{"id":38193,"date":"2017-12-31T23:22:41","date_gmt":"2018-01-01T05:22:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=38193"},"modified":"2017-12-31T23:22:41","modified_gmt":"2018-01-01T05:22:41","slug":"texas-bicycling-news-digest-december-31st-2017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2017\/12\/31\/texas-bicycling-news-digest-december-31st-2017\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Bicycling News Digest December 31st 2017"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><a href=\"http:\/\/www.brownsvilleherald.com\/news\/local\/brownsville-builds-on-hike-and-bike-system\/article_41ddffa0-edd2-11e7-8a26-2f209d75ff37.html\">Brownsville builds on hike-and-bike system<\/a><\/h2>\n<h3>By Kaila Contreras | www.brownsvilleherald.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\/brownsvilleherald.com\/content\/tncms\/assets\/v3\/editorial\/f\/d4\/fd4e5b46-d71a-11e7-97f3-fb2868aececc\/5a222ed9ac13a.image.jpg?resize=1200%2C782&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"1200\" height=\"782\" \/><br \/>\nBrownsville made progress on several projects in 2017 that would bolster the city\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s vision for alternative modes of transportation, but residents will not finish the year with a concrete plan for the development of property where tracks for the west rail once cut through town.<br \/>\nHere\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s a look at some of the year\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s developments: &#8230;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">#meetup_oembed .mu_clearfix:after { visibility: hidden; display: block; font-size: 0; content: \" \"; clear: both; height: 0; }* html #meetup_oembed .mu_clearfix, *:first-child+html #meetup_oembed .mu_clearfix { zoom: 1; }#meetup_oembed { background:#eee;border:1px solid #ccc;padding:10px;-moz-border-radius:3px;-webkit-border-radius:3px;border-radius:3px;margin:0; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; }#meetup_oembed h3 { font-weight:normal; margin:0 0 10px; padding:0; line-height:26px; font-family:Georgia,Palatino,serif; font-size:24px }#meetup_oembed p { margin: 0 0 10px; padding:0; line-height:16px; }#meetup_oembed img { border:none; margin:0; padding:0; }#meetup_oembed a, #meetup_oembed a:visited, #meetup_oembed a:link { color: #1B76B3; text-decoration: none; cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; }#meetup_oembed a:hover { color: #1B76B3; text-decoration: underline; }#meetup_oembed a.mu_button { font-size:14px; -moz-border-radius:3px;-webkit-border-radius:3px;border-radius:3px;border:2px solid #A7241D;color:white!important;text-decoration:none;background-color: #CA3E47; background-image: -moz-linear-gradient(top, #ca3e47, #a8252e); background-image: -webkit-gradient(linear, left bottom, left top, color-stop(0, #a8252e), color-stop(1, #ca3e47));disvplay:inline-block;padding:5px 10px; }#meetup_oembed a.mu_button:hover { color: #fff!important; text-decoration: none; }#meetup_oembed .photo { width:50px; height:50px; overflow:hidden;background:#ccc;float:left;margin:0 5px 0 0;text-align:center;padding:1px; }#meetup_oembed .photo img { height:50px }#meetup_oembed .number { font-size:18px; }#meetup_oembed .thing { text-transform: uppercase; color: #555; }<\/style>\n<div id=\"meetup_oembed\" style=\"height:161px\">\n<div style=\"max-height:121px;overflow:hidden\">\n<h3>Leon Creek  &#8212; Intermediate Speed (Mountain Bike)*<\/h3>\n<p style=\"margin:5px 0;font-size:16px\">Tuesday, Jan 9, 2018,  9:30 AM<\/p>\n<p>                    <span style=\"color:#4F8A10;font-size:16px;\">2 Bikers &#038; Hikers Went<\/span>           <\/p>\n<div style=\"margin:5px 0 10px\" class=\"mu_clearfix\">                         <\/div>\n<p style=\"line-height:16px\">\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"margin:10px 0 0;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.meetup.com\/The-Mountain-Bike-Meetup\/events\/245506218\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"mu_button\"><strong>Check out this Meetup &rarr;<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">#meetup_oembed .mu_clearfix:after { visibility: hidden; display: block; font-size: 0; content: \" \"; clear: both; height: 0; }* html #meetup_oembed .mu_clearfix, *:first-child+html #meetup_oembed .mu_clearfix { zoom: 1; }#meetup_oembed { background:#eee;border:1px solid #ccc;padding:10px;-moz-border-radius:3px;-webkit-border-radius:3px;border-radius:3px;margin:0; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; }#meetup_oembed h3 { font-weight:normal; margin:0 0 10px; padding:0; line-height:26px; font-family:Georgia,Palatino,serif; font-size:24px }#meetup_oembed p { margin: 0 0 10px; padding:0; line-height:16px; }#meetup_oembed img { border:none; margin:0; padding:0; }#meetup_oembed a, #meetup_oembed a:visited, #meetup_oembed a:link { color: #1B76B3; text-decoration: none; cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; }#meetup_oembed a:hover { color: #1B76B3; text-decoration: underline; }#meetup_oembed a.mu_button { font-size:14px; -moz-border-radius:3px;-webkit-border-radius:3px;border-radius:3px;border:2px solid #A7241D;color:white!important;text-decoration:none;background-color: #CA3E47; background-image: -moz-linear-gradient(top, #ca3e47, #a8252e); background-image: -webkit-gradient(linear, left bottom, left top, color-stop(0, #a8252e), color-stop(1, #ca3e47));disvplay:inline-block;padding:5px 10px; }#meetup_oembed a.mu_button:hover { color: #fff!important; text-decoration: none; }#meetup_oembed .photo { width:50px; height:50px; overflow:hidden;background:#ccc;float:left;margin:0 5px 0 0;text-align:center;padding:1px; }#meetup_oembed .photo img { height:50px }#meetup_oembed .number { font-size:18px; }#meetup_oembed .thing { text-transform: uppercase; color: #555; }<\/style>\n<div id=\"meetup_oembed\" style=\"height:161px\">\n<div style=\"max-height:121px;overflow:hidden\">\n<h3>McAllister(Mountain\u00c2\u00ad\u00c2\u00ad Bike)<\/h3>\n<p style=\"margin:5px 0;font-size:16px\">Saturday, Jan 13, 2018,  9:30 AM<\/p>\n<p>                    <span style=\"color:#4F8A10;font-size:16px;\">5 Bikers &#038; Hikers Went<\/span>           <\/p>\n<div style=\"margin:5px 0 10px\" class=\"mu_clearfix\">                         <\/div>\n<p style=\"line-height:16px\">\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"margin:10px 0 0;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.meetup.com\/The-Mountain-Bike-Meetup\/events\/246198267\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"mu_button\"><strong>Check out this Meetup &rarr;<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\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\">Wheels down at 9 AM on Sunday morning! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/2YlrvPmMeH\">https:\/\/t.co\/2YlrvPmMeH<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/HGfRiQXxos\">pic.twitter.com\/HGfRiQXxos<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; SA Wheelmen (@sawheelmen) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/sawheelmen\/status\/947633587897208832?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 1, 2018<\/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\">We&#39;ve planned hikes for just about anyone: strollers, hikers, runners, bikers, paddlers, anglers, swimmers, dog lovers, beachcombers . . . you get the idea. Join us outdoors tomorrow!<\/p>\n<p>Find <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FirstDayHikes?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FirstDayHikes<\/a> near you at <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/kerBViQes6\">https:\/\/t.co\/kerBViQes6<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/1LFQ92I7Tg\">pic.twitter.com\/1LFQ92I7Tg<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Texas State Parks (@TPWDparks) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TPWDparks\/status\/947517708911775747?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 31, 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\">We are stoked about many exciting things in store for 2018 &#8211; the first being our brand new web site!<\/p>\n<p>And now&#8230; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/UFYwiJeXQz\">https:\/\/t.co\/UFYwiJeXQz<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; DORBA (@dorbaonline) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/dorbaonline\/status\/947579627979137026?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 31, 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\">Riding into #2018 and ready for new adventures and memories! <\/p>\n<p>Wishing everyone a safe New Years Eve! <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/WeAreRBM?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#WeAreRBM<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/zR3yyfLyHs\">https:\/\/t.co\/zR3yyfLyHs<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/6eTkyxVLF9\">pic.twitter.com\/6eTkyxVLF9<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Richardson Bike Mart (@RichBikeMart) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RichBikeMart\/status\/947563755646353408?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 31, 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\">New Year\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Day Ride Canceled   <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Vt5wHHsrdX\">https:\/\/t.co\/Vt5wHHsrdX<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; SA Wheelmen (@sawheelmen) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/sawheelmen\/status\/947557681350561792?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 31, 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\">last ride of 2017&#8230;may your bicycle miles be safe and many in 2018 \u00f0\u0178\u0161\u00b2 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/OqOAHGtW9i\">pic.twitter.com\/OqOAHGtW9i<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Edgar Gaucin \u00f0\u0178\u0161\u00b2 (@edgargaucin) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/edgargaucin\/status\/947504180494823424?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 31, 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\">NYD MTB ride tomorrow, 1\/1\/18 @ 10am from Central Market Westgate\/Lamar. 3-4hrs of shreddin&#39; South Austin trails. Yes, it will be \u00e2\u009d\u201e, so bundle up!<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Stefan Rothe (@stefanrothe) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/stefanrothe\/status\/947504434162040832?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 31, 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\">39F and drizzle. Last <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/singlespeed?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#singlespeed<\/a> ride of the year became an urban ride. Weather sucks but good to be out. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BringOn2108?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#BringOn2108<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/RF0DiNE5NY\">pic.twitter.com\/RF0DiNE5NY<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; John Fruehe (@JohnFruehe) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JohnFruehe\/status\/947519205326446593?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 31, 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\">And if you&#39;re wondering how to make options like bike commuting more convenient for your employees, we can help! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/2D4Ua5AJvS\">https:\/\/t.co\/2D4Ua5AJvS<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Movability (@Movability) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Movability\/status\/947550480745615366?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 31, 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\">What are your 2018 resolutions?  Here are a few ideas.  Join the BP MS 150 Bicycle World team.  <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BicycleWorld?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#BicycleWorld<\/a>&#8230; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/2ehAZuTUwP\">https:\/\/t.co\/2ehAZuTUwP<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Bicycle World (@BicycleWorldTx) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BicycleWorldTx\/status\/947437413219098625?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 31, 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 * HHH Weekend &#8211; Wee-Chi-Tah Trail Races &#8211; Wichita Falls, TX * HHH Weekend &#8211; Wee-Chi-Tah Trail Races at Wichita Falls, TX<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Ad3fhkNQgR\">https:\/\/t.co\/Ad3fhkNQgR<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/TquZyN63VF\">https:\/\/t.co\/TquZyN63VF<\/a><\/p>\n<p>THURSDAY, AUGUST 23, 2018<\/p>\n<p>3:00 PM\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a08:00 PM<\/p>\n<p>3:00 PM: The Consumer Show \u00e2\u20ac\u00a6 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/a2aEmDHvdC\">https:\/\/t.co\/a2aEmDHvdC<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Rick Ankrum (@texbiker) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/texbiker\/status\/947597632171634688?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 31, 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>Brownsville builds on hike-and-bike system By Kaila Contreras | www.brownsvilleherald.com Brownsville made progress on several projects in 2017 that would bolster the city\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s vision for alternative modes of transportation, but residents will not finish the year with a concrete plan <span class=\"excerpt-dots\">&hellip;<\/span> <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2017\/12\/31\/texas-bicycling-news-digest-december-31st-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-38193","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-9W1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38193","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=38193"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38193\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=38193"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=38193"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=38193"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}