{"id":37919,"date":"2017-12-14T22:52:27","date_gmt":"2017-12-15T04:52:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=37919"},"modified":"2017-12-14T22:52:27","modified_gmt":"2017-12-15T04:52:27","slug":"texas-bicycling-news-digest-december-14th-2017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2017\/12\/14\/texas-bicycling-news-digest-december-14th-2017\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Bicycling News Digest December 14th 2017"},"content":{"rendered":"

New Bike Repair Stations<\/a><\/h2>\n

bikehouston.org<\/h3>\n


\nFixit Stands are Popping Up around Houston
\nThe second of five Bike Fixit Stands has been installed at the Waterworks at Buffalo Bayou Park. The stand is there for users to make minor bike repairs while they are enjoying a ride along the Bayou. Each of the stands features common tools for bike maintenance and an air pump, especially handy for those unexpected flats when on a ride. …<\/p>\n

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$8.9 million TIF bond weighed for underpass lights, Suspension Bridge, sidewalks\/<\/a><\/h2>\n

bikingpress.com<\/h3>\n

The downtown Tax Increment Financing Zone board on Thursday will consider swallowing three big pedestrian-oriented projects in one big bite.<\/p>\n

The board will consider an $8.9 million bond to fund a decorative lighting project on four downtown underpasses, several blocks of lighted sidewalks near Magnolia Market and a complete renovation of the historical Suspension Bridge.<\/p>\n

The board, which recommends funding to the Waco City Council, meets on the third floor of City Hall at noon Thursday. The TIF Zone is funded through a …<\/p>\n

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House GOP deflates administrative state by moving to allow bikes in wilderness areas<\/a><\/h2>\n

By Valerie Richardson | www.washingtontimes.com<\/h3>\n

Bill would permit wheelchairs, strollers, mountain bikes after 40-year ban<\/p>\n

House Republicans put the brakes on the federal bureaucracy Wednesday by advancing a bill to allow bicycles and wheelchairs in federal wilderness areas for the first time in 40 years.<\/p>\n

The House Natural Resources Committee approved on a 22-18 vote H.R. 1349, which amends the Wilderness Act to allow for non-motorized vehicles, including bikes and wheelchairs, as well as motorized wheelchairs. …<\/p>\n

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Bid on CIP Cottonwood Creek Trail : Oak Point to Chaparral in Plano<\/a><\/h2>\n

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

Prebid: 12\/04\/17 1:00 PM
\nSolicitation Title: UPDATED<\/em> CIP Cottonwood Creek Trail: Oak Point to Chaparral
\nOwner Solic Number: 2018-0090-B Status: bidding Report: 8205991
\nCountry : United States State: TX County: Collin Location: Plano
\nEst. Low Value: $2,186,302 Est. High Value: $2,186,302
\nScope: The improvements under this contract include the following: Construction of 16,538 SY of concrete trail, two prefabricated pedestrian bridges, and additional associated labor, materials, services, and equipment required in construction with or properly incidental to the construction of the Trail. …<\/p>\n

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This could be the beginning of the end of bike rides on SH 242. Traffic will probably increase to the point that biking will not be safe. Currently traffic on SH 242 is not very heavy.<\/h2>\n

Grand Texas breaks ground on Houston-area theme parks<\/a><\/h2>\n

By Aaron Barker | www.click2houston.com<\/h3>\n