Adam Zuvanich | www.houstonpublicmedia.org
Harris County Commissioner Rodney Ellis, who is funding the project, says it will provide another transportation option for residents near NRG Stadium and other popular destinations. …
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by Gazette Staff | www.texarkanagazette.com
TEXARKANA, Texas — A bicycle rider is dead after being struck by a sports car Tuesday evening in a gas station parking lot.
The accident happened about 5:30 p.m. in the 4700 block of West Seventh Street. A Camaro was traveling east on West Seventh when the driver struck a vehicle turning into HealthCARE Express, said Sgt. Kim Weaver of Texarkana Texas Police Department.
The Camaro continued into the parking lot of the adjacent Road Runner and struck Joshua Simpson, 20, who was on a bicycle, Weaver said. The Camaro then struck another vehicle in the parking lot before coming to a stop.
Simpson was taken by ambulance to the hospital, where he died of his injuries. The drivers of the Camaro and other vehicles reported only minor injures.
The crash remains under investigation.
By Matt deGrood | www.theleadernews.com
City staffers are finalizing a plan to add protected bike lanes along 11th Street in the Heights and reduce the number of driving lanes, despite pushback from some residents in the area.
Crews will begin work rehabilitating 11th Street this month, with plans to start construction on the bikeway part of the project in October, said Erin Jones, spokesperson for the city’s public works department.
“The bikeway design is still being finalized to include METRO bus stop improvements/relocations,” she said.
The 11th Street safety improvements project has been in the works for several years, but has received pushback from some area residents who argue it will make traffic worse, lead …
Rosa Lavender | www.hccommunityjournal.com
The summer of 2022 began for Our Lady of the Hills graduate Chase Ballay (Class of 2021) in San Francisco and ended 67 days and 8,000 miles later on the steps of the U.S. Capitol building in Washington, D.C.
Chase was part of two groups of riders who left from the West Coast and rode an average of 75 miles per day on the journey. They reached their goal on Saturday, Aug. 14, and were met there by friends and family.
More than 100 young men who are members of Pi Kappa Phi fraternity at universities all over the United States left from San Francisco or Seattle on the journey known as the “Ability Experience.” This was the 35th year of the ride across America sponsored by the fraternity.
Chase is a member of the Eta Chi Chapter of Pi Kappa Phi fraternity at Texas Christian University (TCU) in Fort Worth. He is …
By FOX 7 Austin Digital Team | www.fox7austin.com
AUSTIN, Texas – One in five fatalities on Texas roads last year involved pedestrians and bicyclists, so TxDOT is reminding Texans to follow the laws for safe driving, walking and biking.
TxDOT says that in 2021, 841 people died in pedestrian traffic crashes and 92 people died in crashes involving bicyclists, accounting for 20 percent of the nearly 4,500 fatalities on Texas roads.
TxDOT is reminding all Texans through its "Be Safe. Drive Smart." campaign to know and follow the laws, including the Lisa Torry Smith Act, which went into effect last year. The law was named after a Texas mom who was struck and killed in a crosswalk while …
by: Candy Rodriguez | www.kxan.com
AUSTIN (KXAN) — Later this month, more than 300 riders will gather for the annual Texas Mamma Jamma Ride to raise money for Lone Star Circle of Care’s Big Pink Bus.
“It’s literally a big pink bus,” explained Marion Martin, the ride’s director. “We ride the roads of Central Texas we serve five counties — Bastrop, Burnet, Hays, Travis and Williamson — and we bring mobile mammography to women who are underserved and who don’t have insurance.”
Since last July, the Big Pink Bus has traveled over 10,000 miles across Central Texas and more than 1,800 women have been screened on the pink bus. Martin said breast cancer was detected in three of those women and are now in active treatment.
“Our connection to those that …
By Jamey Boyum | www.kltv.com
WHITE OAK, Texas (KLTV) – KLTV’s Jamey Boyum talks with White Oak City Coordinator Jimmy Purcell and Longview’s Flugers bike shop owner Dereck Yagle about their meeting to discuss upgrades to the White Oak Mountain Bike Trail.
by: Matt McGovern | www.fox44news.com
BRYAN, Texas (FOX 44) – A bicycle rider is in the hospital after being struck by a vehicle on Thursday morning.
Bryan Police officers responded at 5:50 a.m. to the collision, which occured at the intersection of Shiloh Avenue and Stone City Drive. A bicycle rider was transported to the hospital with serious bodily injury. The automobile driver has been cooperative with the investigation.
Officers on scene determined the bicycle rider was traveling on the wrong side of the roadway. As of 9:09 a.m., the roadways in the area were reported to be cleared.
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By KCBD Staff | www.fox34.com
LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) – Lubbock PD responded to an incident where a pedestrian was hit by a vehicle around 2:46 p.m. near 47th and Avenue Q.
Police confirm that the pedestrian was on a bicycle when they were hit. The victim was transported to UMC with serious injuries.
LPD’s Major Crash Unit is investigating the crash. Northbound traffic on Avenue Q has been reduced to one lane.
No arrests have been made at this time.
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