{"id":21674,"date":"2013-06-22T23:32:30","date_gmt":"2013-06-23T04:32:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=21674"},"modified":"2013-06-22T23:32:30","modified_gmt":"2013-06-23T04:32:30","slug":"texas-bicycling-blog-and-news-roundup-for-june-22nd-3-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2013\/06\/22\/texas-bicycling-blog-and-news-roundup-for-june-22nd-3-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Bicycling Blog and News Roundup for June 22nd"},"content":{"rendered":"

Continental Bridge Closing July 8th for Park Construction<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\nBike Friendly Oak Cliff
\nThis just in from the Assistant Director Sarah Standifer of the Trinity Watershed.\u00c2\u00a0 Basically, don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t think you can cross the old bridge after July 8th on a bicycle.\u00c2\u00a0 Once complete, a new park will cover the bridge, but still NO dedicated, separate bicycle infrastructure will exist.\u00c2\u00a0 Instead, it will be a shared use path.\u00c2\u00a0 The $8 million private donor, Mary McDermott Cook, requested that no…<\/p>\n

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Houston PD treks cross-country for Leukemia, Lymphoma Society<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\nby Jennifer Cohron\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0www.mountaineagle.com
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\nMembers of the Houston Police Department are taking a break from hitting their own mean streets this summer to bike 2,000 miles in support of the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society.
\nThis marks the 32nd year that the HPD Bicycle Relay Team has hosted an event to support LLS. The group\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s total contribution to the cause currently exceeds $5.4 million.
\nForty officers left from downtown Houston, Texas on Tuesday with the goal of reaching Portland, Maine by June 25. Their trek took them through…<\/p>\n

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Hill Country Trail<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\nby jbarr999\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0forums.mtbr.com\/texas
\nWill be heading up to Marble Falls for july 4th weekend. I am planning on banging out Reveille park one day. I ‘m looking for another choice on day 2. I’ve been looking at Reimer ranch, Pedernales falls and Pace Bend. I like riding fast singletrack and have no problem with technical riding.
\nPlease offer some tips. …<\/p>\n

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Club Meeting<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\nWoodlands Cycling Club
\nMonday, July 01, 2013, 07:00pm
\nMonthly WCC Meetings is our way of getting news to the members and socializing. Monthly meetings include guest speakers on a variety of topics and door prizes.<\/p>\n

Sponsored by:
\nRico’s Grill
\nBikeLane
\nLocation : Rico’s Grill
\n314 Sawdust Rd The Woodlands, TX<\/p>\n

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Former TU Night Hawk takes ride of a lifetime<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\nwww.wtxl.com
\nCrawford, Texas – Thomas University Alumni and former Night Hawk baseball player, retired Army Staff Sergeant Mike Morabito, took the ride of a lifetime when he was invited to participate in the 3rd Annual Bush Center Warrior 100K alongside former President George W. Bush this past May 23rd \u00e2\u20ac\u201c 25th in Waco, Texas.<\/p>\n

Held each spring at the extensive trail system of the Bush ranch in Crawford, Texas, the event features service men and women wounded in the global war on terror riding alongside the…<\/p>\n

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National Bike to School Day Catches On, Shatters Previous Participation Mark<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\nwww.saferoutesinfo.org
\nCHAPEL HILL, N.C. (June 18, 2013) \u00e2\u20ac\u201d From all 50 states and the District of Columbia, tens of thousands of school children across the country biked to school throughout the month of May as part of the second annual National Bike to School Day. In all, 1,705 schools registered Bike to School Day events\u00e2\u20ac\u201d80 percent more than the inaugural national event in 2012\u00e2\u20ac\u201dsetting a new National Bike to School Day record.
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\n\u00e2\u20ac\u0153In March, Bruce Katz of the Brookings Institute told the National Bike Summit that societal trends are favoring bicycling, that at this moment there is a tremendous bicycle wave rolling through America,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d said…<\/p>\n

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

https:\/\/twitter.com\/BikePaulie\/status\/348586542438166528<\/p>\n

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Bike journal found at Target today. Also not my style, but decorated pages are a nice touch. pic.twitter.com\/84odazfD2f<\/a><\/p>\n

— Jami Clayman (@jamiclayman) June 22, 2013<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n