{"id":31390,"date":"2015-11-05T00:17:54","date_gmt":"2015-11-05T06:17:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=31390"},"modified":"2015-11-05T00:17:54","modified_gmt":"2015-11-05T06:17:54","slug":"texas-bicycling-news-digest-november-4th","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2015\/11\/05\/texas-bicycling-news-digest-november-4th\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Bicycling News Digest November 4th"},"content":{"rendered":"

HPD: Bicyclist, car involved in accident in NW Houston<\/a><\/h2>\n

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

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\nHOUSTON \u00e2\u20ac\u201c A bicyclist was hospitalized after being involved in an accident with a car late Tuesday in northwest Houston.
\nAccording to the Houston Police Department, it happened at about 11:30 p.m. at East T.C. Jester and …<\/p>\n

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Brownsville is the Bicycling Capital of the Rio Grande Valley!<\/a><\/h2>\n

Fernando Martinez, Mobility Coordinator \/ Program Manager at BikeTexas\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0www.linkedin.com<\/h3>\n

City recognizes Brownsville as the Bicycling Capital of the Rio Grande Valley! Another page in our accomplishments as BikeTexas, working with City and community support. Team Work!<\/p>\n

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Bike Thefts<\/a><\/h2>\n

by Mason Meyers, Staff Writer\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0tamuceasttexan.com<\/h3>\n

No one knows who\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s been stealing bicycles around the Texas A&M University-Commerce campus, but University Police think they\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re getting close to cracking the case.
\nSo far this semester, five bicycles have been reported stolen. During the 2014-2015 school year, bicycles were the number one item reported stolen, beating out the previous years\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 item: cell phones.
\nUPD\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Crime Information Officer Jason Bone has experience dealing with these …<\/p>\n

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Cycling advocates want more Dallas bike lanes<\/a><\/h2>\n

by David Schechter, WFAA\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0www.wfaa.com<\/h3>\n

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\nDALLAS \u00e2\u20ac\u201d There are many things a city needs to be “world class”: Culture, fine dining, parks.
\nBut what about bicycle lanes?
\nA growing number of people in Dallas think the city must encourage alternate forms of transportation to …<\/p>\n

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Bicycle Seed-Bomb Event Launches for Butterflies and Bees<\/a><\/h2>\n

www.publicnewsservice.org<\/h3>\n

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\nAUSTIN, Texas – A group of volunteers in Fort Worth is hoping a bike ride can help spark a grassroots movement to save the butterflies, bees and other pollinators that play a critical role in the nation’s food chain.
\nJillian Jordan, the Great Seed Bomb event’s founder, said bees alone contribute more than $15 billion to U.S. crop production. She noted that there were 6 million beehives at work in 1947, but today – after a 123 percent increase …<\/p>\n

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Cycling Club Pedals Community<\/a><\/h2>\n

By Joanna Armstrong, Staff Writer\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0www.thepinelog.com<\/h3>\n

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\nFor SFA student Steven Amen and the rest of the Cycling Club, biking isn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t just a hobby. It\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s a lifestyle.
\n\u00e2\u20ac\u0153It takes a certain kind of person that wants to do that kind of pain to themselves,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Amen said. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Personally, why I ride\u00e2\u20ac\u201dI couldn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t tell you.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d
\nComprising around seven paying members, Cycling Club participates in the South Central Collegiate Cycling Conference and races against colleges from Texas, Arkansas, Oklahoma and Louisiana. President Josey Miles ranked …<\/p>\n

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Week Eight 2015 Preview \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Cranking Gears and Sugar CX<\/a><\/h2>\n

by joeyTWOwheels\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0texascx.com<\/h3>\n

What was more scary in Dallas last weekend \u00e2\u20ac\u201c the costumes? Or the \u00e2\u20ac\u0153bike handling\u00e2\u20ac\u009d in sloppy conditions?
\nMaybe this video holds the answer:
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