{"id":23996,"date":"2014-04-29T23:42:30","date_gmt":"2014-04-30T04:42:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=23996"},"modified":"2014-04-29T23:42:30","modified_gmt":"2014-04-30T04:42:30","slug":"texas-bicycle-news-and-blog-digest-april-29th","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2014\/04\/29\/texas-bicycle-news-and-blog-digest-april-29th\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Bicycle News and Blog Digest April 29th"},"content":{"rendered":"

Fitness park, council seat lead Live Oak ballot<\/a><\/h2>\n

By Jeff B. Flinn, San Antonio Express-News<\/h4>\n

\n With the May 10 election less than two weeks away, voters in Live Oak will decide the fate of four propositions as well as select a council member.
\n City Councilman Bob Tullgren is running for re-election to his Place 2 seat. He is opposed by former City Councilwoman Loretta Kusek.
\n Among the four propositions, one continues to garner the lion’s share of attention \u00e2\u20ac\u201d Prop. 4, the planned Live Oak Fitness Park.
\n First proposed in early 2012 after more than a year of conceptual design, the fitness park would be located on 3.2-acres at Oak Terrace Drive between the Live Oak Fire Department and the High Key Apartments.
\n The rocky, hilly terrain has little commercial value, but represents an ideal slope for the…\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Gateway Park Workday – 5\/3\/14 – 8:30am<\/a><\/h2>\n

by beechnut\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0forums.mtbr.com<\/h4>\n

\n We’re back in business folks, and we have a lot of work to do!
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Cyclist takes on mission to spread ghost bikes all over Houston<\/a><\/h2>\n

By Craig Hlavaty\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0www.chron.com<\/h4>\n

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\n A Silsbee man has taken on a unique mission to make sure Houstonians don’t forget the victims of fatal bicycle accidents. He is driving over 100 miles into Houston to install memorials all over the city.
\n Richard Tomlinson is a member of the city’s cycling community, and now he’s a big part of the Houston Ghost Bike group.
\n He spent his weekend installing 13 ghost bikes — stripped bicycles painted all white — across Houston. Each bike corresponds to the death of a cyclist, just as white crosses on the side of road mark nearby fatal car accidents.
\n He’s part of an international effort, complete with a website that lists where most every…\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Announcing: United For Bikes<\/a><\/h2>\n

www.peopleforbikes.org<\/h4>\n

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\n We all know that when people ride bikes, great things happen.
\n This simple truth is what motivates many of us to hop on a bike\u00e2\u20ac\u201despecially during May, which is National Bike Month\u00e2\u20ac\u201das well as help others ride more too.
\n Bicycling is good for our bodies, our families, our businesses, and our local and global communities.
\n Mindful of these important benefits, our two organizations, PeopleForBikes and World Bicycle Relief, are teaming up on a month-long awareness and fundraising campaign this May.
\n The campaign\u00e2\u20ac\u201dcalled United For Bikes\u00e2\u20ac\u201dwill celebrate the Power of Bicycles to change lives, both locally and globally. With your help, we will raise funds and awareness for this important work to…\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Hammerfest Stage Race | Fort Davis | April 26-27, 2014 | Final GC<\/a><\/h2>\n

texasbikeracing.com<\/h4>\n

\n Final GC results from the Hammerfest Stage Race in Fort Davis, Texas.
\n Place Name Team
\n P1\/2
\n 1 Girkins, Kevin Super Squadra pb Austinbikes
\n 2 Wenger, David Super Squadra pb Austinbikes
\n 3 Morales, Emiliano (18) Bicycle Heaven\/PVA
\n 4 Wohlrabe, Ryan Bicycle Heaven\/PVA
\n 5 Boone, Jake Dallas Racing p\/b Park Place
\n 6 Schofield, Jacob Bicycle Heaven\/PVA
\n 7 Cano, Gabriel Cano Bike Shop
\n 8 Trimble, Nathan Dallas Racing p\/b Park Place
\n 9 Dietsch, Vince Austin Bikes\/Revant
\n 10 Carty, Paul Austin Bikes\/Revant
\n 11 Cutbirth, Tyler Austin Bikes\/Revant
\n 12 Edwards, Beau Bicycle Heaven\/PVA
\n DNF Cody, JT Bicycle Heaven\/PVA
\n Men\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s 3 (300-399) …\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Wheels in motion: Bike riders make long journey to honor the fallen<\/a><\/h2>\n

www.cleat.org<\/h4>\n

\n A team of law enforcement officers is riding nine days to visit the 13 Texas communities that lost a law enforcement officer in the line duty last year.
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\n And the riders are covering the distance by bicycle.
\n \u00e2\u20ac\u0153We ride to each community in Texas that lost a peace officer in the line of duty the prior year to remember and honor the officer, family members, friends, co-workers, the department and community,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d the Texas Police Memorial Bike Trek says on its Facebook page.
\n The journey\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s first stop was April 23 to Upton County to honor Sheriff\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Deputy Billy Kennedy, who died Oct. 2, 2013.
\n The last stop is May 2 in Austin to honor Lt. CLay Crabb, who died in a weather-related traffic crash Oct. 16 on his way to…\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n