{"id":44498,"date":"2018-09-05T23:06:35","date_gmt":"2018-09-06T04:06:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=44498"},"modified":"2018-09-05T23:06:35","modified_gmt":"2018-09-06T04:06:35","slug":"texas-bicycling-news-digest-september-5th-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2018\/09\/05\/texas-bicycling-news-digest-september-5th-2018\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Bicycling News Digest September 5th 2018"},"content":{"rendered":"

Homeless cyclist struck by vehicle along Loop 410, San Antonio police say<\/a><\/h2>\n

By Caleb Downs | www.mysanantonio.com<\/h3>\n


\nA homeless man on a bicycle was struck by a vehicle on the Northeast Side, police said.<\/p>\n

It’s unclear when the man was struck, but a passing police officer found him lying near Northeast Loop 410 and Perrin Beitel Road around 12:30 a.m. …<\/p>\n

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Effects of campus transportation on environment, health<\/a><\/h2>\n

By Savannah Mehrtens | www.thebatt.com<\/h3>\n


\nTexas A&M provides a variety of transportation methods for students to navigate a large campus, but not all are equal in their effects on the environment and students\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 health.<\/p>\n

Active transportation, or transportation created by exerting your own energy, is the most environmentally friendly method of travel, according to Ron Steedly, manager of alternative transportation for transportation services. Methods of active transportation include walking, biking and skateboarding. …<\/p>\n

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Pedaling to make a difference; ride benefits vets with PTSD<\/a><\/h2>\n

Shane Carlson | www.hometownsource.com<\/h3>\n


\nGreg Hook started touring across the country in his TerraTrike on April 4 to raise awareness and garner support for veterans suffering the effects, visible and invisible, of post-traumatic stress disorder. The Texas Triker is a Navy veteran, and suffered from PTSD after leaving the military. Hook\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s late son is an Army veteran and lost his battle with PTSD in 2013. Hook\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s journey will take him across 26 states and he hopes to be back home in Victoria, Texas with his wife by Christmas. He has traveled over 7,000 miles in his nearly-12,000-mile journey. He is pictured here traveling from Bowlus, Minn. on his way to a bunkhouse in Dalbo, Minn. …<\/p>\n

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JRs Birfday Ride NPRNawf<\/a><\/h2>\n

Brandon Maddox (NPR) | www.strava.com<\/h3>\n

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Karbach McIntyre\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s<\/a><\/h2>\n

Meggin Crawford | www.strava.com<\/h3>\n

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