{"id":22865,"date":"2014-01-03T00:07:34","date_gmt":"2014-01-03T06:07:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=22865"},"modified":"2014-01-03T00:07:34","modified_gmt":"2014-01-03T06:07:34","slug":"texas-bicycling-daily-news-roundup-january-2nd-2-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2014\/01\/03\/texas-bicycling-daily-news-roundup-january-2nd-2-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Bicycling Daily News Roundup January 2nd"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a title=\"http:\/\/www.expressnews.com\/news\/local\/article\/City-tries-to-make-San-Antonio-a-safer-place-for-5097215.php?t=09de4e7958c25eaf5f#\/2\" href=\"http:\/\/www.expressnews.com\/news\/local\/article\/City-tries-to-make-San-Antonio-a-safer-place-for-5097215.php?t=09de4e7958c25eaf5f#\/2\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong>City tries to make San Antonio a safer place for cyclists<\/strong><\/span><\/a><br \/>\nBy Vianna Davila\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0www.expressnews.com<br \/>\n<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ww2.hdnux.com\/photos\/25\/43\/41\/5650545\/3\/1549x1549.jpg?resize=625%2C775\" width=\"625\" height=\"775\" \/><br \/>\nSAN ANTONIO \u00e2\u20ac\u201d A little more than 10 years ago, San Antonio was not a particularly friendly place for anyone traveling on two wheels. It had only 36 miles of bike infrastructure, placing it in the bottom third of the 50 largest U.S. cities.<br \/>\nBut much has changed since then. There now are more than 400 miles of infrastructure citywide, which includes bike lanes, bike routes and improved shoulders.<br \/>\nOf those, 40 miles were added in the past two years, since San Antonio adopted a bicycle master plan.<br \/>\nThat number excludes the city&#8217;s 45-mile greenway trail system, a network that&#8230;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a title=\"http:\/\/cxproject2015.org\/the-racing-post-january-2014-issue-the-growth-of-texas-cyclocross-txcx\/\" href=\"http:\/\/cxproject2015.org\/the-racing-post-january-2014-issue-the-growth-of-texas-cyclocross-txcx\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong>The Racing Post, January 2014 Issue. The Growth of Texas Cyclocross<\/strong><\/span><\/a><br \/>\ncxproject2015.org<br \/>\n<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cxproject2015.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/www.theracingpost.us_The_Growth_of_Texas_Cyclocross-791x1024.jpg?resize=791%2C1024\" width=\"791\" height=\"1024\" \/><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a title=\"http:\/\/theracingpost.us\" href=\"http:\/\/theracingpost.us\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong>The Racing Post January 2014 Issue<\/strong><\/span><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/theracingpost.us\/images\/Issues\/Jan%202014%20G%20SO.pdf\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/theracingpost.us\/images\/Issues\/jan%252014.jpg?resize=566%2C742\" width=\"566\" height=\"742\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a title=\"http:\/\/houstonbicycleclub.org\/Pages\/RideDetail.aspx?ride_id=54\" href=\"http:\/\/houstonbicycleclub.org\/Pages\/RideDetail.aspx?ride_id=54\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>HBC Zube Park Ride<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\nHouston Bicycle Club<br \/>\nSaturday 01\/11\/14\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a09:00AM<br \/>\nLocation: Cypress<br \/>\nDistances: 33(B), 40(C), 49(C) miles<br \/>\nFlat county roads in Harris, Waller, and Montgomery Counties. Pay attention to the map &#8211; there are a lot of turns. Only one store on the route. &#8230;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a title=\"http:\/\/www.sanangelobicycleassociation.com\/\" href=\"http:\/\/www.sanangelobicycleassociation.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong>NEW YEAR&#8217;S DAY RIDE<\/strong><\/span><\/a><br \/>\nSan Angelo Bicycle Association<br \/>\nSTATE PARK WAS A GREAT DAY, LOTS OF RIDERS SHOWED UP AND OUR CHEF RICK OGDEN MADE A THREE COURSE HOT DOG MEAL FIT FOR A KING.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a title=\"http:\/\/www.chron.com\/news\/houston-texas\/houston\/article\/Critical-Mass-riders-ask-for-drivers-to-5108973.php\" href=\"http:\/\/www.chron.com\/news\/houston-texas\/houston\/article\/Critical-Mass-riders-ask-for-drivers-to-5108973.php\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong>Critical Mass is free, but Houston police may begin charging riders for escort<\/strong><\/span><\/a><br \/>\nby Heather Alexander, Houston Chronicle<br \/>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"http:\/\/www.khou.com\/templates\/belo_embedWrapper.js?storyid=238398791&amp;pos=top&amp;swfw=$swfw\"><\/script><object id=\"_fp_0.7716404222883284\" width=\"588\" height=\"330\" classid=\"clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000\" codebase=\"http:\/\/download.macromedia.com\/pub\/shockwave\/cabs\/flash\/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0\" name=\"player\"><param name=\"allowfullscreen\" value=\"true\" \/><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\" \/><param name=\"wmode\" value=\"transparent\" \/><param name=\"quality\" value=\"high\" \/><param name=\"flashvars\" value=\"config=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.khou.com%2F%3Fj%3Dembed_238398791%26ref%3D\" \/><param name=\"src\" value=\"http:\/\/player.bimvid.com\/swfs\/main\" \/><\/object><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"http:\/\/www.khou.com\/templates\/belo_embedWrapper.js?storyid=238398791&amp;pos=bottom&amp;ref=$bimPlayerPageUrl\"><\/script><br \/>\nHouston police are considering a plan to charge the Critical Mass bicycle group as safety concerns draw officers away from their regular duties.<\/p>\n<p>The event, which sees thousands of riders take to the streets on the last Friday of every month, has operated in cities across the world for over 20 years. At times it has become a real Drivers vs. Cyclists war, with violence erupting at rides in both Seattle and San Francisco.<\/p>\n<p>Just this past Friday, a disgruntled driver shot video that shows riders racing through the&#8230;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong>New Event Added to Texbiker.net Calendar<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">New Event: 12 Hours of Old El Paso &#8211; El Paso, TX: When: Sat Feb 1, 2014 10am to Sun Feb 2, 2014 10am\u00c2\u00a0<br \/>CSTWhere&#8230; <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/SFETFCqVr7\">http:\/\/t.co\/SFETFCqVr7<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Rick Ankrum (@texbiker) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/texbiker\/status\/418792032237150209?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 2, 2014<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>===========================================<\/p>\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\">HPD plan would hit Critical Mass riders in the wallet  <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/7VHOw4tJiL\">http:\/\/t.co\/7VHOw4tJiL<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Chron Breaking News (@ChronBreaking) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ChronBreaking\/status\/418966030149763073?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 3, 2014<\/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\">Coming soon to a race near you!! We are beyond excited to announce our roster for the upcoming 2014 season:<\/p>\n<p>Ben&#8230; <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/S9EHuuGgrv\">http:\/\/t.co\/S9EHuuGgrv<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; ELBOWZ Racing (@elbowzracing) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/elbowzracing\/status\/418878175670976512?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 2, 2014<\/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\">Guarding the bikes at HEB. People passing by keep giving me weird looks. <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/tvusqygzBv\">pic.twitter.com\/tvusqygzBv<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Su Wilcox (@cheekysu) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/cheekysu\/status\/418882066667667456?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 2, 2014<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/IamWillPowers\/status\/418877171340697600<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">FYI from Austin Ridge Riders:<\/p>\n<p>As part of the ongoing partnership that ARR enjoys with the City of Austin, we&#8230; <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/i4tZEPrmOt\">http:\/\/t.co\/i4tZEPrmOt<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Dirt Derby (@DirtDerby) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DirtDerby\/status\/418784328001527808?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 2, 2014<\/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\">Have you started training for the 2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BPMS150?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#BPMS150<\/a>? We\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re just 4 months away &amp; it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s time to get back on the bike!<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Bike MS: Texas MS 150 (@TexasMS150) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TexasMS150\/status\/418779844999012352?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 2, 2014<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/BSS_Road_Club\/status\/418763288940269568<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/CyclingResolution?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#CyclingResolution<\/a> Number 3, learn a cool new bike trick!<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Baylor Cycling (@BaylorCycling) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BaylorCycling\/status\/418634351983620096?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 2, 2014<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>City tries to make San Antonio a safer place for cyclists By Vianna Davila\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0www.expressnews.com SAN ANTONIO \u00e2\u20ac\u201d A little more than 10 years ago, San Antonio was not a particularly friendly place for anyone traveling on two wheels. <span class=\"excerpt-dots\">&hellip;<\/span> <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2014\/01\/03\/texas-bicycling-daily-news-roundup-january-2nd-2-2\/\"><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":[4666,2319,4469,5253,4028,3032,991,2488,3736],"class_list":["post-22865","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-bicycling-news","tag-critical-mass","tag-houston-bicycle-club","tag-new-events","tag-news","tag-san-angelo-bicycle-association","tag-san-antonio-bicycle-plan","tag-texas-cyclocross","tag-the-racing-post","tag-tweets"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p4tok-5WN","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22865","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=22865"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22865\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=22865"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=22865"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=22865"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}