{"id":36430,"date":"2017-06-19T23:36:35","date_gmt":"2017-06-20T04:36:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=36430"},"modified":"2017-06-19T23:36:35","modified_gmt":"2017-06-20T04:36:35","slug":"texas-bicycling-news-june-19th-2017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2017\/06\/19\/texas-bicycling-news-june-19th-2017\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Bicycling News June 19th 2017"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><a href=\"http:\/\/fitness.blog.austin360.com\/2017\/06\/19\/want-a-say-in-future-of-shoal-creek-trail-attend-wednesday-meeting\/\">Want a say in future of Shoal Creek Trail? Attend Wednesday meeting<\/a><\/h2>\n<h3>Pam LeBlanc | fitness.blog.austin360.com<\/h3>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/cmga360fitness.files.wordpress.com\/2017\/06\/1u4a6283.jpg?resize=1200%2C1800\" width=\"1200\" height=\"1800\" \/><br \/>\nWant a say in what the Shoal Creek hike and bike trail looks like five years from now?<br \/>\nThe Shoal Creek Conservancy is hosting a series of community meetings to help plan improvements to the trail, which now extends from Lady Bird Lake to 38th Street.<br \/>\nThe first meeting is set for 6-8 p.m. Wednesday, June 21 in the &#8230;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<div class=\"fb-post\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/photo.php?fbid=10155484944058970\" data-width=\"552\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"fb-post\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/epcyclists\/posts\/873166576165079\" data-width=\"552\"><\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tripadvisor.com\/ShowUserReviews-g30196-d184131-r494043562-Lady_Bird_Lake_Hike_and_Bike_Trail-Austin_Texas.html\">\u00e2\u20ac\u0153Biking is a MUST in Austin!\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/a><\/h2>\n<h3>www.tripadvisor.com<\/h3>\n<p>Review of Lady Bird Lake Hike-and-Bike Trail<br \/>\nWe took our bikes to Austin for the weekend and it was worth it! Austin is a very bike-friendly city with dedicated bike lanes on most streets. We biked the Lady Bird and the Town Lake trails&#8230;a combination of dirt, paved, elevated bike\/hike trails and bridges&#8230;the elevated trail was &#8230;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><a href=\"http:\/\/www.star-telegram.com\/latest-news\/article156950244.html\">Vbikes rolls into downtown Fort Worth<\/a><\/h2>\n<h3>By Denise Harris | www.star-telegram.com<\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.star-telegram.com\/latest-news\/6m1x2w\/picture156950229\/alternates\/FREE_1140\/Vbike%201\" width=\"1140\" height=\"855\" \/><br \/>\nIf you\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve spent some time in and around downtown Fort Worth you\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve probably heard of the bike sharing program BCycle. It is designed to offer riders a means of transportation or leisure riding all without the commitment of purchasing a bike.<br \/>\nAs with most successful endeavors comes competition. So it should be no surprise that Garland-based Vbikes has entered the market. What is a surprise is that they just &#8230;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><a href=\"http:\/\/www.oaoa.com\/news\/local\/article_2952f442-54fb-11e7-89eb-2b116dfd76e5.html\">Share the road: Bicyclists suffer the brunt of collisions with vehicles<\/a><\/h2>\n<h3>By Silvio Panta | www.oaoa.com<\/h3>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bloximages.newyork1.vip.townnews.com\/oaoa.com\/content\/tncms\/assets\/v3\/editorial\/9\/c2\/9c296ee8-40f0-11e7-baa4-a33013c3b093\/59263f3d6c6f1.image.jpg?resize=1200%2C800&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" \/><br \/>\nBicyclists are bound by law to observe the same rules of the road as motorists, law enforcement officials said.<br \/>\nBut while bicyclists and motorists are expected to follow the law there have been times when cyclists have been seriously, or in some cases, severely hurt &#8230;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><a href=\"http:\/\/www.turnincranks.com\/2017\/mancation-day-1-palo-duro-canyon-mtb-vlog-10\/\">Mancation Day 1 \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Palo Duro Canyon | MTB Vlog 10<\/a><\/h2>\n<h3>by TC | www.turnincranks.com<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Mancation Day 1 - Palo Duro Canyon | MTB Vlog 10\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/xRnC1LtX1g8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><br \/>\nAfter dropping off my son at the in-laws, I was off on an 8 day solo mountain biking trip. It had been a few years since my last big MTB trip and this was the first time I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122d headed out solo. I was excited to get out on the road with &#8230;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><a href=\"http:\/\/www.kcbd.com\/story\/35697920\/work-begins-on-constructing-bicycle-lanes-down-broadway\">Work begins on constructing bicycle lanes down Broadway<\/a><\/h2>\n<h3>By Shaley Sanders | www.kcbd.com<\/h3>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kcbd.images.worldnow.com\/images\/14178922_G.jpg?resize=1200%2C675\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" \/><br \/>\nLUBBOCK, TX (KCBD) &#8211; A month-long road project is underway that could make downtown Lubbock look a little more like what is common in Europe.<br \/>\nThe city has started reconfiguring Broadway to make room alongside cars for bicycle lanes.<br \/>\nCrews began measuring and pre-marking new lane lines on Monday.<br \/>\nOnce they complete this step, they will start eliminating &#8230;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h1>Texas Bicycling from Twitter<\/h1>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Bicycle PRO Shop \/ Footworks Recovery Bike Ride <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/X5d6WiaYBm\">https:\/\/t.co\/X5d6WiaYBm<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Fernando Martinez (@SafeCyclist) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SafeCyclist\/status\/877017609249726466?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 20, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Bicyclist\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s shooting injuries spur Good Samaritans to start donation page<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/DbO08ERzrF\">https:\/\/t.co\/DbO08ERzrF<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Xty9G8bXkC\">pic.twitter.com\/Xty9G8bXkC<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; KXAN News (@KXAN_News) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KXAN_News\/status\/876971091343933443?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 20, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Tomorrow is fix-a-flat day! However, celebrate this Saturday, instead, by bringing your bike by the Querencia&#8230; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/42PKlYX28p\">https:\/\/t.co\/42PKlYX28p<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Querencia Bike Shop (@QuerenciaDenton) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/QuerenciaDenton\/status\/876906990563319808?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 19, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Katie Bykowski Was Driving Drunk at 60 MPH on 6th and Critically Injured Someone Riding a Bike on the Sidewalk <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/gG8WiRqYZZ\">https:\/\/t.co\/gG8WiRqYZZ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; StreetsblogTexas (@StreetsblogTex) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/StreetsblogTex\/status\/876892364320714752?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 19, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Austin Mayor Pro Tem Kathy Tovo Seeks Two-Mile Ciclovia on Congress Avenue <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/iMiIhdGbgt\">https:\/\/t.co\/iMiIhdGbgt<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; StreetsblogTexas (@StreetsblogTex) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/StreetsblogTex\/status\/876893321301512196?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 19, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The Broadway bike lane project begins this week! See what the lanes might look like in this video. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/W2wnWAsgjh\">https:\/\/t.co\/W2wnWAsgjh<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; TTUParking (@TTUParking) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TTUParking\/status\/876871576096059392?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 19, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Did you know that the Esperson Building has a Bike Room for their tenants? <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/6wwnd1RwRY\">pic.twitter.com\/6wwnd1RwRY<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; BikeHouston (@BikeHouston) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BikeHouston\/status\/876843760910577665?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 19, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Dallas is the only major Texas city without a <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/bikesharing?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#bikesharing<\/a> program. Garland&#39;s @VBikesTechology is changing that. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/zps4FR6riu\">https:\/\/t.co\/zps4FR6riu<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/9AoXsFHhs4\">pic.twitter.com\/9AoXsFHhs4<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; KERA News (@keranews) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/keranews\/status\/876843015540572161?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 19, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Thanks REI!!!<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FWMBA?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FWMBA<\/a>  <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/REI?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#REI<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/bj9NjYiO5V\">pic.twitter.com\/bj9NjYiO5V<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; FWMBA (@FWMBA) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FWMBA\/status\/876834353921261568?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 19, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Ready to go deep?!!!<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/yye8459o5I\">https:\/\/t.co\/yye8459o5I<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/painface?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#painface<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FairParkCrits?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FairParkCrits<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/KingRacingGroup?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#KingRacingGroup<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/N3YvetdT4V\">https:\/\/t.co\/N3YvetdT4V<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; KingRacingGroup (@KingRacingGroup) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KingRacingGroup\/status\/876824890959155201?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 19, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">This SAT in Austin, Texas FrankenBike turns 12 \ud83d\ude42 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/rQqxCF7cwx\">https:\/\/t.co\/rQqxCF7cwx<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/indybrewing?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@indybrewing<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/UpCycledRando?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@UpCycledRando<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BikeTexas?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@BikeTexas<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KaliProtectives?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@KaliProtectives<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Lezyne?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Lezyne<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; FrankenBike (@FrankenBikeUSA) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FrankenBikeUSA\/status\/876795689409314816?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 19, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Great things coming out of the cycling community in Houston. I love it! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/nZmJphn00a\">https:\/\/t.co\/nZmJphn00a<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Lawson Craddock (@lawsoncraddock) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/lawsoncraddock\/status\/876790491827798016?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 19, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h1>New Event Added to Texbiker.net Calendar<\/h1>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">New Event Upper Valley Tour Groups B &amp; C &#8211; El Paso, TX For full details, including the address, and to RSVP see:<br \/>\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/X7g0fJ0XC2\">https:\/\/t.co\/X7g0fJ0XC2<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Rick Ankrum (@texbiker) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/texbiker\/status\/876970184665423873?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 20, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Want a say in future of Shoal Creek Trail? Attend Wednesday meeting Pam LeBlanc | fitness.blog.austin360.com Want a say in what the Shoal Creek hike and bike trail looks like five years from now? The Shoal Creek Conservancy is hosting <span class=\"excerpt-dots\">&hellip;<\/span> <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2017\/06\/19\/texas-bicycling-news-june-19th-2017\/\"><span class=\"more-msg\">Continue reading &rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","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":[5248],"class_list":["post-36430","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-bicycling-news","tag-texas-bicycling-news"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p4tok-9tA","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36430","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=36430"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36430\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=36430"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=36430"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=36430"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}