{"id":22285,"date":"2013-09-11T22:45:50","date_gmt":"2013-09-12T03:45:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=22285"},"modified":"2013-09-11T22:45:50","modified_gmt":"2013-09-12T03:45:50","slug":"texas-bicycling-daily-news-roundup-september-11th-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2013\/09\/11\/texas-bicycling-daily-news-roundup-september-11th-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Bicycling Daily News Roundup September 11th"},"content":{"rendered":"

https:\/\/twitter.com\/BikeMS_DFW\/status\/377857616539439105<\/p>\n

Texas Car Accident Involving Bicycle Highlights The Dangers Riders Face<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\nby Daniel Stark Injury Lawyers\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0lawyerscope.com
\nThe Texas Car Accident Lawyers with Daniel Stark Injury Lawyers point out that the hill country and its surrounding areas is home to several college campuses and a large volume of avid cyclists. They add that this can cause an increased risk of collisions between cyclists and motor vehicles.
\nTo put into perspective just how common crashes between cars and bike are, an article from KVUE News stated how a cyclist was left seriously injured after being hit by a vehicle this past Thursday. Reports indicate the crash…<\/p>\n

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Does Texas DOT Have the Authority to Kill Bike-Share in El Paso?<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\nby Angie Schmitt\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0dc.streetsblog.org
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\nJust a few weeks ago, El Paso was all ready to go with a new bike-share network, or so it seemed. The city had lined up $400,000 in local funds from the city of El Paso, the University of Texas at El Paso and a grant from Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. The regional planning agency had unanimously signed off on awarding the project $1.6 million in federal transportation funds earmarked for air pollution reduction. Suburban communities had even started expressing interest in being added to the system.
\nTxDOT is trying to crush El Paso’s bike share dreams. But does the agency have the authority? Image: El Paso Times
\nBut last month the Texas Department of Transportation pulled the rug out. TxDOT told local and regional officials it did not support the use of federal Congestion Mitigation and…<\/p>\n

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Texas Tumbleweed 100 – Sept. 14<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\nOld Tascosa Cycling Club
\nJoin us in Dumas this Saturday for the Texas Tumbleweed 100. You can register online. There are 4 distances: 12, 34, 67.2 and 100. A BBQ lunch will be provided.<\/p>\n

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The Department of Transportation Didn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t Have a Vision for Biking & Walking, So We Suggested One.<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\nBy Mary Lauran Hall\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0www.peoplepoweredmovement.org
\nLast week, the US Department of Transportation released their draft strategic plan, a document that will determine how the DOT will manage the United States\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 transportation over the next five years. But there was a slight problem: the plan lacked vision for bicycling and walking. Rather than proposing new methods to create walkable, bikable communities, the plan focuses on status quo operations to…<\/p>\n

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The City of Richardson Talks About Their Trail Expansion<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\nBike Friendly Richardson
\nThe City of Richardson is starting to realize that they need to really promote their bicycling friendliness. Over the past few years, they\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve made great efforts to improve awareness, expand the trail network and add traffic-calming bike lanes. However, aside from us at BFR and our cycling neighbors, folks in Texas rarely get to hear about it.
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