{"id":37682,"date":"2017-11-30T23:21:23","date_gmt":"2017-12-01T05:21:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=37682"},"modified":"2017-11-30T23:24:31","modified_gmt":"2017-12-01T05:24:31","slug":"texas-bicycling-news-digest-november-30th-2017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2017\/11\/30\/texas-bicycling-news-digest-november-30th-2017\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Bicycling News Digest November 30th 2017"},"content":{"rendered":"

Longview group seeks public comments on biking, walking paths<\/a><\/h2>\n

www.news-journal.com<\/h3>\n

Longview Metropolitan Planning Organization is accepting public comments about two projects for walking and biking paths in Gregg County.<\/p>\n

Residents have until Dec. 15 to give their input by mail or email about adding Phases 2 and 3 of the Guthrie Shared Use Trail as well as a White Oak Road sidewalk plan to the MPO’s 2017-20 Transportation Improvement Program. Its policy board opened the …<\/p>\n

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2018 Texas Senior Games Dates – April 5-15. See you in San Antonio!<\/a><\/h2>\n

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


\nGeneral Information
\nELIGIBILITY
\nAll athletes must be 50 years old by December 31, 2018. Athlete\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s competition age will be based on his\/her age on December 31, 2018.<\/p>\n

REGISTRATION FEES
\nEarly Bird Special: $35.00 registration fee plus event fee if registered by Feb. 2, 2018.<\/p>\n

$40.00 registration fee plus event fee if registered between Feb. 3 – Mar. 2, 2018.<\/p>\n

Registration will close Fri., Mar. 2, 2018 at midnight.<\/p>\n

REGISTRATION DEADLINE
\nAll paper entries must be postmarked by Fri., Mar. 2, 2018.<\/p>\n

Mailed in paper registrations will be charged an additional $10.<\/p>\n

NATIONAL QUALIFYING YEAR
\nThe 2018 Texas Senior Games will be a qualifying year for the 2019 National Senior Games in Albuquerque, NM. Please visit the National Senior Games website for more information and to see who qualifies in your event. …<\/p>\n

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CIP Plano Bike Routes – Arterial Jog Sidepaths – Project No. 6567<\/a><\/h2>\n

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

The improvements under this contract include the following: side path construction at four sites. The work includes approx. 15,590 SF of 6 concrete sidewalk, demolition of approx. 855 SY sidewalk and additional associated labor, materials, services, and equipment required in construction with or properly incidental to the construction. …<\/p>\n

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Tour De Lites Bike Ride<\/a><\/h2>\n

myreporternews.com<\/h3>\n


\nKeep Pearland Beautiful\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s 24th Annual Tour De Lites Family Bicycle Ride is Saturday, Dec. 9. The one and a half hour evening recreational ride begins at 7 p.m. at Shadycrest Elementary School and goes through the Green Tee Subdivision to view the Christmas lights. Participants in the bike decorating contest must check in by …<\/p>\n

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Need to brush up on bicycling law? Take a free City Cycling class<\/a><\/h2>\n

Pam LeBlanc | fitness.blog.austin360.com<\/h3>\n


\nLaws pertaining to bicycling can get complicated.<\/p>\n

That\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s why Bike Austin, through a partnership with the Texas Department of Transportation, is offering free classes to help people bike safely to work, the store, around the neighborhood or around the state.<\/p>\n

Think of it as Driver\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Ed for cyclists, but useful to help motorists understand the rules of sharing the road.<\/p>\n

League-certified instructors teach the classes, which …<\/p>\n

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