{"id":59429,"date":"2022-06-12T23:06:34","date_gmt":"2022-06-13T04:06:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=59429"},"modified":"2022-06-12T23:06:36","modified_gmt":"2022-06-13T04:06:36","slug":"texas-bicycling-news-june-12th-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2022\/06\/12\/texas-bicycling-news-june-12th-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Bicycling News June 12th 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Ready to ride; Cleburne Education Foundation to host 35th annual Goatneck Bike Ride<\/a><\/h2>\n

www.cleburnetimesreview.com<\/h4>\n

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The famed Goatneck Bike Ride will continue in 2022 under new leadership. The Cleburne Education Foundation will become the organizer for the event.<\/p>\n

Goatneck will celebrate its 35th anniversary on July 30 when it welcomes over 1,300 riders to Cleburne. The race, which started in 1987, begins and ends at Cleburne Bible Church, 930 N. Nolan River Road, and is always held the last Saturday of July.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are honored to be asked to organize this event and help continue the Goatneck legacy,\u201d said Brad Marshall, 2022 Goatneck chairperson and CEF board treasurer. \u201cThis is a great opportunity for us to raise additional funds to invest back into our Cleburne ISD classrooms. When we welcome over 1,300 riders to Cleburne, they can be assured that their registration fee will be invested in …<\/p>\n

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PeopleForBikes\u2019 Final Mile Is a Playbook for Accelerating U.S. Bike Networks<\/a><\/h2>\n

www.bicycleretailer.com<\/h4>\n

BOULDER, COLO. \u2014 Can U.S. cities move faster, more efficiently and more equitably to build better mobility networks for residents nationwide? The answer is yes, proven by the work of PeopleForBikes, a national bicycling advocacy organization, following two years of partnership and action in five American cities.<\/p>\n

In 2018, PeopleForBikes set out to create a model for U.S. cities to systematically increase bicycle mobility. The Final Mile, a collaboration between Wend Collective and PeopleForBikes, was successful in achieving that goal. The strategy includes tapping into existing community support for biking, amplifying that support with paid communications and thoughtful neighborhood-based engagement and empowering elected leaders with the political will to accelerate the construction of local bike networks.<\/p>\n

Five cities \u2014 Austin, TX; Denver, CO; New Orleans, LA; Providence, RI; and Pittsburgh, PA \u2014took part in the Final Mile, which provided cities with the necessary financial resources and expertise to execute broad marketing campaigns, create diverse coalitions of community partners and …<\/p>\n

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ACTION: Sign Two West Houston Trail Petitions<\/a><\/h2>\n

flangehead | www.bikeforums.net<\/h4>\n

Short: Please sign (and share) these three petitions for trail construction!<\/p>\n

Mason Creek Trail Extension<\/p>\n

Westheimer_Access_Trail<\/p>\n

FM 1093 Trail<\/p>\n

TLDR: As we go into grant season, we’ve got a number of trail projects under development in west Houston. Three of them have reached the point where an online petition is up and running and we’re trying to attract support. A more detailed description can be found in each petition.<\/p>\n

Locations for these three projects.\n\"\"\/<\/p>\n

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Highly Profitable Bicycle Sales & Service Business- GreatLocation Dallas, TX<\/a><\/h2>\n

www.loopnet.com<\/h4>\n

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This bicycle sales and service shop has been serving the DFW Metroplex for almost twenty-five years, earning a strong reputation for great prices, service, selection, and satisfied customers. The business is highly profitable with fairly low expenses. Sales have remained good, even despite the pandemic. The business has actually seen an increase in sales since the pandemic as more and more people are interested in riding bicycles. The business is well-connected to the community with no direct competitors. You could not ask for a better business location, located in a high-traffic shopping center with bike trails all around. The asking price is …<\/p>\n

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Southern Walnut Creek Trail Ride – Tuesday June 14th 2022<\/a> from socialcyclingaustin<\/a> <\/blockquote>