{"id":29363,"date":"2015-04-06T23:30:08","date_gmt":"2015-04-07T04:30:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=29363"},"modified":"2015-04-06T23:30:08","modified_gmt":"2015-04-07T04:30:08","slug":"texas-bicycling-news-digest-april-6th","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2015\/04\/06\/texas-bicycling-news-digest-april-6th\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Bicycling News Digest April 6th"},"content":{"rendered":"

No Country for Old Men<\/a><\/h2>\n

texasbikeracing.com<\/h3>\n

Have you ever finished a 100 mile road race and thought to yourself, \u00e2\u20ac\u0153well, I wish I still had 900 miles to go?\u00e2\u20ac\u009d If so, then \u00e2\u20ac\u0153No Country for Old Men\u00e2\u20ac\u009d might be for you.
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Grand Prairie\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s mayor paving way to wellness with stroll, bike rides<\/a><\/h2>\n

By NANETTE LIGHT\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0www.dallasnews.com<\/h3>\n

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\nGRAND PRAIRIE \u00e2\u20ac\u201d Mayor Ron Jensen grew up riding bikes.
\nWhen he was a kid, his two wheels took him down Skyline Road to Grand Prairie\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s old downtown.
\nHe\u00e2\u20ac\u2122d pass Uptown Theater \u00e2\u20ac\u201d now restored as a performing arts center. Its vintage red vertical sign remains a landmark on Main Street.
\nAcross the street, he\u00e2\u20ac\u2122d stop at the old Millar Drug for a hamburger. Now, it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Tuscany\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Pasta and Pizza.
\nJensen noted the downtown transformation recently during a 2-mile walking tour that the city has named Strollin\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 With the Mayor. He also announced plans to hold six …<\/p>\n

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City has Plans for a Possible Bike Path Funded Through TxDOT Grant<\/a><\/h2>\n

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

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\nThe City of Abilene is pursuing a grant through TxDOT’s Transportation Alternatives program that would allow them to upgrade sidewalks and install bike lanes around US 277 to make the area more accessible to pedestrians and bicyclists.
\nThe US 277 Pedestrian & Bicycle Safety Project includes a proposed path along US 277 that would span from South Clack Street to Rebecca Lane. They also plan to add a bike lane on Texas Ave from US 277 to Dub Wright Blvd along with other improvements.
\nThe total cost of the project is estimated at $2,043,562.26, but most of it would be covered by the grant. The City is only required to pay 20%, about $408,712.45, which will come out of the sidewalk portion of …<\/p>\n

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Cedar Park Off-Road Park for Mountain Bikes<\/a><\/h2>\n

by Lumberjack\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0www.texasoffroad.net<\/h3>\n

Many of us who like to ride dirt bikes also like to ride mountain bikes. It is a great way to exercise, tone your skills, and be one with nature. I have always said that I love anything on two wheels and I do!
\nThere are many places to ride mountain bikes around the Austin area. I do not need to list all of the places to ride mountain bikes for those of you that do. However, there is one place I would like to mention and that is Brushy Creek that begins in Cedar Park and ends in Round Rock.
\nMyself and others have long wanted to convert nature area’s in Cedar Park to hike and bike trails, some jeep roads if you will, and others single track. We will like to convert these single track trails to the beginning of the Brushy Creek Trail that begins at Cedar Park and ends at Round Rock.
\nI ask you to help me and my friends to come and support us to make this happen. We need warm bodies and people who are willing to step up to the microphone to state that you support what we are trying to do!
\nI believe that this will provide …<\/p>\n

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Road Rage On The Bike Path<\/a><\/h2>\n

Cycling Space City<\/h3>\n

So commuting by bike is supposed to be my healthy alternative to the madness that is commuting by car in Houston, but tonight I got in a bit of a row on my commute home.\u00c2\u00a0 This happened where the shared use path around Barker Reservoir ends at Sergeant Hatch Park.\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 You know where people who drive their cars, to go ride their bikes, end up parking.\u00c2\u00a0 So I am coming upon the exit of the path and there is another rider approaching from the other side to enter the path.\u00c2\u00a0 There is only room for one bicyclist at a time to pass.\u00c2\u00a0 So who has right of way when two cyclists are approaching at nearly the same time?
\nMy first rule is if there is a brutal wind whoever is eating the …<\/p>\n

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New Events Added to Texbiker.net Calendar<\/h2>\n
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New Event Reveille Peak Ranch – Burnette, TX For full details, including the address, and to RSVP see:
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— Rick Ankrum (@texbiker) April 7, 2015<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n