{"id":34086,"date":"2016-09-19T23:02:46","date_gmt":"2016-09-20T04:02:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=34086"},"modified":"2016-09-19T23:02:46","modified_gmt":"2016-09-20T04:02:46","slug":"texas-bicycling-news-september-19th-2016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2016\/09\/19\/texas-bicycling-news-september-19th-2016\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Bicycling News September 19th 2016"},"content":{"rendered":"

Plans in motion to revitalize Houston bike trails<\/a><\/h2>\n

by Thomas Gomez<\/h3>\n

uhclthesignal.com<\/h3>\n

The City of Houston wants to transform itself into a more bicycle friendly city by adding nearly 1,780 miles of bike lanes and implementing new safety policies by the year 2026.
\nThe Houston Bike Plan, which is the official name for this initiative, has been in development since early 2015 with help from both the community and numerous partners such as the Texas Department of Transportation, the Federal Highway Administration, the …<\/p>\n

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America\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Most Bike-Crazy Mayor<\/a><\/h2>\n

By Molly Hurford<\/h3>\n

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

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\nFor bike love with a Texas twang, head to Fort Worth for one of Mayor Betsy Price\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s rolling town hall meetings. Each week, the 66-year-old hosts a casual, 7- to 8-mile ride to meet residents\u00e2\u20ac\u201dsome on their own bikes, others using B-Cycle bike share\u00e2\u20ac\u201dand chat about their ideas on how to improve the city. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153When you put spandex on a body like mine, people will tell you just about anything,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d she says. On weekends, you might spot …<\/p>\n

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Ride Like a Pirate<\/a><\/h2>\n

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

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\ntalk like a pirate on a bike day biketexasAvast! September 19 be Talk Like a Pirate Day, so haul yer best Pirate to yer ride and impress yer mates! (We be puttin’ these here fer a laugh. We be not wantin’ ye to do anythin’ that might land ye in traction.) Don’t be forgettin’ yer eyepatch for yer post-ride grog, savvy? And nae stealin’, either–that be the …<\/p>\n

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Texas Bicycling from Twitter<\/h1>\n
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BIG CEDAR UPDATE ALERT. Howdy folks. So I was sitting down to dinner with the family tonight and my wife made a… https:\/\/t.co\/51D9kyFjG0<\/a><\/p>\n

— DORBA (@dorbaonline) September 20, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n