Texas Biking Action August 8th 2020
2020 Ride of Silence Update
markpedal | www.bikeforums.net
Hello fellow cyclists, I am tracking 2020 Ride of Silence locations for the RofS Board of Directors. I’m a former V. P., Sr. Outreach Director and Mentor of the organization. I’m currently an Advisor to the Board, our Historian/Statistician, MI Coordinator and a local Organizer. (involved since 2005)
Due to the uniqueness of this year’s Ride because of COVID-19, it allows me to note multiple Ride locations within a city; small group rides, solo rides and virtual rides, vs. typically a single large gathering.
Yes this includes all virtual rides, a Spin for Silence. I had a reply from a spinner on Instagram; [yes I rode on the 20th (May), but it was only on my trainer] As RofS Founder Chris Phelan has always stated; “A single cyclist riding in silence is a RofSâ€. If you spun that evening on a trainer for the RofS, you joined folks in Antarctica who held their unique Spin for Silence for the 14th year. They count and so do you.
We could potentially set a record for most locations this year: …
Fort Worth man’s tenacity unjammed gears at City Hall, meaning more free bikes for kids
By Ryan J. Rusak | www.star-telegram.com
The wheels of government grind plenty slow. But sometimes, they do move. And as a result, more disadvantaged Fort Worth kids will soon have some wheels of their own.
Last year, a north Fort Worth dad, Daniel Guido, discovered that discarded bikes were piling up at a city-operated waste drop-off station. Guido runs a bike “gang†in his neighborhood, a group of families and volunteers who fix and maintain bikes, give rebuilt bikes away and host community rides in an effort to get children out of …
Tour de Paris is a go
theparisnews.com
The Lamar County Chamber of Commerce has announced the Tour de Paris Bicycle Rally is moving forward with modifications that will make it look different this year.
“We do not want to cancel this event at this time, so we are moving forward with safety guidelines in place,†a news release states.
This event will be pre-registration only for this year, with the cutoff for pre-registration on Sept. 23 at midnight. Pre-registration packets will be available to pick up Sept. 25 from 6 to 8 p.m. and Saturday morning, Sept. 26 from 6 to 7:30 a.m. Packets will be ready with …
Public meetings Monday August 10th
www.amarillo.com
Pedestrian and Bicycle Safety Advisory Committee: 11 a.m. The video meeting is hosted through Zoom. To view the meeting via video, the following link is provided: …
… The committee will discuss or receive reports on the following current matters or projects:
Update on Traffic Hawk at 10th & Georgia; update on Wolflin traffic study; update on 45th & Coulter and John Stiff Park traffic study; presentation on Parks Master Plan – high level overview of asset management and survey results related to hike and bike interest; presentation on city striping standards for bike routes, lanes and linkages; discussion on cycling route on 9th from Coulter to Medipark. …
Two-Dollar Century
Mark Noblitt | www.strava.com
Wonderful Insanity with my BAR Budies Nick and Jimmy
Frank Cano | www.strava.com
