{"id":30298,"date":"2015-07-18T00:39:38","date_gmt":"2015-07-18T05:39:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=30298"},"modified":"2015-07-18T00:39:38","modified_gmt":"2015-07-18T05:39:38","slug":"texas-bicycling-news-july-17th","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2015\/07\/18\/texas-bicycling-news-july-17th\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Bicycling News July 17th"},"content":{"rendered":"

Bicyclist killed after being hit by driver in Pleasant Grove<\/a><\/h2>\n

By: Calvert Collins\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0www.fox4news.com<\/h3>\n

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\nA driver has been charged on accusations of hitting a bicyclist Wednesday night and continuing with the victim in his windshield for more than a mile.
\nThe victim was pronounced dead at a Dallas hospital just hours later.
\nWitnesses told police they saw a dark green Honda, driven by Silverio Alaniz, 19, hit the bicyclist at Lake June and Holcomb about 6:45 p.m. on Wednesday.
\nFrom how mangled the bike was, police believe the sedan was going pretty fast.
\nWitnesses called 911 to report a man sticking out of a windshield, so Dallas …<\/p>\n

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Around the Web: Transportation balance, station development, rails to trails<\/a><\/h2>\n

Brandon Formby \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0transportationblog.dallasnews.com<\/h3>\n

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\nChaney Shadrock walks her dog Maisey on the Katy Trail in Dallas on July 15, 2015. Shadrock keeps her walks short when walking Maisey. (Vernon Bryant\/The Dallas Morning News)
\nWill more transportation options make us healthier?
\nAdvocates for more walking, biking and transit options in major metro areas argue that rethinking infrastructure can play a role in improving mental and physical health. Buried in the post on Active Transport For Cities is this nugget: \u00e2\u20ac\u0153If your city speaks of \u00e2\u20ac\u02dcbalancing transportation choices\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 rather than prioritizing walking, biking, and transit, it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s still car centered.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d
\nWhen parking \u00e2\u20ac\u201c not development \u00e2\u20ac\u201c sprouts around rail stations
\nBlogger Darin at AtlUrbanist bemoans the decades-long wait for development around the Garnett train station in Atlanta that is currently surrounded by parking lots that …<\/p>\n

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Wheels up: Casual biking on the rise in S.A.<\/a><\/h2>\n

By Rae Jefferson\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0www.expressnews.com<\/h3>\n

Food, drink, socializing are part of the experience
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\nMembers of the cycling group, Street Ratz, pose for a group shot in front of a mural near North St. Mary’s and Richmond Avenue before embarking on a ride around the city on Saturday, July 11, 2015. The group went on a 16-mile ride while pausing to see murals around downtown and on the Westside.
\nRed safety lights flashed on their handlebars and under their bike saddles. The cycling group was a dozen strong and occupied the full width of the right-hand lane on Alamo Street in Southtown.
\nThe riders peddled at a pace slow enough to hold a conversation, unconcerned with the headlights illuminating their cruisers, hybrids and road bikes from behind. At red lights, the bikers, all in their …<\/p>\n

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Bicycle rider robbed at gunpoint<\/a><\/h2>\n

By Kristianna Gross\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0www.kxxv.com<\/h3>\n

WACO – Waco police are looking for two suspects who robbed a man on a bicycle overnight and stole his bike and some of his clothes, leaving him stranded.
\nThe victim was left wandering around Waco pantless. According to police, the man walked several blocks and knocked on people’s doors in the 900 block of Clifton until someone answered and allowed him to call 9-1-1.
\nPolice say the man was riding his bike around 12:30 this morning in the 1100-block of Faulkner Drive, when he was attacked and …<\/p>\n

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Austin dentist hits cyclist in apparent road rage incident<\/a><\/h2>\n

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\nPreston Tyree with ‘Bike Austin’ is an advocate for bicycle safety. He just doesn’t understand why some drivers see cyclists as a nuisance on the road.
\n“I think it’s because when people see us they think of kids playing and they think you know ‘this guy doesn’t have a job, he’s out playing, he’s out having fun, and I’m in my car going to work,'” Tyree said.
\nHe’s frustrated to learn about what happened to a cyclist Austin Police documents refer to as “E Scott” on Wednesday morning. Police documents say Scott was trying to ride in the bike lane on Jollyville Road but the area was overgrown. So he …<\/p>\n