Tour de Texas: Why I’m Cycling the 3,000-Mile Perimeter of the State
By Aaron Chamberlain | www.texasmonthly.com
There’s really no good reason to do what I am doing, riding around the entire state of Texas on my bike. Last year I rode my bike on every street in Austin, and as I was finishing that 385-day, 4,900-mile project, my mind started to wander to the next challenge. That’s when the idea to circumnavigate Texas came to me. I started doing research on which decent roads I could ride to get closest to the boundaries of the state. As far as I can tell, this has never been done before. Of course it hasn’t been done. It’s insane. The journey will take a little under two months and cover 3,046 miles. I’ve lived in Texas for twelve years and have spent most of that time in Austin and the …
San Antonio is asking you where to put new bike lanes
Bruce Selcraig | www.expressnews.com
A bicyclist rides on the sidewalk along Broadway on Wednesday. The city is embarking on a new survey of all residents (not just bike riders) to see where it should build the next bike lanes, looking for up to six top picks from 21 possible corridors.
A decade ago, a national survey of urban bicycling put San Antonio among the bottom third of the 50 largest U.S. cities in such benchmarks as fatalities per capita, miles of bike lanes and the share of the population who bike to work — for this city, a measly one-tenth of 1 percent.
Today, dozens of miles of bike lanes have been added and a city bike/pedestrian czar (“pedestrian mobility engineerâ€) has been on the job a …
Goodwill Fort Worth to host virtual bike ride Oct. 9-25
www.newsbreak.com
Goodwill Industries of Fort Worth says that it will go on the road with the nonprofit’s first-ever virtual bike ride Oct. 9-25. The event will raise funds to support Goodwill’s mission of providing jobs and job training, and to break the cycle of poverty through the power of work. Participants can register to ride 10, 25 or even 50 miles, virtually, anytime between Oct. 9 and Oct. 25. …
Bill Sherry
www.gonzalesinquirer.com
On Sept. 5, 2020, our family lost our parent, grandparent and friend Bill Sherry. Bill was a man who made his own way in life and was an icon for his children and grandchildren. Bill was originally from Gonzales, Texas, married his sweetheart, Sharlene (Smith) Sherry, in 1955. After following many oil field jobs, Bill and Sharlene settled in Devine, Texas, in 1962. They purchased their first and forever home in the center of Devine on Tuttle Drive.
Bill Sherry was an oil field worker, a rancher, and land/property manager. He was known as the man riding his bicycle for exercise or the man sitting on his beloved patio watching the town go by. He enjoyed his many mornings at Charlies II’s having coffee with friends and before heading out to tend to his cattle. He also loved viewing the deer, turkeys and hogs in the Devine area known as the Blackjacks. …
Bike to Wherever Day 2020
houstonbikeplan.org
The COVID-19 pandemic has temporarily interrupted life as we know it. With many still working from home, we thought we’d celebrate the nation’s rescheduled Bike to Work Day by encouraging Houstonians to try biking wherever their day takes them. We realize the importance of maintaining an active, healthy lifestyle, so join us and help us promote active transportation by biking wherever and let us know about it.
Join in on the fun, Tuesday, September 22nd all day long! To help make your ride to wherever safe and enjoyable, we’ve listed some safety tips and riding resources below. We’ll also be crowdsourcing some tips on biking on Facebook and Twitter, so be sure to follow us and join the conversation! …
