{"id":3343,"date":"2009-12-24T23:19:31","date_gmt":"2009-12-25T05:19:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=3343"},"modified":"2009-12-24T23:19:31","modified_gmt":"2009-12-25T05:19:31","slug":"daily-news-roundup-december-24th-texas-bicycling","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2009\/12\/24\/daily-news-roundup-december-24th-texas-bicycling\/","title":{"rendered":"Daily News Roundup December 24th &#8211; Texas Bicycling"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a title=\"http:\/\/www.fortworthgov.org\" href=\"http:\/\/www.fortworthgov.org\/sustainability\/default.aspx?id=10392\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Bicycle Route System | City of Fort Worth, Texas<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\nfrom www.fortworthgov.org<br \/>\nBike Fort Worth is the City\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s comprehensive bicycle transportation plan for developing a friendlier bicycle environment.\u00c2\u00a0 Recommendations for supportive policies, programs and facilities are included to increase bicycle transportation within the City of Fort Worth.<br \/>\n<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fortworthgov.org\/uploadedImages\/Transportation_and_Public_Works\/BikRtTrPk.jpg?resize=226%2C229\" alt=\"Fort Worth Texas\" width=\"226\" height=\"229\" \/><br \/>\nThe City has identified three goals to benchmark the success of the plan:<\/p>\n<p>* Triple the number of bicycle commuters<br \/>\n* Decrease bicyclist related crashes by 10 percent<br \/>\n* Attain official designation as a Bicycle Friendly Community through the League of American Bicyclists.<\/p>\n<p>Implementation of the Bike Fort Worth plan will promote bicycling&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"http:\/\/austinontwowheels.org\" href=\"http:\/\/austinontwowheels.org\/2009\/12\/24\/austin-bike-culture-calendar-events-1224-123009\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Austin Bike Culture Calendar Events: 12\/24 &#8211; 12\/30\/09<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\nfrom austinontwowheels.org<br \/>\nWith Christmas coming on the weekend and lot of folks out of town, this week\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s event round up is very light. Please not the Social Cycling ATX Thrusday Night Social Ride and Monday Night Heavy Metal Fitness Ride are canceled for this week.<\/p>\n<p>Here\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s a quick run down of recommended events for the coming week from our comprehensive calendar of all cycling events. Thanks to Jason at ATXBS for letting us know about some events we couldn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t find elsewhere. As always, if there is an event you know about that\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s not on our calendar contact us, and we\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ll add your event on and possibly add it to the weekly round up.<br \/>\nDecember Critical Mass Ride<br \/>\n5 PM, West Mall UT Campus<br \/>\nSunday Morning Fixie Ride<br \/>\n10:20 AM, Posse East, 2900 Duval St<br \/>\nHardcourt Bike Polo<br \/>\n2 PM, Eastwoods Park, 3001 Harris Park Ave<br \/>\nWeekly Ladies Ride presented by Mellow Johnny\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s<br \/>\n3:30 PM, Mellow Johnny\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Bike Show, 400 Nueces St<br \/>\nHump Day Ride hosted by Social Cycling ATX<br \/>\n11 AM, Lamar Blvd Pfluger Pedestrian Bridge, Lady Bird Lake<br \/>\nWeekly Bike Maintenance and Flat Repair Classes hosted by Mellow Johnny\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s<br \/>\n6 PM, Mellow Johnny\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Bike Shop, 400 Nueces St<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"http:\/\/bcullins.blogspot.com\" href=\"http:\/\/bcullins.blogspot.com\/2009\/12\/fitness-resolutions-for-new-year.html\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Team San Angelo: Fitness Resolutions for the New Year<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\nby Bill Cullins<br \/>\nFitness resolutions: Christmas is about to come and go, and the jolly plump guy in the red suit will soon be resting up from his annual ultra-multisport event (sleigh driving, roof clambering, and chimney climbing). He my decide that that he needs to have a more consistent fitness program before next year; in fact many of us may be in the same situation as Santa. &#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"http:\/\/chipsea.blogspot.com\" href=\"http:\/\/chipsea.blogspot.com\/2009\/12\/oops.html\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>ChipSeal: Oops!<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\nby ChipSeal<br \/>\nIn a footnote in this essay, I said that I thought it could be argued that a cyclist in Texas only had the rights as driver of any other type of vehicle when he was operating on the roadway, and these rights [1] did not extend to &#8230; (a) A person operating a bicycle has the rights and duties applicable to a driver operating a vehicle under this subtitle, unless: (1) a provision of this chapter alters a right or duty; or (2) a right or duty applicable to a driver operating &#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"http:\/\/cxmagazine.com\" href=\"http:\/\/cxmagazine.com\/cyclocross-magazine-cxmass-gift-guide\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Cyclocross Magazine &#8216;CXMass&#8217; Holiday Gift Guide 2009 : Cyclocross &#8230;<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\nby jason<br \/>\nWho wouldn&#8217;t love a trip to the Lone Star CX Festival in Austin, TX? A full weekend of racing in sunny Texas on Jan 16 and 17, 2010 &#8211; that still gives you just about enough time to ride off those hefty holiday meals. ..<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"http:\/\/rideonegear.blogspot.com\" href=\"http:\/\/rideonegear.blogspot.com\/2009\/12\/texas-sunset_23.html\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Ride One Gear: Texas Sunset<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\nby Greg Godsey<br \/>\nTexas Sunset. I out of work a little early this afternoon which gave me just enough time for a sunset ride. I get stressed at work, or going somewhere I&#8217;m not looking forward, but it is like rest to my soul when I get to go outside, &#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"http:\/\/russellstanford.blogspot.com\" href=\"http:\/\/russellstanford.blogspot.com\/2009\/12\/i-am-riding-again.html\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Russell&#8217;s Ramblings: I Am Riding Again!<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\nby Russell Stanford<br \/>\nSo I signed up for the MS150 bike ride again. I do like riding and this is just the opportunity I need to get back in the saddle agian. I have done this ride twice before, but I was a few years younger and about 20lbs lighter. &#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"http:\/\/thebionicknee.blogspot.com\" href=\"http:\/\/thebionicknee.blogspot.com\/2009\/12\/two-os-visits.html\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Jim&#8217;s Bionic Knee: Two OS Visits<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\nby Jim<br \/>\nBefore I describe my recent OS visits \u00e2\u20ac\u201c yes, plural; seeing two surgeons reminds me of that \u00e2\u20ac\u0153famous\u00e2\u20ac\u009d JCVD quote and movie trailer line: \u00e2\u20ac\u0153There are two of them. Double the Van Dammage\u00e2\u20ac\u009d \u00e2\u20ac\u201c I wanted to share my bike riding adventures. A few weeks ago, I bought a friend\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s old mountain bike. Other than a few bike outings on vacation, I haven\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t ridden one since my sophomore year in high school; i.e., when I got my driver\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s license and no longer needed a bike for transportation&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"http:\/\/durangotexas.blogspot.com\" href=\"http:\/\/durangotexas.blogspot.com\/2009\/12\/fort-worth-fosdic-lake-dam-dead-tree-is.html\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Durango Texas: The Fort Worth Fosdic Lake Dam Dead Tree Is Gone &#8230;<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\nby Durango<br \/>\nWe have added some mountain bike trails to the Fosdic Lake Dam Vision. It&#8217;s fun to be able to jump in a lake after working up a sweat mountain biking. There are lakes in the Dallas Fort Worth Metroplex, like Lake Joe Pool and Lake &#8230;<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/_rTd-h7IfTf8\/SzKF6XrnzsI\/AAAAAAAAG68\/-ZN7-hdg-dY\/s320\/Fosdic%2BTree%2BGone.jpg?resize=240%2C320\" alt=\"Fort Worth Fosdic Lake Dam\" width=\"240\" height=\"320\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bicycle Route System | City of Fort Worth, Texas from www.fortworthgov.org Bike Fort Worth is the City\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s comprehensive bicycle transportation plan for developing a friendlier bicycle environment.\u00c2\u00a0 Recommendations for supportive policies, programs and facilities are included to increase bicycle transportation <span class=\"excerpt-dots\">&hellip;<\/span> <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2009\/12\/24\/daily-news-roundup-december-24th-texas-bicycling\/\"><span class=\"more-msg\">Continue reading &rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[14],"tags":[1234,5262,1233,1236,5253,1235],"class_list":["post-3343","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-bicycling-news","tag-austin-calendar","tag-cyclocross","tag-fort-worth-bike-routes","tag-fosdic-lake-dam","tag-news","tag-team-san-agnelo"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p4tok-RV","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3343","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3343"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3343\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3343"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3343"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3343"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}