{"id":21938,"date":"2013-07-18T23:35:13","date_gmt":"2013-07-19T04:35:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=21938"},"modified":"2013-07-18T23:35:13","modified_gmt":"2013-07-19T04:35:13","slug":"texas-bicycling-blog-and-news-roundup-for-july-18th-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2013\/07\/18\/texas-bicycling-blog-and-news-roundup-for-july-18th-3\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Bicycling Blog and News Roundup for July 18th"},"content":{"rendered":"

This evening I participated in a conference call with BikeTexas. The call was to discuss the ongoing survey<\/a>, BikeTexas missions, strategy and tactics. It was informative and encouraging to listen to what the other participants had to say. The survey responses give an insight to what over 1300 people in Texas think about bicycling here and how BikeTexas can affect bicycling education, infrastructure, and safety. As they learn from the survey and calls I think some changes will take place.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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Viva McAllen Streets, ‘Making McAllen healthy, fit, and safe’<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\nSaturday August 03, 2013 – 7:00 AM to 5:00 PM
\nJoin the McAllen Police Department in a family-friendly community event to benefit the Viva McAllen Streets fundraiser. The McAllen Crime Stoppers will host this event on Saturday, August 3, 2013 from 7:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. at the McAllen Convention Center.
\nThe fundraising project will include the following family-friendly activities:
\nPedal Against Crime (cycling ride for 25, 40, or 60 miles)…<\/p>\n

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Aggie raises $5,000 with bike ride<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\nBy Mackenzie Mullis\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0www.thebatt.com
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\nFrom June 9 to July 6, Laine Melikian, a junior recreation, parks and tourism sciences major, rode his bike from Virginia Beach, Virginia, all the way back to his hometown of Georgetown, Texas, to raise money and awareness for cancer.<\/p>\n

In January of 2010, Melikian lost his mother, Wendie Melikian, to brain cancer. In March of 2012, he decided to start a nonprofit organization called Wendie\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Wish, of which he now serves as president, to help families struggling with the financial and…<\/p>\n

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Mike Heiligenstein<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\nby Annie Drabicky\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0impactnews.com
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\nThe Central Texas Regional Mobility Authority was created in 2002 to improve transportation throughout the area. The Mobility Authority is scheduled to tackle nearly $2 billion in roadway projects during the next five years, including overseeing construction of the $426 million, 6.2-mile Manor Expressway project east of Austin and development of express lanes on MoPac. Other projects include Toll 183A, Oak Hill Parkway, Bergstrom Expressway and shared-use paths for bicycles and pedestrians. …<\/p>\n

…Heiligenstein said in an email. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Bicycle and pedestrian facilities will be part of every project we do moving forward.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n

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Tour de France piques local interest<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\nBy Sarah Moore\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0www.beaumontenterprise.com
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\n…Charlie Dixon, a Beaumont business owner and bicycle racer, possibly has a more intense interest than some. Dixon has twice followed the race by bicycle in France “back in the Armstrong days,” he said in a telephone interview Wednesday.<\/p>\n

“I think Lance of course did make bike racing a little more mainstream here in the United States,” he said, adding that he feels people who…<\/p>\n

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Fort Worth undergoing assessment to join major public health project<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\nby JANET ST. JAMES\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0WFAA
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