{"id":32075,"date":"2016-01-26T23:13:15","date_gmt":"2016-01-27T05:13:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=32075"},"modified":"2016-01-26T23:13:15","modified_gmt":"2016-01-27T05:13:15","slug":"texas-bicycling-news-january-26th-2016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2016\/01\/26\/texas-bicycling-news-january-26th-2016\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Bicycling News January 26th 2016"},"content":{"rendered":"

Boy on bike hit by truck in Haltom City<\/a><\/h2>\n

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

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\nHALTOM CITY — An 8-year-old boy is in serious condition after being hit by a truck in Haltom City.
\nInvestigators said the youngster was riding his bike Monday in a mobile home park in the 5600 block of Huddleston Street when he was struck by a truck …<\/p>\n

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Haltom City police arrest 78-year-old DWI suspect who hit boy on bike<\/a><\/h2>\n

Matt Peterson\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0crimeblog.dallasnews.com<\/h3>\n

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\nStaff writer Cameron Luttrell reports:
\nHaltom City police arrested a drunken-driving suspect accused of hitting a boy on a bicycle late Monday.
\nThe accident happened about 8 p.m. as the 9-year-old rode his bike near Huddleston Street and Banner Drive, police said.
\nThe driver, 78-year-old Vernon McFatridge, struck the …<\/p>\n

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Cypress Creek Greenway Ribbon Cutting and Tree Planting<\/a><\/h2>\n

GHORBA.org<\/h3>\n

Event category: General
\nTrail: 100 Acre Woods
\nFriday, February 12, 2016 – 9:00am
\nHarris County Precinct 4 is organizing a ribbon cutting for the first section of the Cypress Creek Greenway.\u00c2\u00a0 After the ribbon cutting, they have acquired 400 trees to plant along the Greenway.
\nParking will be at …<\/p>\n

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Vision Zero Network will feature seven Green Lane Project alumni cities<\/a><\/h2>\n

Michael Andersen, Green Lane Project staff writer\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0www.peopleforbikes.org<\/h3>\n

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\nA new network dedicated to the concept of eliminating preventable traffic fatalities is rich with Green Lane Project expertise.
\nSeven of the Green Lane Project’s 12 past and present focus cities will also be part of the new Vision Zero Focus Cities network announced Tuesday.
\nVision Zero is the concept, first developed in Sweden but increasingly popular in the United States, that the public bears partial responsibility for every traffic death and can take steps such as speed reduction and physical separation to eliminate virtually all traffic-related fatalities and serious injuries.
\nHere’s the Vision Zero Network’s list of focus cities, with past or present Green Lane Project focus cities in bold:
\nAustin, TX …<\/p>\n

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Tour De Houston set to ride again including Kingwood in the new route<\/a><\/h2>\n

By Jennifer Summer\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0www.yourhoustonnews.com<\/h3>\n

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\nDrawing more than 5,000 participants, organizers for the 11th annual Tour De Houston announced the ride will have a route through Kingwood for the first time.
\nThe bike ride, sponsored by the Apache Corporation, kicks off at the city of Houston\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s City Hall Sunday, March 20.
\nThe ride includes three different routes for the varying skill levels \u00e2\u20ac\u201d a 20-mile ride, a 45-mile ride and the 70-mile ride which features a rest stop at the Kingwood Community Center where the riders will double back to end at City Hall with a celebration presented by …<\/p>\n

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The Morrissey [BIKE] Ride – Houston, Texas<\/a><\/h2>\n

by Abrahan\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0www.morrissey-solo.com<\/h3>\n

There was a Morrissey Bike Ride on Saturday, January 23rd in Houston, Texas.
\nHere is the video, complete with a fake Salford Lads Club:]<\/p>\n