{"id":30570,"date":"2015-08-11T22:50:32","date_gmt":"2015-08-12T03:50:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=30570"},"modified":"2015-08-11T22:50:32","modified_gmt":"2015-08-12T03:50:32","slug":"texas-bicycling-news-august-11th","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2015\/08\/11\/texas-bicycling-news-august-11th\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Bicycling News August 11th"},"content":{"rendered":"

Getting There: Viva! Streets 2015<\/a><\/h2>\n

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\nViva! Streets Austin is coming up fast! Join us on E 6th Street on September 13 from 12-5 PM as we celebrate healthy living and fitness while we play in the street.
\nE 6th will be closed from I-35 eastward past Robert Martinez Street. (Chicon and Comal streets will allow for cross traffic with police guidance.) There is some parking available on neighboring streets, but we encourage everyone to find non-driving options if possible to avoid congestion at the event. If you live in the …<\/p>\n

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Bike For Mike & The Katy Flatland 2015<\/a><\/h2>\n

by Dan Phelps\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0the surly biker<\/h3>\n

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\nApparently I haven\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t posted since the MS150 in April \u00e2\u20ac\u201c wow. Sorry about that. Things have been busy \u00e2\u20ac\u201c we bought our first house! So, I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m sure you can imagine what I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve been spending my time doing. It\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s not biking, that\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s for sure. And not putting together any LEGO sets either \u00e2\u20ac\u201c though I have acquired a few big Star Wars sets that will be built once I find a place for them in the new house! I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ll also post some before\/after pics of the house at some point too.
\nAnyway \u00e2\u20ac\u201c I did do three really fabulous rides after the MS150 \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Bike For Mike in Fulshear, which benefits the little town of Fulshear and the memory of Mike McCann \u00e2\u20ac\u201c a long time resident and cycling advocate from the town. It\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s possible the best ride I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve done outside the MS150; the …<\/p>\n

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Bike Paths (or the lack of)<\/a><\/h2>\n

by Bill Cullins\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0bcullins.blogspot.com<\/h3>\n

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\nAlthough Greeley, Colorado and San Angelo, Texas are about the same size and have about the same demographics, there’s a world of difference between the bike and pedestrian infrastructure in the two communities.
\nI’m very familiar with both Greeley and San Angelo, having lived here until 1982, then in Greeley through 2000 and back here for the past 15 years.
\nThrough 1982, both Greeley and San Angelo had exactly the same bike-pedestrian infrastructure – almost nothing. Since that time, Greeley has developed an impressive and expanding network of bike-pedestrian lanes and paths while San Angelo lags far behind with …<\/p>\n