{"id":36531,"date":"2017-07-02T23:52:59","date_gmt":"2017-07-03T04:52:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=36531"},"modified":"2017-07-02T23:52:59","modified_gmt":"2017-07-03T04:52:59","slug":"texas-bicycling-news-july-2nd-2017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2017\/07\/02\/texas-bicycling-news-july-2nd-2017\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Bicycling News July 2nd 2017"},"content":{"rendered":"

LeBlanc: Give those new bike bridges time before condemning them<\/a><\/h2>\n

By Pam LeBlanc | www.mystatesman.com<\/h3>\n


\nAs a regular bicycle commuter, I wanted to pedal furiously to Ben Wear\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s house, avoiding gridlock traffic, and shout choice words in his ear after reading his column last week dismissing the new bike bridges in Southwest Austin as a \u00e2\u20ac\u0153glorified scenic overlook.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d
\nWear, in case you missed it, staked out the new complex of bridges over Barton Creek and Loop 360 \u00e2\u20ac\u201d a $14.5-million joint project between the Texas Department of Transportation and the city of Austin \u00e2\u20ac\u201d barely a week after it …<\/p>\n

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July 4 – 7 a.m. Ride to Barbecs – 40 miles ~15mph start @ 15th \/ Independence<\/a><\/h2>\n

by morgman | www.planobicycle.org<\/h3>\n

Please arrive by 6:45 for a 7 a.m. departure from 15th and Independence (between CVS and Taco Delight) for a ~15mph ride down to Barbecs. Please remember a lock if you have one and to bring cash as Barbecs doesn’t take credit\/debit cards. This ride will include Whiterock Trail on the way down and the Cottonwoord Creek trail on the way back. Please load the route below on your preferred navigation device so we have options in case we need to split the group.
\nhttps:\/\/ridewithgps.com\/routes\/22598282<\/a>
\nI know we have a few folks that may be joining us enroute, let me know if you want me to send you a Glympse so you can monitor the group on the way down.<\/p>\n

July 4 – 7:00 a.m. start to White Rock Lake – 51 miles @ 16-17 MPH<\/a><\/h2>\n

phoward429 | www.planobicycle.org<\/h3>\n

We are planning a ride from Spring Creek & Coit. Meet where DB Lite usually meets. Average between 16 and 17 MPH, no drop, but do choose wisely please. Meet at 6:45 a.m., we roll at 7:00. This ride will replace the normal Tuesday night co-ed ride. …<\/p>\n

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Texas Bicycling from Twitter<\/h1>\n
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Today was freakin amazing pic.twitter.com\/55xeAJfLZB<\/a><\/p>\n

— I wanna be a bike. (@Fudgelump) July 3, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n