{"id":42151,"date":"2018-06-07T23:46:50","date_gmt":"2018-06-08T04:46:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=42151"},"modified":"2018-06-07T23:46:50","modified_gmt":"2018-06-08T04:46:50","slug":"texas-bicycling-news-digest-june-7th-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2018\/06\/07\/texas-bicycling-news-digest-june-7th-2018\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Bicycling News Digest June 7th 2018"},"content":{"rendered":"

Bike Share Regulations Are Coming \u00e2\u20ac\u201d Finally<\/a><\/h2>\n

STEPHEN YOUNG | www.dallasobserver.com<\/h3>\n

It looks like Dallas’ bike-share regulations are going to get in just under the wire before the City Council’s July recess. The council agreed Wednesday to a June 27 vote on the rules the city will impose on the bike companies that have been operating in the city without regulation since last fall.<\/p>\n

While the final details of the …<\/p>\n

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2018 DragonSlayer update<\/a><\/h2>\n

Desert Nomad | www.bikemojo.com<\/h3>\n

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Chasing delinquents<\/a><\/h2>\n

Remi – Blitz Racing | www.strava.com<\/h3>\n

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Evening Ride<\/a><\/h2>\n

Debi Maqueda | www.strava.com<\/h3>\n

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3rd Ward Community Workshop<\/a><\/h2>\n

bikehouston.org<\/h3>\n


\n\u00e2\u20ac\u0153We want to get it right.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d That\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s what City of Houston planners said to the fifty Third Ward citizens. They had come together at Trinity East Methodist Church to talk about bike lanes. The planners presented options for bike plan projects for the Greater Third Ward and listened carefully to the responses and questions from community residents. A real sense of collaboration was in the air. Bravo! …<\/p>\n

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What Does Safe Savvy Cycling Look Like?<\/a><\/h2>\n

bikehouston.org<\/h3>\n


\nHow many of you have said, \u00e2\u20ac\u0153oh \u00e2\u20ac\u02dcH E double hockey sticks\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 NO\u00e2\u20ac\u009d will I ride a bicycle on Houston roadways? I get it. You feel unsafe. Motorists don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t seem to care or are too busy multi-tasking while driving. It\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s too hot. It\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s too cold. The streets are bad. The intersections aren\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t designed for people that aren\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t surrounded by a cloak of steel, fiberglass, and glitz. BikeHouston and other forward thinkers understand your frustration. This is why we …<\/p>\n

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A College Student and an Alibi<\/a><\/h2>\n

www.wheelbrothers.com<\/h3>\n


\nWhile brainstorming a detailed comparison of online shopping for cycle gear versus visiting your local bike shop (LBS), a perfect example of the pros and cons unfolded right inside our store.<\/p>\n

Taylor H. of Keller is preparing to head to college this August. She decided a bike was a smarter investment than paying exorbitant university parking fees, not to mention a great way to avoid the stress of finding a parking spot every time she went to class. …<\/p>\n

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Texas Bicycling from Twitter<\/h1>\n
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Some awesome folks at the Dallas Bicycle Coalition meeting last night!! Jared White, our bike guy with the city, shared a ton of updates on current and future infrastructure (working on a way to share that info… https:\/\/t.co\/fiLK0Pcwjp<\/a><\/p>\n

— BikeDFW (@BikeDFW) June 8, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n