{"id":23600,"date":"2014-03-25T23:39:29","date_gmt":"2014-03-26T04:39:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=23600"},"modified":"2014-03-25T23:40:53","modified_gmt":"2014-03-26T04:40:53","slug":"texas-bicycling-news-digest-march-25th","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2014\/03\/25\/texas-bicycling-news-digest-march-25th\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Bicycling News Digest March 25th"},"content":{"rendered":"

Bike safety plan aims to eliminate fatalities<\/a><\/h2>\n

By Jayme Fraser\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0www.chron.com<\/h3>\n

\n City leaders and safe-biking activists announced a plan Tuesday to reduce fatalities from bicycle-car collisions to “Goal Zero.”
\n Mayor Annise Parker said the city was dedicating $50,000 toward hiring a firm to create a Bicycle Management Plan that will guide infrastructure development and recommend locations for dedicated bike lanes on Houston roads.
\n The plan also will involve stepping up enforcement and penalties for reckless drivers and cyclists and launching a public awareness campaign that could integrate with the drivers license test.
\n “I want to ensure everyone feels safe on Houston’s streets,” Parker said in a press release. “By working together we can become one of the most bicycle-friendly cities in the nation.”
\n Last month, the Houston Chronicle reported that at least 23 bike riders were killed on Houston streets in the…\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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Casual bike ride<\/a><\/h2>\n

Katy Bicycle fun riders<\/h3>\n

\n Thursday, March 27, 2014\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 6:30 PM
\n Katy Family YMCA
\n 22807 Westheimer Pkwy, Katy, TX (map)
\n Meet at the Y on Peek and Westheimer.
\n Meet and ride from the Y. Everyone is welcomed! Very easy riding.\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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Wednesday Walnut Creek Social<\/a><\/h2>\n

The Austin Mountain Bikers Meetup Group<\/h3>\n

\n Wednesday, March 26, 2014\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 6:00 PM
\n Walnut Creek Metropolitan Park
\n 12138 North Lamar Boulevard, Austin, TX (map)
\n We will be meeting at 5:45 pm to air up, tune and hit the Walnut Creek trail wheels down at 6:00 pm for a 10 to 12 mile circuit, this will be a Beginner to Intermediate ride for folks who just want to ride Walnut at a group pace and we will do a…\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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Second Annual Greater Dallas 100; Sunday May 18th!<\/a><\/h2>\n

The Pondering Cyclist<\/h3>\n

\n I, for one, am very excited to ride the Greater Dallas 100. Like the name implies, the route is a century around the Metroplex, around Beltline Road.
\n Many cyclists in Dallas believe that the city is getting an unfair reputation as being unfriendly to bicycle riders. So, a handful of Dallas area cyclists are working on a new bike ride in the DFW metro area called the Greater Dallas 100.
\n But this isn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t your ordinary t-shirt Century ride. No, this ride uses a special format: There will be no entry fee and neither a Start or Finish line. The idea is that since Beltline loops around the greater Dallas area riders from around the Metroplex can travel to the nearest point to them on the route and start there. It\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s made this way so groups can ride this route the way they want to. In either direction.
\n I like the idea, personally. I believe that especially when you combine this with DART\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s light rail system you can make a good time of it. Be adventurous and go out, do your own route but still with other people! …
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Cyclist struck by vehicle at Tech campus<\/a><\/h2>\n

lubbockonline.com<\/h3>\n

\n 3:39 p.m. \u00e2\u20ac\u201dA Texas Tech Officer investigated a traffic accident with minor injuries in the intersection of 18th Street and Boston Avenue. A cyclist failed to yield right of way at an intersection and was struck by a motor vehicle. The cyclist was taken by emergency medical services to the University Medical Center emergency room.\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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Guinn Road Is A Ride Through West Texas History<\/a><\/h2>\n

San Angelo Bicycle Association<\/h3>\n

\n With the increase in truck traffic on major highways, some area cyclists have been mapping out cycling routes that take them off the beaten path on rural back country roads.
\n One of the newest rides, pioneered by San Angelo cyclist Rick Ogan, is on Guinn Road from the town of Knickerbocker to FM 915 southwest of Mertzon.
\n This 29-mile out-and-back ride offers a great combination of low-traffic smooth pavement mixed with some rough-but-scenic dirt road. Since over half of the route is unpaved, you\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ll be a lot happier on a touring bike with fat tires (700\u00c3\u201432 or larger) or on a mountain bike.
\n It\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s also an out-and-back route so you…\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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Weekly Group Rides<\/a><\/h2>\n

Old Tascosa Cycling Club<\/a><\/h3>\n

\n The weekly group rides will start at 6:30 beginning Monday March 31st. Hopefully the wind will cooperate, please spread the word!!!\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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Next Event<\/a><\/h2>\n

LONE STAR Randonneurs<\/h3>\n

\n April 12 0700
\n 400k, 600k ACP Brevets
\n 206k, 317k RUSA Brevets
\n Cleburne\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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2014 Pace Bend Mountain Bike Race<\/a><\/h2>\n

www.turnincranks.com<\/h3>\n

\n Finished 9th of 21 starters.
\n GoPro crapped out a bit into the 2nd lap so only had footage from first lap. Makes for shorter video which is probably better anyway!
\n Honestly, video is pretty uneventful. Where I started the race, I didn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t do much passing other than earlier age group backmarkers as the only in age group passes I made were on people who pass me and then I pass them back.
\n Although I finished top 10, I still felt that I could have…
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