{"id":37434,"date":"2017-11-07T23:00:20","date_gmt":"2017-11-08T05:00:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=37434"},"modified":"2017-11-07T23:00:20","modified_gmt":"2017-11-08T05:00:20","slug":"texas-bicycling-news-digest-november-7th-2017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2017\/11\/07\/texas-bicycling-news-digest-november-7th-2017\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Bicycling News Digest November 7th 2017"},"content":{"rendered":"

Car in green bike lane a black eye for city, cyclists say<\/a><\/h2>\n

By Dug Begley | www.chron.com<\/h3>\n


\nA pack of bike riders take off after the launch of the new downtown park connector on March 26, 2015. The lane is ten blocks long located at Lamar Street at Brazos between Bagby and Smith, near the Houston …<\/p>\n

Houston\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s fire department left something behind after Friday\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s parade for the Houston Astros, which has some bicycling enthusiasts fuming.
\nA hybrid car managed by the city\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s fleet department and checked out to the fire department was left in the green dedicated bike lane along Lamar, Houston officials said, during Friday\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s parade. According the Houston Public Works, the car stalled, and was not towed away until Monday morning. …<\/p>\n

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TROST & TROST MANSIONS \u00e2\u20ac\u201c BREAKFAST AND BIKE RIDE<\/a><\/h2>\n

by Malissa Arras-Grossman | texastrost.org<\/h3>\n


\nTrost & Trost Mansions \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Breakfast and Bike Ride<\/p>\n

Join us for a bikeride through the Montana Historic District with Margaret Smith, grandniece of Henry Trost, and VeloPaso! We will start bright and early at Salt + Honey Bakery and Cafe on Sunday, November 12 at 8:30 AM for breakfast and conversation, then hop on our bikes to let Margaret lead us on a tour of the Trost Mansions on Montana Avenue \u00e2\u20ac\u201c seven in all! This tour is open to everyone, $35 per ticket which includes breakfast and the two hour tour. Don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t …<\/p>\n

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FrankenBike Austin # 149<\/a><\/h2>\n

frankenbike.net<\/h3>\n

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Dockless Bike Share Program<\/a><\/h2>\n

www.texasbids.net<\/h3>\n

Dockless Bike Share Program
\nOwner Solic Number: MAIN 18-0007 Status: bidding Report: 8181771
\nCountry : United States State: TX County: Brazos Location: College Station
\nScope: Furnish and manage an on campus dockless free-flow bike share program for campus mobility.
\nNotes: A teleconference pre-proposal meeting is scheduled for Monday, November 13, 2017 @ 10:00 a.m. CST.All interested vendors are to RSVP via email to p-winkler@tamu.edu and receive the teleconference call-in information. Questions due: 11\/15\/17 at 5:00 PM.
\nPlans: From Owner. See attached file.
\nOwner Type: Public<\/p>\n

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Texas Bicycling from Twitter<\/h1>\n
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Little night ride to see the progress on Polk st. @HoustonPWE @HoustonBikePlan<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/RXDLAY3TOL<\/a><\/p>\n

— BikeHouston (@BikeHouston) November 8, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n