{"id":15378,"date":"2012-08-14T22:33:07","date_gmt":"2012-08-15T03:33:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=15378"},"modified":"2012-08-14T22:33:07","modified_gmt":"2012-08-15T03:33:07","slug":"texas-bicycling-blog-and-news-roundup-for-august-14th-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2012\/08\/14\/texas-bicycling-blog-and-news-roundup-for-august-14th-3\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Bicycling Blog and News Roundup for August 14th"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Alligator Ride<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\nLone Star Cyclists
\nPace: Touring with a Fast Pace Option
\nDate: Saturday, August 18, 2012 – 7:30am
\nLocation: Lowe’s Home Improvement, 4444 N Galloway Ave, Mesquite (Google 32.824358, -96.621881)
\nPlease park as close as possible to Barnes Bridge Road.<\/p>\n

Every year the Mesquite Rodeo Ride offers up some great roads to travel, and this weekend we are going to ride on some of them. We have a couple of routes to choose from: 36 and 59 miles. Come enjoy some pretty, rolling countryside in a setting that is a change of pace for us.<\/p>\n

Why the funny name? Somewhere on the long route a sign once warned of alligators. You will stand a much better…<\/p>\n

Bike Plan update, Oak\/Hickory $35,000 study proposed<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\nby bikedenton
\nAt the city council 2:30PM work session today, Public Works staff will report Bike Plan progress to the council, and the council members will discuss and give direction back to staff. The new priorities are listed as:<\/p>\n

1. Windsor (Old North to Bonnie Brae)
\n2. Sycamore (DCTA station to UNT)
\n3. To Be Determined
\n4. Oak & Hickory.<\/p>\n

The Windsor proposal is simply a redirection of county bike plan funds, and it will add bike lanes without removing any parking. The Sycamore route also uses county money, but from Commissioner Andy Eads, and the focus is on designating a route between the downtown transit center and UNT. Since Sycamore has no…<\/p>\n

5 Bike Repair Stations Across UT Dallas Campus<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\nby dickdavid\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0Bike Friendly Richardson
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\nThea Junt, Energy Conservation & Sustainability Manager for UT Dallas Facilities Management, contacted us with some fantastic news about the UT Dallas campus, located in Richardson.<\/p>\n

They just installed 5 Bike Repair stations across campus! According to Thea, the stations are for anyone who needs them \u00e2\u20ac\u201c even if you aren\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t a student. They are fixed units with a number of tools attached to them. There is…<\/p>\n

The Spirit of Texas Ride Benefits Wimberley Band<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\nby Susan Wilcox\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0biketexas.org
\nIn a situation familiar to schools and parents across the state, Andrea McBeath watched as Wimberley High School\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Spirit of Texas Band budget was cut– twice. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153We\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re making do,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d she says, \u00e2\u20ac\u0153but we have a lot less to make do with.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n

The band\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s usual fundraisers, like poinsettia sales and a concession stand at football games, weren\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t quite cutting it for all the…<\/p>\n

It\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ll Be Getting Easier To Bicycle Tour San Antonio Missions National Historical Park<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\nwww.nationalparkstraveler.com
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\nEven if you don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t have a bike, it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ll soon be possible to pedal between the Alamo in downtown San Antonio and the four beautiful missions that stretch south of the city\u00e2\u20ac\u201dthanks to a bike share program.<\/p>\n

The city\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s existing Bike Share program was the first in Texas and is part of an aggressively expanding cycling program. In just more than a year 23 bike stations offer more than 200 bikes for use around town. A Federal Transportation Grant is funding the oft-requested expansion of…<\/p>\n

Great American cities for cycling<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\nBy ShermansTravel.com\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0itineraries.nbcnews.com
\nPedaling through a major U.S. city is not just the province of daredevil bike messengers. With warmer weather and rising gas prices, there\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s never been a better time to hop on a bicycle, especially while you\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re on vacation. “It\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s also a way to really be local,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d suggests Nicole Freedman, director of bicycling programs for the City of Boston, \u00e2\u20ac\u0153because when you bike you can stop wherever you want, you can talk to people.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n

…1. Austin
\nHome to seven-time Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong, Austin is a bike lover\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s mecca: The city estimates that more than 6,000 people ride bikes here each day. The Lance Armstrong Bikeway will soon connect East and West Austin with a dedicated bike path for the first time (4.6 miles of the planned 6-mile path is now complete), and the Barton Creek Greenbelt offers a 7-mile mountain biking trail right in the heart of the city. These are just two of the reasons Austin is recognized as a Bicycle Friendly Community by the…<\/p>\n

Steven Anthony Steinley<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\nRapid City Journal
\nCONROE, Texas | Steven Anthony Steinley died Aug. 10, 2012, at his home in Conroe, Texas. He was 48.
\nHe was born Jan. 18, 1964, in Chowchilla, Calif.
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\nSteve graduated Rapid City (SD) Central High School in 1982. He attended South Dakota School of Mines and Technology in Rapid City. He graduated from Colorado Technical Institute in Broomfield, Colo. Steve was a Continental Airlines (now United) technician where he celebrated 25 years of employment in June. Steve started his long work career as a Bumper Boy Boss at the Rapid City, SD, Cosmos of the Black Hills before working for several years at the Rapid City Dairy Queen.<\/p>\n

Steve was a keen fitness enthusiast, completing marathons and several half marathons; and, he was an avid cyclist. He was a member of The Woodlands Running Club and Bike Lane Cycling Team of Conroe, Texas. Mountain biking, snow skiing, tennis, soccer and swimming were also…<\/p>\n

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Bring it! RT @wengernation<\/a> Looking to race over Labor Day Wknd? just @BikeReg<\/a>'d for Tynan Law Firm Tour of Austin – https:\/\/t.co\/dZUKzCnu<\/a><\/p>\n

— Driveway Series (@DrivewaySeries) August 14, 2012<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n