h2>\n<h3>Author: Parris Kane | www.12newsnow.com<\/h3>\n<p>[iframe https:\/\/media.12newsnow.com\/embeds\/video\/502-8a8b8518-7c18-4a95-9d84-3c9d563c36db\/iframe 640px 360px]<\/p>\n<p>The program administers funds for locally sponsored infrastructure projects to help make it easier for students to walk and bike to school.<\/p>\n<p>BEAUMONT, Texas \u00e2\u20ac\u201d As students prepared to head back to school Tuesday, Beaumont City Council unanimously approved the resolution to apply for grants from TxDOT&#8217;s &quot;Safe Routes to School Infrastructure program.&quot;<\/p>\n<p>The program administers funds for locally sponsored infrastructure projects to help make it easier for students to walk and bike to school. The resolution included projects within a two mile radius of &#8230;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.waxahachietx.com\/news\/20190814\/midlothian-junior-high-student-races-to-front-of-bmx-pack\">Midlothian junior high student races to the front of BMX pack<\/a><\/h2>\n<h3>By Patty Hullett | www.waxahachietx.com<\/h3>\n<p>Midlothian seventh grader Marek Backer is a gifted athlete and champion racer in one of the lesser-known sports around. A relative newcomer, he spends most of his time and effort on climbing the ranks in the world of BMX racing.\nThis type of bicycle racing is full of action and requires great skill to be a successful cyclist. To better explain, the contest is held on a dirt race course made of various jumps and rollers and a finish line. The participants \u00e2\u20ac\u201d typically up to eight athletes \u00e2\u20ac\u201d compete in a single-lap race at Backer\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s age level.\nThe multi-talented twelve-year-old was, however, formerly a &#8230;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.prnewswire.com\/news-releases\/rockwall-crossing-to-host-back-to-school-bash-300902047.html\">Rockwall Crossing To Host Back To School Bash<\/a><\/h2>\n<h3>www.prnewswire.com<\/h3>\n<p>ROCKWALL, Texas, Aug. 14, 2019 \/PRNewswire\/ &#8212; Rockwall Crossing is excited to help shoppers go back to school in style at the Back to School Bash on Saturday, Aug. 17. From 2pm to 4pm, shoppers can visit the KDGE &#8211; Star 102.1 radio remote tent and enter to win hundreds of dollars in gift cards and prizes. Shoppers can also enjoy free rock climbing and fun demonstrations by Rockwall Cycling and Hobby Town.<\/p>\n<p>During the Back to School Bash, shoppers can &#8230;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/adudeabikes.com\/2019\/08\/13\/greeting-an-austin-city-councilmember-and-smart-trips-austin-bike-ride\/\">Greeting an Austin City Councilmember and Smart Trips Austin Bike Ride<\/a><\/h2>\n<h3>A DUDE ABIKES | adudeabikes.com<\/h3>\n<p>Saturday brought me several opportunities as a bicyclist and advocate.  First up was the appearance at the neighborhood association by one of the 10 City Council members of Austin, Texas.  His name is Gregorio Casar, the son of Mexican immigrants, but he goes by Greg.  He really knows his stuff, is genuine, friendly, and not pretentious at all.  I believe he is the youngest Council member ever.  Second was a Smart Trips Austin ride.  It\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s a City program to &#8230;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-markdown\"><h1>Texas Bicycling from Twitter<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-twitter wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">It&#39;s the most wonderful time of year&#8230; <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Siclovia?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Siclovia<\/a>! Join the YMCA of Greater San Antonio for the 17th annual Siclovia on Broadway. \u00f0\u0178\u0161\u00b2\u00f0\u0178\u203a\u00b4\u00f0\u0178\u0161\u00b6\u00e2\u20ac\u008d\u00e2\u2122\u201a\u00ef\u00b8\u008f\u00f0\u0178\u008f\u0192\u00e2\u20ac\u008d\u00e2\u2122\u20ac\u00ef\u00b8\u008f\u00f0\u0178\u203a\u00b9 Check out the route!<br><br>\u00f0\u0178\u2014\u201c\u00ef\u00b8\u008f September 29<br>\u00e2\u008f\u00b0 10 AM &#8211; 3 PM<br>\u00f0\u0178\u2019\u00b2 FREE to attend<br><br>Learn more on their Facebook &amp; website \u00f0\u0178\u2018\u2030 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Hc5gnogBvQ\">https:\/\/t.co\/Hc5gnogBvQ<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/oRqaRCNHgk\">pic.twitter.com\/oRqaRCNHgk<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Alamo Area MPO (@AlamoAreaMPO) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AlamoAreaMPO\/status\/1161691276489777153?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 14, 2019<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-twitter wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">&quot;A bazillion degrees outside and this guy rolls to wherever, bag slung over his back, dressed in togs most people in District K would find too hot for a walk from their car to the Subway sandwich shop in a strip center.<br><br>Classy dressed commuter dude, we salute you.&quot; -MT Filley <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/G74mQr6aid\">pic.twitter.com\/G74mQr6aid<\/a><\/p>&mdash; NorthlineLex (@NorthlineLex) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NorthlineLex\/status\/1161727333490941955?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 14, 2019<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-twitter wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">We&#39;ll be in Cibolo on Saturday. Wheels down at 7:30! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/0AoApOjlrR\">https:\/\/t.co\/0AoApOjlrR<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/y6n8As3i4B\">pic.twitter.com\/y6n8As3i4B<\/a><\/p>&mdash; SA Wheelmen (@sawheelmen) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/sawheelmen\/status\/1161638866949947394?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 14, 2019<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-twitter wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">WenDAZED \u00f0\u0178\u0161\u00b4\u00e2\u20ac\u008d\u00e2\u2122\u201a\u00ef\u00b8\u008f | 5.30 AM @ UBG | 30ish miles @ 22-24ish mph | done by 7.30 AM| <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/dawnpatrol?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#dawnpatrol<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/outsideisfree?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#outsideisfree<\/a><br>Route: <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Strava?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Strava<\/a>: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/u0ij4MMKQb\">https:\/\/t.co\/u0ij4MMKQb<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/iThsuS7zWN\">pic.twitter.com\/iThsuS7zWN<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Nate Eguia (@N8d0gg7) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/N8d0gg7\/status\/1161628852373712896?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 14, 2019<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-twitter wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Make sure to follow <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SmartTripsATX?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@SmartTripsATX<\/a> for information about finding transportation solutions for everyday trips, as well as fun events that help you learn about options like bike routes, transit, and more in a laid back and fun setting!<\/p>&mdash; Movability (@Movability) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Movability\/status\/1161593475554586624?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 14, 2019<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"http:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2019\/08\/14\/texas-bicycling-news-digest-august-14th-2019\/\"><span class=\"more-msg\">Continue reading &rarr;<\/span><\/a>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[14],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-50825","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-bicycling-news"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p4tok-ddL","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/50825","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=50825"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"http:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/50825\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":50832,"href":"http:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/50825\/revisions\/50832"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=50825"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=50825"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=50825"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}