{"id":27403,"date":"2014-10-07T22:44:40","date_gmt":"2014-10-08T03:44:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=27403"},"modified":"2014-10-07T22:44:40","modified_gmt":"2014-10-08T03:44:40","slug":"texas-bicycling-news-october-7th","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2014\/10\/07\/texas-bicycling-news-october-7th\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Bicycling News October 7th"},"content":{"rendered":"

Longview firefighters reduce fire hazards, create new bike trail<\/a><\/h2>\n

By Alex Byrd\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0www.news-journal.com<\/h3>\n

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\nTen Longview firefighters broke 250 yards of new ground recently as they extended the first public, off-road biking trail while simultaneously creating a fire break path.
\nThe city\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Parks and Recreation Department, Longview Bicycling Club and the Longview Fire Department are working to elongate Grace Creek Mountain Bike Trail from Maude Cobb Convention and Activity Center to behind an auto dealership and former movie theater on Texas 31 in Longview.
\nA fire break path is a trail that keeps a fire from…<\/p>\n

Shavano Park hike-and-bike trail plan ready for review<\/a><\/h2>\n

By William Pack\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0www.mysanantonio.com<\/h3>\n

Shavano Park is a city where joggers and biking enthusiasts looking for a little early-morning exercise have to share the roadways with businessmen and women getting an early start for work, and officials would like that to change.
\n\u00e2\u20ac\u0153There are no hike and bike trails in the city now,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d said Mike Janssen, a member of the city’s Planning & Zoning Commission who chairs a working group charged with developing a proposal that would correct that problem. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153We don’t even have a lot of sidewalks.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d
\nHis working group, which has been examining solutions since the beginning of the year, has…<\/p>\n