{"id":38898,"date":"2018-02-02T23:33:12","date_gmt":"2018-02-03T05:33:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=38898"},"modified":"2018-02-02T23:33:12","modified_gmt":"2018-02-03T05:33:12","slug":"texas-bicycling-news-digest-february-2nd-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2018\/02\/02\/texas-bicycling-news-digest-february-2nd-2018\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Bicycling News Digest February 2nd 2018"},"content":{"rendered":"<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/Betjx-sliMs\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"13\" style=\" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:658px; min-width:326px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);\">\n<div style=\"padding:16px;\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/Betjx-sliMs\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" style=\" background:#FFFFFF; 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font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px; margin-bottom:0; margin-top:8px; overflow:hidden; padding:8px 0 7px; text-align:center; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/Betjx-sliMs\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" style=\" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px; text-decoration:none;\" target=\"_blank\">A post shared by MetroBike (@atxmetrobike)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><a href=\"http:\/\/www.fox4news.com\/news\/dallas-bike-share-company-will-pick-up-knocked-over-bikes\">Dallas bike share company will pick up knocked over bikes<\/a><\/h2>\n<h3>By: FOX4News.com Staff | www.fox4news.com<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/w3.cdn.anvato.net\/player\/prod\/v3\/anvload.html?key=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%3D%3D\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>One Dallas bike share company says it will start helping its rivals and citizens by picking up knocked over bikes.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s one thing when the bikes are neatly aligned, but it can be unnerving when they block ramps for wheelchairs and strollers. It can be downright dangerous for people who are blind.<\/p>\n<p>\u00e2\u20ac\u0153If we don&#8217;t expect it to be there, we&#8217;re in trouble, we could trip up and fall,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d said Blake Lindsay, Dallas &#8230;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><a href=\"http:\/\/www.corsicanadailysun.com\/news\/back-the-blue-bake-sale-to-benefit-texas-peace-officers\/article_7f107764-083e-11e8-84a8-0b415dc8cab4.html\">Back the Blue Bake Sale to benefit Texas Peace Officers Memorial Ride<\/a><\/h2>\n<h3>By Deanna Kirk | www.corsicanadailysun.com<\/h3>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bloximages.chicago2.vip.townnews.com\/corsicanadailysun.com\/content\/tncms\/assets\/v3\/editorial\/c\/85\/c85ba81c-083e-11e8-95a3-93f38d356e32\/5a74a0625215b.image.jpg?resize=1020%2C765&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"1020\" height=\"765\" \/><br \/>\nMost of us remember where we were on Thanksgiving day when we received the news of Trooper Damon Allen.<\/p>\n<p>While people enjoyed the remnants of their Thanksgiving dinner, Allen was ambushed, shot and killed while doing a traffic stop on the highway that day. He never returned home to his wife and children.<\/p>\n<p>The Fourth Annual Texas Peace Officer Memorial Ride in support of all Texas C.O.P.S. chapters will take &#8230;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/mailchi.mp\/bikehouston\/c3fha1tmez-1097525?e=9dc4570edf\">Spoke &amp; Word Newsletter<\/a><\/h2>\n<h3>BikeHouston.org<\/h3>\n<p>Last month we introduced BUILD as Word of the Year for 2018. We want to celebrate projects built to improve cycling in Houston. Links are especially important. So thumbs up for the connector between the White Oak Bayou Trail and the trail on the Northside of Buffalo Bayou at the University of Houston Downtown building. &#8230;<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gallery.mailchimp.com\/d15cae6f55b94ddf5112c3f94\/images\/33df831c-8124-4cdd-9406-7909ee39d262.png?resize=1200%2C1553&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"1200\" height=\"1553\" \/><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/bikehouston.org\/2018\/02\/02\/transforming-elysian\/\">Transforming Elysian<\/a><\/h2>\n<h3>bikehouston.org<\/h3>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bikehouston.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/APM_5979-1080x607.jpg?resize=1080%2C607&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"1080\" height=\"607\" \/><br \/>\nOn Martin Luther King Jr. Day a group of determined Northside citizens, BikeHouston, and Avenue CDC got together and built a 500-foot bike lane. Tape, chalk, brooms, shovels, and safety vests lay in a disheveled pile in the grass after, somehow, we completed building our vision of a safer street. We laid plywood over the potholes, created a \u00e2\u20ac\u0153bulb out\u00e2\u20ac\u009d to further separate cars from bicyclists and pedestrians, and removed all the parking from the street &#8230;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><a href=\"http:\/\/steinerranchcycling.com\/this-weekends-rides-liberty-hill-red-horn-6\/\">This weekend\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s rides: Liberty Hill! Red Horn!<\/a><\/h2>\n<h3>by Thomas | steinerranchcycling.com<\/h3>\n<p>Saturday we will take a nice ride up to Liberty Hill for some potato tacos and V-8 juice! The route is about 68 miles long and can be found here: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.strava.com\/routes\/4120994\">https:\/\/www.strava.com\/routes\/4120994<\/a>. After the ride we meet up at Lakeside for some discounted burgers and beer!<\/p>\n<p>Sunday is our usual Coffee Shop ride to Red Horn. It is 50 miles and is at an endurance pace typically finishing around a &#8230;<\/p>\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\">What&#39;s tomorrow?  Saturday?  No, no it&#39;s RaceDay, going for the double double this weekend 2 races each day<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Jesus (@SrCampy) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SrCampy\/status\/959641106207133697?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 3, 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\">Drive Kind Ride Kind is an excellent education resource for both cyclists and drivers.  Check out one (or more)&#8230; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/DRPYBln2s4\">https:\/\/t.co\/DRPYBln2s4<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Bike Friendly FW (@BikeFriendlyFW) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BikeFriendlyFW\/status\/959595400633245696?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 3, 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\">One of our members has died on Wednesday. Jeremiah Lee is the third Critical Mass Houston member who has been killed on their bicycle in a crash with a motor vehicle. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/W556XAbZhU\">pic.twitter.com\/W556XAbZhU<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Critical Mass Hou (@MassHouston) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MassHouston\/status\/959581225743773696?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 3, 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\">Sad to learn that the recent cyclist fatality was one of our mass riders. Condolences to his friends and family.  Hopefully <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/houstonpolice?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@houstonpolice<\/a> catches the person responsible for the hit and run. May Jeremiah Ride In Peace. \u00f0\u0178\u0161\u00b2 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/khboXXrY0O\">pic.twitter.com\/khboXXrY0O<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Critical Mass Houston (@HoustonCM) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HoustonCM\/status\/959578569604247552?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 3, 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\">Like to bike? Wish you knew the best, most comfortable routes to get around town? See them (color-coded) on the  2017 Austin Bike Map. Get a copy at your local bike shop or City of Austin locations.  See the PDF online and learn more. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/QAxYAdzumA\">https:\/\/t.co\/QAxYAdzumA<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/hngkHUf7WD\">pic.twitter.com\/hngkHUf7WD<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; ATX Transportation (@austinmobility) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/austinmobility\/status\/959495435860705281?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 2, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/BSS_Austin\/status\/959537329429012481<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">It has the potential to make a huge impact for cycling in Houston.<\/p>\n<p>Retweet if you agree.<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/JU5wuRN6yg\">https:\/\/t.co\/JU5wuRN6yg<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/2pq5VDEgR2\">pic.twitter.com\/2pq5VDEgR2<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; BikeHouston (@BikeHouston) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BikeHouston\/status\/959479348804968448?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 2, 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\">another chilly start on Saturday, but looking forward to being on the road as always :)!   CPS and Extended&#8230; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/RDEEKPPfTY\">https:\/\/t.co\/RDEEKPPfTY<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Shawnee Trail CC (@ShawneeTrailCC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ShawneeTrailCC\/status\/959480364728311810?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 2, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3>Carbon frames are delicate!!<\/h3>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Trek-Segafredo rider&#39;s bike snapped clean in half in Herald Sun Tour crash | <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/faoirP4M47\">https:\/\/t.co\/faoirP4M47<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Ee8NYcWDz3\">pic.twitter.com\/Ee8NYcWDz3<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Cycling Weekly (@cyclingweekly) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/cyclingweekly\/status\/959510364672192512?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 2, 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\">Ora Houston just complained about a lack of Bcycles east of I-35, which let&#39;s talk about. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/DJxkh41XBH\">pic.twitter.com\/DJxkh41XBH<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Caleb Alan Pritchardo (@cubbie9000) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/cubbie9000\/status\/959130554867339264?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 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\">Work began on the 2018 HH100 Ride Guide earlier this week! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/6n5MYexsM9\">pic.twitter.com\/6n5MYexsM9<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Hotter&#39;n Hell 100 (@HotternHell100) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HotternHell100\/status\/959448028074700800?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 2, 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\">I also rapped with Bike Austin board member and chair of the non-profit operator of our B-cycle system <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HillAbellATX?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@HillAbellATX<\/a> yesterday. Speaking only on his own behalf, he suggested that dockless could be a functional thing *in certain parts of the city.*<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Caleb Alan Pritchardo (@cubbie9000) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/cubbie9000\/status\/959452317023076352?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 2, 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\">Last Wednesday Evening Blue Moon Ride. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/beR9hccBh8\">https:\/\/t.co\/beR9hccBh8<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Flat Rock Ranch (@jdreiss) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jdreiss\/status\/959456860318334977?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 2, 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\">Wouldn&#39;t it be amazing if the people who designed cycle lanes rode bicycles?<br \/>And if the politicians who regulate bus transport used the bus?<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; George Monbiot (@GeorgeMonbiot) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GeorgeMonbiot\/status\/959047113656160257?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 1, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h1>New Events 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 Tour de Tush &#8211; Fort Worth, TX <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/FTjuQaP3PK\">https:\/\/t.co\/FTjuQaP3PK<\/a><\/p>\n<p>FEES:\u00c2\u00a0Through February 28 at 11:59pm<br \/>Adult: $25<br \/>Youth (12 and under): $15<br \/>Kids\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 Fun Run (10 and under): $15<br \/>Survivors are free!\u00c2\u00a0 Contact\u00c2\u00a0Stacy\u00c2\u00a0for information.<br \/>Race Day<br \/>Adult: $35<br \/>Youth (1\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/vtXMnnESSY\">https:\/\/t.co\/vtXMnnESSY<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Rick Ankrum (@texbiker) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/texbiker\/status\/959616829781151745?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 3, 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\">New Event BGDB BLACK HISTORY MONTH RIDE &#8211; San Antonio, TX <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/CfmCO5kZHi\">https:\/\/t.co\/CfmCO5kZHi<\/a><\/p>\n<p>BGDB San Antonio chapter invites everyone to come and Bike with us as we explore the historic Eastside in celebration of Black History Month! <\/p>\n<p>This is an open social ev\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/F45uuIRC6T\">https:\/\/t.co\/F45uuIRC6T<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Rick Ankrum (@texbiker) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/texbiker\/status\/959631899185635328?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 3, 2018<\/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>View this post on Instagram A post shared by MetroBike (@atxmetrobike) Dallas bike share company will pick up knocked over bikes By: FOX4News.com Staff | www.fox4news.com One Dallas bike share company says it will start helping its rivals and citizens <span class=\"excerpt-dots\">&hellip;<\/span> <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2018\/02\/02\/texas-bicycling-news-digest-february-2nd-2018\/\"><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-38898","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-a7o","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38898","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=38898"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38898\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=38898"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=38898"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=38898"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}