Texas Bicycling News Digest January 1st 2018
Bikes, bonds and big plans: 6 things to watch at Dallas City Hall in 2018
www.dallasnews.com
Dallas City Hall spent 2017 staring down the ghosts of years and decades past: Confederate monuments, the police and fire pension mess, the Trinity toll road, four of six back-pay lawsuits and billions in deferred maintenance.
Save for the sudden arrival of Amazon or another twist, 2018 shouldn’t be as dramatic as last year. But consequences are still ahead at Dallas City Hall in the coming year.
Here are six things to watch in the new year. …
- Bike regulations
A LimeBike and Spin bike are left in front of Union Station in downtown Dallas. (Ron Baselice/Staff Photographer)
Last year brought thousands of brightly colored, buck-an-hour bikes to the city’s sidewalks. The four bike-share companies have received both credit and criticism.
In 2018, the city will at least tap the brakes on the unregulated market. The bikes are likely here to stay, but the era of the bike share “experiment” or “pilot program,” as city officials have called it, will come to an end. Regulations limiting the number of bikes appear to be coming. Options will be presented to the council in the new year. …
Customers surprised after Cycle Bar abruptly closes its doors
By Bill Spencer | www.click2houston.com
HOUSTON – The closure signs are up and the sweet ride is over for members of Cycle Bar, the upscale, boutique cycling center in Katy.
“I am devastated … the instructors there have just really made me feel at home, helped me get into the best physical shape that I’ve ever been in my life … it’s sad,†said Cycle Bar member Pamela Langton. …
Affidavit: San Antonio man ran over, killed 61-year-old cyclist with two witnesses in the car
By Caleb Downs | www.mysanantonio.com
Police on Saturday jailed a 39-year-old man who allegedly ran over and killed a bicyclist on the East Side in May and then drove off.
The suspect, Howard Franklin of San Antonio, now faces a charge of failure to stop and render aid resulting in death. He was booked into the Bexar County Jail on a $25,000 bond. …
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— Denise Blalock (@BlondeBeautyDD) January 1, 2018
Yea…….will be my 7th HHH
— Denise Blalock (@BlondeBeautyDD) January 1, 2018
Starting off the New Year right! Chilly but fun day on South Austin's singletrack: https://t.co/NnmUMVOfEX pic.twitter.com/Yo9oP53jAe
— Stefan Rothe (@stefanrothe) January 1, 2018
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— Critical Mass Houston (@HoustonCM) January 1, 2018
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— 24 in the Canyon (@24inthecanyon) January 1, 2018
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— Share The Road Texas (@ShareTheRoadTX) January 1, 2018
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— Driveway Series (@DrivewaySeries) January 1, 2018
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— DORBA (@dorbaonline) January 1, 2018
New Event Added to Texbiker.net Calendar
New Event Lancaster Country Ride – Lancaster, TX https://t.co/Sa3IwqLFpW
Join us for our 20th anniversary! Make plans for a fabulous day of Texas springtime cycling in the beautiful countryside fifteen minutes south of downtown Dallas!  The Greater Da… https://t.co/SJZHViQTrA
— Rick Ankrum (@texbiker) January 1, 2018