{"id":21311,"date":"2013-05-13T23:48:27","date_gmt":"2013-05-14T04:48:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=21311"},"modified":"2013-05-13T23:48:27","modified_gmt":"2013-05-14T04:48:27","slug":"texas-bicycling-daily-news-roundup-may-13th-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2013\/05\/13\/texas-bicycling-daily-news-roundup-may-13th-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Bicycling Daily News Roundup May 13th"},"content":{"rendered":"

City Bike Designer, Linus Bike, Releases a Statement on Austin\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Efforts to Becoming More Bike-Friendly<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\nwww.watchlistnews.com
\nBohemia, NY (PRWEB) May 08, 2013
\nOn May 8, city bike designer Linus Bike releases a statement on a KUT News article that discusses the city of Austin\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s efforts to becoming more bike-friendly.
\nAccording to the KUT News article, more than two percent overall of Austin residents bike to work. In certain parts of the city, more than eight percent of residents commute to work on their bikes. This number is due to the steady flow of money that the city has allocated for bike advocacy projects.<\/p>\n

Annick Beaudet is an avid cyclist and is the Manager of the Bicycle and Urban Trails Program with the City of Austin. She hopes that one day Austin will be as bike friendly as Portland, Oregon which is said to be the biking mecca of the United States. Beaudet told KUT News that Austin…<\/p>\n

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Send a pro-bike letter to your local newspaper<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\nPeople for Bikes
\nThis week is officially National Bike to Work Week. However, we’d like to encourage you to think of it as National Bike to Anywhere Week. Half of all trips Americans make are three miles or less\u00e2\u20ac\u201dan easy biking distance. Imagine the good that would come if more people in your community tried biking for some of these short trips. Wouldn’t it be nice?<\/p>\n

We have an easy way for you to tell your community why bikes are a great way to go. Use this simple tool to send a pro-bike letter to your local newspaper that encourages and inspires your neighbors to give…<\/p>\n

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Share The Road invites all out to Ride of Silence<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\nby Shannel Douglas\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0www.connectamarillo.com
\nAMARILLO, TEXAS — Share The Road invites riders to take part in this year\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Ride of Silence Wednesday night.<\/p>\n

Ride of Silence is a silent ride where riders on their motorcycle, bicycle, etc. ride along a planned route in silence for all of the rider\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s lives lost by being…<\/p>\n

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LDS missionary in Texas recovering after being hit by vehicle<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\nDeseret News
\nAn LDS Church missionary serving in the Texas San Antonio mission is recovering from injuries today after being struck from behind by a vehicle as he was walking with his bicycle.<\/p>\n

\u00e2\u20ac\u0153Elder Michael Garver, 19, from Tooele, Utah who has been serving in the Texas San Antonio Mission was struck by a vehicle while he and his companion were walking their bikes on the side of a road on 2 May 2013,” Ruth Todd, spokesperson for…<\/p>\n

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On the Lege: Update, May 13<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\nBikeTexas.org
\nThe Safe Passing bill, HB 2225, failed to make it to the House floor before the midnight deadline on Thursday, May 9, for introducing bills originating in the House.<\/p>\n

There was hope that Safe Passing would be heard on the floor when HB 2225 was voted out of Calendars committee on May 7, but the agenda was so backed up going into Thursday morning that lawmakers were still finishing up the Tuesday list. In each session, …<\/p>\n

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Tenth Annual Ride of Silence on Wednesday, May 15th<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\nwww.bikehouston.org
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\nThis Wednesday, May 15th, BikeHouston will host the Tenth Annual Ride of Silence from Memorial Park to City Hall.<\/p>\n

On May 15, 2013 at 7:00 PM, the Ride of Silence will begin in North America and roll across the globe. Cyclists will take to the roads in a silent procession to honor cyclists who have been killed or injured while cycling on public roadways. Although cyclists have a legal right to share the road with motorists, the motoring public often isn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t aware of these rights, and sometimes not…<\/p>\n

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Terry Hershey\/George Bush Park Road Ride<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\nHouston Cycling Club
\nSaturday, May 18, 2013\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a08:00 AM
\nTerry Hershey Park Trail
\n5 West Sam Houston Pkwy S, Houston, TX (edit map)<\/p>\n

I’m thinking about riding through both George Bush and Terry Hershey Park Saturday morning. I would definitely be interested in making it a group ride though. The link below shows the route.<\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.mapmyride.com\/us\/bunker-hill-village-tx\/terry-hershey-bush-park-route-175898786<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Starting and ending points are at the Terry Hershey parking lot, underneath the Sam Houston Tollway. Total distance is about 36 miles…<\/p>\n

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

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Has Texas gotten hillier since last cycling season, or is it just me?<\/p>\n

— Chase Willsey (@chasewillsey) May 14, 2013<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n