{"id":20792,"date":"2013-03-27T23:05:59","date_gmt":"2013-03-28T04:05:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=20792"},"modified":"2013-03-27T23:05:59","modified_gmt":"2013-03-28T04:05:59","slug":"texas-bicycling-blog-and-news-roundup-for-march-27th-3-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2013\/03\/27\/texas-bicycling-blog-and-news-roundup-for-march-27th-3-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Bicycling Blog and News Roundup for March 27th"},"content":{"rendered":"

An Infrastructure for Cruisers, Racers, Mountain Bikers, Commuters, and BMX Tricksters: Peter Muessig\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s veloCity<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\nArchitecture, Infrastructure
\nby Sara C. Rolater\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0offcite.org
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\nAnyone who\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s stalled in Houston\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s early evening sea of brake lights might not be inclined to think we have room for an entirely new transportation infrastructure. But Peter Muessig has envisioned a provocative future between the lines of Houston\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s urban grid. His graduate thesis for the Rice School of Architecture, \u00e2\u20ac\u0153veloCity: Mapping Houston on the Diagonal,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d reconceives the Space City and oil capital via the bicycle, which Muessig uses as a \u00e2\u20ac\u0153versatile tool…<\/p>\n

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BikeTexas Releases State-Specific Benchmarking Report<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\nBy Mary Lauran Hall\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0www.peoplepoweredmovement.org
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\nA new BikeTexas report modeled after the Alliance for Biking & Walking\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s national Benchmarking report sets baselines for walking and biking policies, infrastructure and programs in the Lone Star State\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s largest cities.<\/p>\n

While the Alliance report examines biking and walking in the 51 most populous cities in the United States, the Texas study examines the…<\/p>\n

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Nobody Beats The Wiz<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\nCorinth Cycling
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\nAfter a great weekend of racing in Waco at the OMNI Omnium Stage Race, the Corinth Cycling\/Harden Dental team is now sitting in 2nd place overall in the 40+ Texas Cup Competition.<\/p>\n

Derek Whisenhunt won the time trial and placed second in both the crit race on Saturday and the circuit race on Sunday to capture the overall…<\/p>\n

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Texas Cup Action — Waco OMNI Omnium<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\ntxbra.org
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\nAttack and counter-attack by Elbowz Racing paid off at the Waco OMNI Omnium as they finished 1, 2, 3, 4 in the Pro\/1\/2 race. Photo courtesy of Lee McDaniel.<\/p>\n

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Tuesday Ride at Walnut Creek – Intermediate ride level<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\nThe Austin Mountain Bikers Meetup Group
\nTuesday, April 2, 2013\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a05:30 PM
\nWalnut Creek Park
\n12138 N. Lamar Blvd., Austin, TX (map)
\nBack to normal summer hours.<\/p>\n

Please be there and be ready to roll by 5:30 pm. We meet in the parking lot near the pool in the middle of the island.
\nAny question please call\/text\u00c2\u00a0 me at 512 968 2079
\nIntermediate level ride with no drop.<\/p>\n

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Tuesday: Intermediate\/Advanced Mountain Bike Ride at the Ant Hills<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\nThe Houston Mountain Bikes Meetup Group
\nTuesday, April 2, 2013\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a06:15 PM
\nTerry Hershey Park
\n15200 Memorial Dr, Houston, TX (map)
\nLook for my red Jeep with bike rack on back. Or call me, Jeff @ 713-459-4622<\/p>\n

This will be a medium\/fast pace ride through the Ant Hills of Hershey Park! Bring WATER, spare tube\/tire, snacks, etc…Helmets required. Call if you are going to be late so we can wait for you. …<\/p>\n

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Big Ring Challenge<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\nBy myles\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0Cycle Progression
\nLike every other TMBRA race this season The Big Ring Challenge out in Houston this past weekend seemed to be no different.\u00c2\u00a0 Although our group was small this time around we were strong, here are some results:<\/p>\n

Matt Gordon- 2nd Place PRO\/Cat 1 men
\nMason O\u00e2\u20ac\u2122neal- 2nd Place Cat 1 40-49 with a bloody face!!
\nJonathan Pattie- 3rd Place Cat 1 40-49
\nTim Gray- 5th Place Cat 1 40-49
\nConrad Steitz- 10th Place Cat 2 SS
\nThanks to all who continue to push themselves and our shop in the team challenge!<\/p>\n

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East Texas road board votes to limit \u00e2\u20ac\u201d but not ban \u00e2\u20ac\u201d bikes<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\nBY ADAM RUSSELL\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0tylerpaper.com
\nThe North East Texas Regional Mobility Authority board voted Tuesday to limit bicycle access to Toll 49.
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\nAfter an hour of discussion and two motions that failed by a vote and lack of a second, members voted 7-2 to allow bicycle access on Segments 1, 2 and 5, a 10-mile stretch connecting Texas Highway 155 near Noonday to Texas Highway 110 near Whitehouse.<\/p>\n

Bicycles are prohibited on Segments 3A and 3B, from Texas Highway 155 to…<\/p>\n

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SCCCC: MSU Vuelta del Viento\u00c2\u00a0 – by Caden Burross<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\nwww.usacycling.org
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\nRebranded as the Vuelta del Viento, this year\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Midwestern State University race weekend definitely lived up to its name. Saturday morning began with a team time trial that was delayed by half an hour due to thunder, lightning, and inevitable rain. Once the storm had passed, the wind remained and the teams were off. MSU swept most categories, relinquishing wins only to the University of Oklahoma, in the Men’s C, and Abilene Christian, in the Men’s D.<\/p>\n

The weekend’s road race followed shortly after the TTTs wrapped up and was something new for most racers. This year\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s loop was freshly paved with 3\/4 inch Chip-n-Seal, and for those unfamiliar with road construction, it basically resembles…<\/p>\n

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Transforming Houston With Bayou Greenways<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\nOpportunity Urbanist
\nThis week we have a guest post by Jen Powis, Advocacy Director for the Houston Parks Board.
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\nHouston is a sprawling, cosmopolitan city of over 650 square miles and 2.3 million people.\u00c2\u00a0 But thanks to the $166 million Parks Bond citizens passed last November, by 2020 Houston will also have over 150 miles of connected biking and walking paths along nearly 1,500 acres of new connected parkland, completely separated from cars.<\/p>\n

The bond dollars will go toward completing a system of connected parks throughout Houston \u00e2\u20ac\u201d a project known as Bayou Greenways 2020.\u00c2\u00a0 In general, Bayou Greenways are linear public parks along the major bayous flowing towards the Gulf of Mexico that connect many of Houston\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s signature parks like Hermann Park or Eleanor Tinsley Park.\u00c2\u00a0 Much of the land along our bayous are either in the floodway or the floodplain, and thus…<\/p>\n

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Tweets<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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If you care about biking, walkability, & better transport in Houston & couldn't make tonight's meeting, comment here: http:\/\/t.co\/Yn1xTJr2Ly<\/a><\/p>\n

— David Leftwich (@DavidLeftwich68) March 26, 2013<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n