{"id":59134,"date":"2022-05-04T22:46:04","date_gmt":"2022-05-05T03:46:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=59134"},"modified":"2022-05-04T22:46:05","modified_gmt":"2022-05-05T03:46:05","slug":"texas-bicycling-news-may-4th-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2022\/05\/04\/texas-bicycling-news-may-4th-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Bicycling News May 4th 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Austin kids bike to school Wednesday<\/a><\/h2>\n

by: Daniel Gravois\t| www.kxan.com<\/h4>\n

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AUSTIN (KXAN) \u2014 Be careful on your Wednesday morning commute.<\/p>\n

Austin Public Works\u2019 Safe Routes to School program is hosting a Bike To School Day. It expects students and families at 24 different schools across Austin to participate.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s all part of the 11th annual National Bike & Roll to School Day. The organization says 1,632 events are registered across the country. APW will host a ride and walk from Bartholomew Park to Blanton Elementary along with the Ghisallo Cycling Initiative.<\/p>\n

The ride and walk begin at 7 a.m. and will be on Berkman Drive and Rogge Lane. City of Austin, Texas Department of Transportation and Austin Transportation Department will all have representatives there to hand out safety equipment and snacks, and they\u2019ll be available to answer questions<\/p>\n

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Video: Bicyclist delivering meals injured in hit-and-run on South Side, police say<\/a><\/h2>\n

Rebecca Salinas | www.ksat.com<\/h4>\n

SAN ANTONIO \u2013 A man who was delivering meals on a bicycle was hit by a vehicle on the South Side early Wednesday, according to San Antonio police.<\/p>\n

The man in his 50s was traveling in the 3300 block of Fairmeadows Street, not far from Poteet Jourdanton Freeway and Interstate 35, when he was hit before 3 a.m.<\/p>\n

He told officers that he had just left an apartment and was delivering meals. Everything went black as the vehicle struck him from behind, he told police.<\/p>\n

A witness told officers that they saw a grey SUV drive off toward Palo Alto Road.<\/p>\n

The bicyclist was taken to University Hospital in serious but stable condition.<\/p>\n

Video from the scene showed pre-packaged meals scattered on the floor by the bicycle.<\/p>\n

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Video: Couch To 50 offers training for Hotter\u2019N Hell Hundred<\/a><\/h2>\n

By Priscilla Meza | www.newschannel6now.com<\/h4>\n

WICHITA FALLS, Texas (KAUZ) – Hotter\u2019N Hell Hundred is right around the corner and if you need help preparing for it, Endurance House is hosting a program to train people in the community for the biggest cycling event of the year here in Wichita Falls.<\/p>\n

Jamie Rice is a real estate agent by day, but at 6 p.m. on Tuesdays and Thursdays, she transforms into one of the group\u2019s fearless leaders.<\/p>\n

\u201cI enjoyed it so much that I started a Facebook group for other cyclists throughout the year that wanted to start cycling,\u201d Rice said.<\/p>\n

She\u2019s a leader of Couch To 50, a bicycling group that\u2019s been helping prepare people for Hotter\u2019N Hell for seven years. While there are still a few months left until race day, the community group is encouraging people to start hitting the road now.<\/p>\n

\u201cOne of our community events that we help with …<\/p>\n

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Mayor Sylvester Turner says he will look at 11th Street Bikeway design as some residents speak out<\/a><\/h2>\n

By Sofia Gonzalez | communityimpact.com<\/h4>\n

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A project that involves redesigning a portion of 11th Street in the Heights to include better bicycle and pedestrian facilities is nearing the end of the design phase, but Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner announced May 3 he intends to take a closer look at the project following opposition from some Heights residents.<\/p>\n

Turner made the announcement at the May 3 Houston City Council public session, during which multiple people also spoke out against the project. Turner said he will take "ownership" of the city project and use the next 30 days to make an assessment on the design.<\/p>\n

Known as the 11th Street Bikeway, the project involves making roadway improvements on …<\/p>\n

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City to proclaim National Bike Month<\/a><\/h2>\n

By Justin Reyes | www.kgns.tv<\/h4>\n

LAREDO, TX. (KGNS) – You might see more people rolling around town by bicycle this month.<\/p>\n

The City of Laredo is hosting a ceremony to proclaim the month of May National Bike Month.<\/p>\n

The event is an effort to advocate for bicycle safety, health, and active transportation.<\/p>\n

National Bike Month will be celebrated by promoting events such as bike to work week, bike to work day, and other activities that will engage the community to participate during this celebration.<\/p>\n

The ceremony will take place at 10 a.m. at city hall chambers.<\/p>\n

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Students walk, ride to Blanton Elementary School for Austin’s ‘Bike to School Day’<\/a><\/h2>\n

by Emily Chavez, Stephanie Becerra | cbsaustin.com<\/h4>\n

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AUSTIN, Texas \u2014 ‘Bike to School Day’ is back! The City of Austin’s Safe Routes to School program is once again hosting bike-to-school days.<\/p>\n

The program took a break at the beginning of the pandemic and during shutdowns.<\/p>\n

This Wednesday morning around 7 a.m., a group of students from Blanton Elementary School biked or walked to school with their families and crossing guards from Bartholomew Park. …<\/p>\n

Austin Public Works Hosts Bike to School Day Celebration<\/a><\/h2>\n

www.austintexas.gov<\/h4>\n

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60+ students participated in a group ride to Blanton Elementary School this morning at one of 20+ Bike to School Day events held across the city.<\/p>\n

A chorus of bicycle bells rang out over Berkman Drive in northeast Austin early Wednesday morning as Austin Public Works and Ghisallo Cycling Initiative staff led over 60 students and their guardians on a group ride to Blanton Elementary School.<\/p>\n

Austin Public Works\u2019 Safe Routes to School program partnered with the school to organize the ride as part of national Bike & Roll to School Day. The event was just one of over 20 such events held across the Austin area, and one of over 1,600 Bike to School Day events held across the country. …<\/p>\n

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Video: Speeding cars a constant problem on street where bicyclist was hit, neighbors say<\/a><\/h2>\n

Katrina Webber | www.ksat.com<\/h4>\n

Police are looking for driver of gray SUV that ran down cyclist<\/p>\n

SAN ANTONIO, Texas \u2013 A crash that left a bicyclist hurt early Wednesday morning didn\u2019t exactly come as a surprise to some people who live in the Southwest Side neighborhood where it happened.<\/p>\n

They say speeding cars, increased traffic and a somewhat blind curve have made their once-quiet street a more dangerous place.<\/p>\n

The crash, which happened at some time before 3 a.m. in the 3300 block of Fairmeadows, sent a man on a bicycle to a hospital. …<\/p>\n

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Linking trails in N Houston for roadbiking – Mercer Arb to Spring Creek GW<\/a> from bikehouston<\/a> <\/blockquote>