{"id":42902,"date":"2018-07-09T22:46:32","date_gmt":"2018-07-10T03:46:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=42902"},"modified":"2018-07-09T22:46:32","modified_gmt":"2018-07-10T03:46:32","slug":"texas-bicycling-news-digest-july-9th-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2018\/07\/09\/texas-bicycling-news-digest-july-9th-2018\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Bicycling News Digest July 9th 2018"},"content":{"rendered":"

Houston ranks among 10 most dangerous U.S. cities for cyclists<\/a><\/h2>\n

By Steven Devadanam | houston.culturemap.com<\/h3>\n


\nAs local cyclists are painfully aware, as lovely as a 10-speed or mountain bike spin on a sunny day can be, the ride can come with serious risks \u00e2\u20ac\u201d even fatal. A recently released report confirms that imminent danger, as Houston is listed as the sixth-most dangerous city for cyclists in the nation.<\/p>\n

The study comes courtesy of Your Local Security, which has ranked the Safest U.S. Cities for Cyclists. To determine the safest and least safe US cities for bikers, the organization gathered metrics and data from Census.gov, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, People for Bikes, and The League of American Bicyclists to find the …<\/p>\n

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Upcoming Rides<\/a><\/h2>\n

Chasing Watts | chasingwatts.com<\/h3>\n

Tuesday Society Cycle Works Evening Ride (3 Loops)
\nTuesday, July 10, 2018 @ 6:30 PM<\/p>\n

Tues Night Smackdown
\nTuesday, July 10, 2018 @ 6:00 PM<\/p>\n

Handlebar Cyclery TNW
\nTuesday, July 10, 2018 @ 6:00 PM<\/p>\n

Lite Bike
\nTuesday, July 10, 2018 @ 7:05 PM<\/p>\n

Sugar Land Wednesday Night Worlds (WNW)
\nWednesday, July 11, 2018 @ 6:00 PM<\/p>\n

McIntyre’s Sprint Zone Wednesday
\nWednesday, July 11, 2018 @ 6:20 PM<\/p>\n

West Bike Scene @ Sun & Ski Memorial Mall
\nWednesday, July 11, 2018 @ 7:00 PM<\/p>\n

Memorial Park Crit Series
\nWednesday, July 11, 2018 @ 5:00 PM<\/p>\n

Nite Bike
\nThursday, July 12, 2018 @ 7:05 PM<\/p>\n

Thursday Society Cycle Works Evening Ride (3 Loops)
\nThursday, July 12, 2018 @ 6:30 PM<\/p>\n

Catalina Ride
\nThursday, July 12, 2018 @ 5:30 AM<\/p>\n

Thurs Night Smackdown
\nThursday, July 12, 2018 @ 6:00 PM<\/p>\n

Road Group Ride: Pearland Cycling Club
\nSaturday, July 14, 2018 @ 7:30 AM<\/p>\n

Blue Agave Cycling Ride @ Society Cycle Works
\nSaturday, July 14, 2018 @ 7:30 AM<\/p>\n

Cool Cat 45 Miler
\nSaturday, July 14, 2018 @ 7:00 AM<\/p>\n

Sugar Cycles Sat Shop Ride
\nSaturday, July 14, 2018 @ 7:30 AM<\/p>\n

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Green way ride with Omar<\/a><\/h2>\n

Jose Alfredo Uzeta | www.strava.com<\/h3>\n

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House tunes & The Veloway. It\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s been a minute …<\/a><\/h2>\n

Raul E. | www.strava.com<\/h3>\n

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Council to vote on hike, bike path project<\/a><\/h2>\n

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


\nCity officials will move toward making bicycling in the downtown area a little easier.<\/p>\n

Before the Midland City Council on its agenda Tuesday is the execution of an agreement between the city and the Texas Department of Transportation for downtown pedestrian and bicycle enhancements.<\/p>\n

The project is one of 46 across the state that will receive TxDOT funding through the Transportation Alternatives Set-Aside program. The Department of Transportation will fund 80 percent of the proposed $627,038 project cost. That means the …<\/p>\n

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More blame, more delays as hike-and-bike side of Dallas’ newest Calatrava bridge remains closed<\/a><\/h2>\n

Robert Wilonsky | www.dallasnews.com<\/h3>\n

Pedestrians and pedalists should be using the Margaret McDermott Bridge by now, as “mid-2017” \u00e2\u20ac\u201d the originally announced opening date \u00e2\u20ac\u201d has morphed into mid-2018. But now it’s not clear when that side of the bridge over the Trinity River will open.<\/p>\n

In January it was revealed there has been a long-running multi-agency dispute over the hike-and-bike portion of the $115 million bridge, where a …<\/p>\n

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Texas Bicycling from Twitter<\/h1>\n
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Don't forget our FREE bikepacking clinic this Saturday! Please RSVP on the event page so that we know how many to plan for.https:\/\/t.co\/cPGWnZFpPF<\/a> https:\/\/t.co\/bHcBrTF1Bn<\/a><\/p>\n

— The Spinistry (@Spinistry) July 10, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n