{"id":48080,"date":"2019-04-04T00:20:33","date_gmt":"2019-04-04T05:20:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=48080"},"modified":"2019-04-04T00:20:38","modified_gmt":"2019-04-04T05:20:38","slug":"texas-bicycling-news-digest-april-3rd-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2019\/04\/04\/texas-bicycling-news-digest-april-3rd-2019\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Bicycling News Digest April 3rd 2019"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

University of Texas, City of Austin add first official bike lanes to campus road<\/a><\/h2>\n

BY NICOLE STUESSY | www.dailytexanonline.com<\/h3>\n

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Thomas Fawcett, a staff member at the University of Texas, made good use of the new bike lane on Clyde Littlefield Drive Tuesday. The new lanes here may mark the beginning of more widespread implementation across campus in the near future.<\/p>\n

After seven years of planning, a project to add the first official dedicated bike lanes on the eastern edge of UT\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s campus is underway.<\/p>\n

Protected bicycle lanes on Manor Road, from Clyde Littlefield Drive to Dean Keeton Street, have been a long-standing recommendation from the City\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s 2014 Bicycle Plan. The City was able to move forward on the project following the 2016 Mobility Bond Program, said Laura Dierenfield, a active transportation program manager within …<\/p>\n

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Two Retired Amigos on Winter Tour<\/a><\/h2>\n

By Douglas Wood | www.crazyguyonabike.com<\/h3>\n

Day 39: Van Horn to Sierra Blanca\nWednesday April 3, 2019, 32 miles (51 km) – Total so far: 1,922 miles (3,093 km)\nMr. Windy was predicted to be significant for our ride today. We pondered and discussed reaching an agreement to rise early and ride down the road to Sierra Blanca before the gusts begin in force about 11 a.m.\nWe purchased provisions at the only Van Horn grocery for breakfast: granola, milk and orange juice. Lights came on at 4:30 a.m. we were out the door at 5 a.m. riding I-10. Yes, I-10 in the dark. It’s part of the Southern Tier route. I-10 has a very nice shoulder and …<\/p>\n

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I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m 4 months in of total 11 cycling USA. West Texas, where to sleep\u00f0\u0178\u02dc\u201a?<\/a> from bicycletouring<\/a> <\/blockquote>