{"id":21553,"date":"2013-06-10T23:24:32","date_gmt":"2013-06-11T04:24:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=21553"},"modified":"2013-06-10T23:24:32","modified_gmt":"2013-06-11T04:24:32","slug":"texas-bicycling-blog-and-news-roundup-for-june-10th-3-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2013\/06\/10\/texas-bicycling-blog-and-news-roundup-for-june-10th-3-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Bicycling Blog and News Roundup for June 10th"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a title=\"http:\/\/cityhallblog.dallasnews.com\/2013\/06\/dallas-official-says-businesses-need-at-least-two-bicycle-parking-spaces-if-citys-serious-about-complete-streets.html\/\" href=\"http:\/\/cityhallblog.dallasnews.com\/2013\/06\/dallas-official-says-businesses-need-at-least-two-bicycle-parking-spaces-if-citys-serious-about-complete-streets.html\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong>Dallas official says businesses need at least two bicycle parking spaces if city\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s \u00e2\u20ac\u02dcserious\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 about complete streets<\/strong><\/span><\/a><br \/>\nBy Robert Wilonsky\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0cityhallblog.dallasnews.com<br \/>\n<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cityhallblog.dallasnews.com\/files\/2013\/06\/BishopArtsBikeRack.jpg?resize=600%2C399\" width=\"600\" height=\"399\" \/><br \/>\nA Dallas City Council committee signed off on a long-in-the-works plan that will require every future business in the city to provide at least two bicycle parking spaces. Also, according to the plan that went before the Transportation and Environment Committee this afternoon, existing business that add more space \u00e2\u20ac\u201d and, thus, need more parking spaces \u00e2\u20ac\u201d will also have to provide bike racks.<br \/>\n\u00e2\u20ac\u0153This is important if we\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re serious about adopting these bike plans and complete streets,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d said David Cossum, the assistant director of&#8230;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a title=\"http:\/\/velossimoracing.org\/wordpress\/2013\/06\/michelle-hayner-rocking-it-at-tulsa-tough\/\" href=\"http:\/\/velossimoracing.org\/wordpress\/2013\/06\/michelle-hayner-rocking-it-at-tulsa-tough\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong>Michelle Hayner rocking it at Tulsa Tough<\/strong><\/span><\/a><br \/>\nVelossimo Racing Cycling Team<br \/>\n<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/velossimoracing.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/20130610-214900.jpg?resize=800%2C534\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" \/><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"http:\/\/www.hcbtc.com\/blog\/event\/southside-lions-park-ride\/\" href=\"http:\/\/www.hcbtc.com\/blog\/event\/southside-lions-park-ride\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong>Southside Lions Park Ride<\/strong><\/span><\/a><br \/>\nHill Country Bicycle Touring Club<br \/>\nSaturday, June 29th:\u00c2\u00a0 Ride starts at 8:00 from the Southside Lions Park (4600 Pecan Valley Road).\u00c2\u00a0 We will meet at the greenway trailhead.\u00c2\u00a0 To get there, turn left as you enter the park from Pecan Valley Road. This is a 40 mile out and back ride along greenway trails that lead to the dog park just inside of McAllister Park.\u00c2\u00a0 Riders wishing to do the shorter 18 mile ride can turn around at SAMMC.\u00c2\u00a0 There are some short stretches of packed gravel so some may wish to bring an off-road or hybrid bike although you can ride these stretches on a road bike.\u00c2\u00a0 Lions park is a&#8230;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a title=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=mfwUgeIEVbI\" href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=mfwUgeIEVbI\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong>Faulkner Mountain Bike Trail, Tyler, TX 5-31-13<\/strong><\/span><\/a><br \/>\nby Bills96TA<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Faulkner Mountain Bike Trail, Tyler, TX 5-31-13\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/mfwUgeIEVbI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><br \/>\nFirst test of the Contour Roam 2 my wife got me for my birthday. I had to compress it from the original 720p I recorded as it was just a huge file. Something on my bike is rattling that I will have to figure out as that isn&#8217;t the camera, I think its the safety lanyard that&#8230;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a title=\"http:\/\/www.dailytribune.net\/news\/article_edb14db6-d228-11e2-95bf-001a4bcf887a.html\" href=\"http:\/\/www.dailytribune.net\/news\/article_edb14db6-d228-11e2-95bf-001a4bcf887a.html\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong>Livestrong bicycle team stops in Mount Pleasant<\/strong><\/span><\/a><br \/>\nwww.dailytribune.net<br \/>\nThe longest annual charity bicycle ride in the world, the Livestrong Texas 4000 team, rolled through Mount Pleasant on Friday just six days after departing from Austin on the way to their final destination of Anchorage, Alaska.<\/p>\n<p>While in Mount Pleasant, the 2013 Livestrong Texas 4000 Team celebrated and shared hope, knowledge and charity with friends and family before continuing on their 70-day journey.<\/p>\n<p>Undergraduate and graduate students from the University of Texas at Austin have braved the rain, sleet, wind, snow, heat and will pedal over 4,500 miles in support of the fight against cancer.<\/p>\n<p>The First Presbyterian Church of Mount Pleasant welcomed the riders from UT. The students spent the night at the church with the church providing&#8230;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a title=\"https:\/\/www.austincycling.org\/node\/3692\" href=\"https:\/\/www.austincycling.org\/node\/3692\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong>Hosted Ride Leader Class &#8211; Sunday June 23rd<\/strong><\/span><\/a><br \/>\nAustin Cycling Association<br \/>\nThe next Hosted Group Ride Leader session is scheduled for Sunday June 23rd from 2:00 till about 5:00.\u00c2\u00a0 The class will be held at the office of Bike Texas located at 1902 East 6th Street.<\/p>\n<p>Completion of the Ride Leader session will allow ride leaders to create, post and lead Hosted rides.\u00c2\u00a0 Class content includes a segment on safe riding in traffic, group safety, group ride management, and a section on how&#8230;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong>Tweets<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Weather permitting we will be racing Friday night!!!! Here is the schedule. <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/3ui8csEv7n\">http:\/\/t.co\/3ui8csEv7n<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Alkek Velodrome (@AlkekVelodrome) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AlkekVelodrome\/status\/344284486525153283?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 11, 2013<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">After a tough day of riding in the Oklahoma wind, we finally made it to Woodward! Headed to Texas one last time tomorrow! <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Rockies?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Rockies<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Texas 4000 (@Texas4000) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Texas4000\/status\/344239956874629120?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 10, 2013<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/JuliaBikes\/status\/344199427919081472<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">2013 Dam Bike Time Trial is June 21. Test Your Meddle at the Oldest Time Trial in Texas on Joe Pool Lake Dam <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/O3Kkq5d3iw\">http:\/\/t.co\/O3Kkq5d3iw<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; CyclingCenterDallas (@CycleDallas) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CycleDallas\/status\/344182701756149762?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 10, 2013<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">These men agree, the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PureAustin?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@PureAustin<\/a> Driveway Series is where it&#39;s at. <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/8HngYRVD4q\">pic.twitter.com\/8HngYRVD4q<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Driveway Series (@DrivewaySeries) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DrivewaySeries\/status\/344180432809635840?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 10, 2013<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Hi everyone! We want to introduce the newest member of our Tour du Rouge team, our new intern Jessica! We are so&#8230; <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/ouzy3rTNnA\">http:\/\/t.co\/ouzy3rTNnA<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Tour du Rouge (@TourduRouge) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TourduRouge\/status\/344170930005737472?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 10, 2013<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Sandy and the crew are getting the Wee-Chi-Tah Trail ready for this years Triple Threat. For more information,&#8230; <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/Ev7JJWX1Lc\">http:\/\/t.co\/Ev7JJWX1Lc<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Hotter&#39;n Hell 100 (@HotternHell100) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HotternHell100\/status\/344121057361408003?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 10, 2013<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">From Texas Trails Network a return on investment stat: &quot;Did you know&#8230;?<br \/> &#8230;more than 200 research studies by the&#8230; <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/yikV1UMnFR\">http:\/\/t.co\/yikV1UMnFR<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Share The Road Texas (@ShareTheRoadTX) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ShareTheRoadTX\/status\/344091678954639363?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 10, 2013<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Annick Beaudet of Austin talks at the ECF Cities for Cyclists meeting in  Vienna <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/EuCyclistsFed?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@EuCyclistsFed<\/a> @COABikeProgram <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/VC13?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#VC13<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/kymHYqLkZm\">pic.twitter.com\/kymHYqLkZm<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; PlacesForBikes (@PlacesForBikes) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PlacesForBikes\/status\/344076323830001665?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 10, 2013<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dallas official says businesses need at least two bicycle parking spaces if city\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s \u00e2\u20ac\u02dcserious\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 about complete streets By Robert Wilonsky\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0cityhallblog.dallasnews.com A Dallas City Council committee signed off on a long-in-the-works plan that will require every future business in <span class=\"excerpt-dots\">&hellip;<\/span> <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2013\/06\/10\/texas-bicycling-blog-and-news-roundup-for-june-10th-3-2\/\"><span class=\"more-msg\">Continue reading &rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[14],"tags":[2471,660,4350,2559,4351,770,3736,3450],"class_list":["post-21553","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-bicycling-news","tag-complete-streets","tag-digest-of-bicycle-blog-posts","tag-faulkner-mountain-bike-trail","tag-hill-country-bicycle-touring-club","tag-hosted-group-ride-leader","tag-texas-4000-for-cancer","tag-tweets","tag-velossimo-racing-cycling-team"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p4tok-5BD","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21553","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=21553"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21553\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=21553"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=21553"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=21553"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}