Mountain Bike Trail Donation Honors Justin Brindley

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A mountain bike trail planned at Sugar Land Memorial Park will honor Justin Petersen Brindley, a local outdoor enthusiast who died last year while rafting on the Colorado River.

During last week’s meeting, the Sugar Land City Council accepted a $55,000 donation from Brindley’s parents for the construction of a two-mile mountain bike trail south of University Boulevard and Commonwealth Boulevard near the Brazos River. This is the area where Brindley, a Clements High School graduate, spend much of his early life riding bikes and enjoying the outdoors.

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Biking in Texas State Parks

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Texas State Parks offer several bicycling opportunities for all ages and skill levels within easy driving distance of the Dallas/Fort Worth area.  Here are twelve state parks within 100 miles of Dallas.  The first and the closest to Dallas is Cedar Hill State Park.  15 miles of mountain bike trails are maintained by DORBA, the Dallas Off Road Bicycling Association.  This trail is for riders with off-road experience and is considered intermediate to difficult in skill level.

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Guaranty Bank Tour de Houston – Houston, TX

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Sunday, March 22, 2009, 07:00 AM
Discovery Green
1500 McKinney
Houston, TX 77010

The Guaranty Bank Tour de Houston is an annual bike riding event benefiting Houston’s Park System. The tour changes somewhat each year, but tries to send bikers through some of Houston’s historic neighborhoods with routes of approximately 20, 40, and 70 miles. The tour is a recommended training ride for the BP MS 150 charity bike ride from Houston to Austin.

Tour de Houston (Pre-registration for age 13 and above) – $25.00
Child Tour de Houston (Pre-registration for age 12 and under) – $15.00

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Austin Bike Blog Posits: Dallas Bike Coordinator Gone?

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Kuddos to Dallas on finally moving forward on building bicycle infrastructure. This is especially great when you realize Dallas was rated one of the “Worst Cities For Cycling” by Bicycling Magazine and as Bike Friendly Oak Cliff has pointed out despite being the 9th largest city in the U.S., Dallas currently has 0 miles of bike lanes. (When Houston is kicking your butt on bike facilities, you know you’re bad.)

This is wonderful and a real step forward, so why the reference to the employment status of the Dallas Bicycle Coordinator in the title?

Read the full post at Austin Bike Blog.