{"id":25348,"date":"2014-08-19T22:16:33","date_gmt":"2014-08-20T03:16:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=25348"},"modified":"2014-08-19T22:16:33","modified_gmt":"2014-08-20T03:16:33","slug":"texas-bicycling-news-digest-august-19th","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2014\/08\/19\/texas-bicycling-news-digest-august-19th\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Bicycling News Digest August 19th"},"content":{"rendered":"

24 states, 53 cities: Protected bike lanes have become as American as pizza<\/a><\/h2>\n

by Michael Andersen, Green Lane Project staff writer\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0www.peopleforbikes.org<\/h4>\n

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\nThe American bike-lane design revolution keeps rolling.
\nSeven years ago, protected bike lanes were one of two things in the United States: a relic of the pre-Watergate 70s or one of those crazy things they do in Europe and China (or maybe in Quebec \u00e2\u20ac\u201d close enough).
\nToday, there’s no question: protected bike lanes have become as American as the California roll, the…<\/p>\n

A Dandy Rest Stop<\/a><\/h2>\n

Bike Noob<\/h4>\n

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\nOur Sunday club ride was going to head to Kyle, but when I arrived at the start, I found out there would be a small change.
\n\u00e2\u20ac\u0153I have to pick up something from my office,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d said Maggie, who works at the hospital in Kyle. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153You don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t mind a little detour, do you?\u00e2\u20ac\u009d
\n\u00e2\u20ac\u0153Not at all,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d I said, figuring that any variation from our usual routes would be a nice change.
\nFour of us B riders headed out toward Kyle (\u00e2\u20ac\u0153The Second Largest City in Hays County,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d according to its website) on a route that took us through Buda and out on a nice no-traffic rural road for a few miles. Then we…<\/p>\n

MTB Time Trial 5<\/a><\/h2>\n

San Angelo Bicycle Association<\/h4>\n

Date(s) – 08\/21\/2014
\n6:30 pm – 7:30 pm
\nLocation: SA State Park Playground
\nThe mountain bike time trials are held at the San Angelo State Park. The park entrance fee is $3\/person unless you have a State Park Pass. The course is approximately six miles of single track, with short sections of jeep roads and park roads.
\nDirections from San Angelo: Take Avenue N\/Arden Road west. Turn right on FM 2288. Enter at the South Shore entrance. Continue straight into the park. Parking is near the…<\/p>\n

Tweets<\/h2>\n
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cyclists from Brownsville, TX. advocating for bicycle safety at City Hall #BikeTexas<\/a> #bicycling<\/a> #BicycleSafety<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/lVrT4SsCkm<\/a><\/p>\n

— Edgar Gaucin \u00f0\u0178\u0161\u00b2 (@edgargaucin) August 20, 2014<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n