{"id":15443,"date":"2012-08-18T22:06:51","date_gmt":"2012-08-19T03:06:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=15443"},"modified":"2012-08-18T22:06:51","modified_gmt":"2012-08-19T03:06:51","slug":"texas-bicycling-blog-and-news-roundup-for-august-18th-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2012\/08\/18\/texas-bicycling-blog-and-news-roundup-for-august-18th-3\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Bicycling Blog and News Roundup for August 18th"},"content":{"rendered":"

Local Changes in Fort Worth<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\nby Steve A\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0DFW Point-to-Point
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\nFor the first time in some time, I got up to the Sundance Square area, walking there from the ITC train station. Changes have been happening, in contrast to less in Fort Worth’s eastern cousin; Dallas. For one thing, Sundance Square is undergoing transformation from a collection of parking lots into some real “people” spots. We’ll see when the construction fences come down.<\/p>\n

Another change is EXTENSIVE implementation of mostly well thought-out bicycle oriented features. For example, in the photo above, BOTH traffic lanes have sharrows and “may use full lane” signs. Fort Worth hasn’t painted “sweet spot” indicators to show cyclists where to stop in order to trigger the signal, but things were…<\/p>\n

Extra monstrous FrankenBike set for Aug. 25<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\nBy Pam LeBlanc\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0Fit City
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\nThis month\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s FrankenBike \u00e2\u20ac\u201d the 85th since the monthly bike swaps began \u00e2\u20ac\u201d is gearing up as a special one.<\/p>\n

Three bands (The Human Circuit, Barry Whitesnake and IPD) will play the event, which will also feature food vendors (Austin\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Pizza and Chilantro BBQ), national sponsors, a raffle (with a folding bicycle from Austin\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s own Tern Bicycles as the grand prize) and several…<\/p>\n

College Station man arrested for bike theft<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\nwww.theeagle.com
\nA College Station man was charged with theft after University Police officers reported seeing him riding a bicycle that they had placed unlocked in at the Memorial Student Center on the Texas A&M campus.<\/p>\n

The misdemeanor charge is punishable by…<\/p>\n

Support growing for hiking, biking, horse-back riding trail through northeast Texas<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\nBy Allen Rich\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0www.ntxe-news.com
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\nRoxton, Texas — The City of Roxton rolled out the red carpet August 10, 2012 to welcome bicyclists who will one day be rolling into town on of the longest trails in the U.S. The Northeast Texas Trail will carry hikers, bikers and horse-back riders from the trailhead in Farmersville through Collin, Hunt, Fannin, Delta, Lamar, Red River and Bowie counties to New Boston. In all, the scenic 132-mile trail will…<\/p>\n

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The August heat is upon us. Here's how to stay cool during training: http:\/\/t.co\/IGI4GXqw<\/a><\/p>\n

— Active.com (@active) August 18, 2012<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n