{"id":48139,"date":"2019-04-05T23:23:39","date_gmt":"2019-04-06T04:23:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=48139"},"modified":"2019-04-05T23:23:47","modified_gmt":"2019-04-06T04:23:47","slug":"texas-bicycling-news-digest-april-5th-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2019\/04\/05\/texas-bicycling-news-digest-april-5th-2019\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Bicycling News Digest April 5th 2019"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Bike sharing spreads, as Houston waits on motorized scooters<\/a><\/h2>\n

Dug Begley | www.houstonchronicle.com<\/h3>\n

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Scooters may be scarce along Houston-area sidewalks and streets, but it has made for a boom time for bike sharing.<\/p>\n

Use of Houston B-Cycle, which has grown annually for the past five years, continues to climb as more stations come online and more people, both one-time users and frequent riders, grab a bike and go.<\/p>\n

For the first three months of 2019, the number of trips \u00e2\u20ac\u201d each time a bicycle …<\/p>\n

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

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

Day 41: Fabens to Anthony\nMonday May 6, 2019, 61 miles (98 km) – Total so far: 2,045 miles (3,291 km)\nI think I explained yesterday we made a decision to bypass the main area of El Paso using the alternate route taking us northwest. This decision was based on information from cyclists on the Southern Tier west to east, Cathy and Craig Simons 2010 ride blog, and more recently Texans familiar with El Paso. The alternate did add 7-miles to our ride. That was fine with us.\nNote: It is sad that a city gets a …\n\"\"\/<\/p>\n

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Our Parks, Our Future meetings coming up<\/a><\/h2>\n

By mack_turtle | austinmountainbiking.com<\/h3>\n

from an email I got today:<\/p>\n

"Austin Parks and Recreation Department (PARD) staff and consultant team members will guide participants through an open house, providing an opportunity for feedback and discussion on the citywide goals for parks and open space, as well as priorities for specific areas of the city. If you are unable to make it to one of the meetings, PARD will also provide a virtual meeting online and pop-up meetings at other locations around the city. The results from meeting series #2 will directly shape the goals, strategies, and actions of PARD\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Long Range Plan." …<\/p>\n

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WALNUT CREEK TRAIL SYSTEM<\/a><\/h2>\n

www.austintexas.gov<\/h3>\n

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PLANNED<\/p>\n

NORTHERN WALNUT CREEK TRAIL – PHASE 1A\nThis project is a continuation of the Walnut Creek Trail Phase 1 project (5261.001). It will construct a 10′ wide trail with 2′ wide shoulders from Amherst Drive to the northern end point of the Phase 1 trail and the connection to the Mopac Trail currently being built by the Regional Turnpike Authority. Phase 1A has been broken up into two stages to speed up construction and reduce inconvenience to the neighborhood. The southern stage of the project includes the trail from Mopac to the south side of the basebal …<\/p>\n

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Video: 17-year-old Houston hit-and-run victim still recovering four months after crash<\/a><\/h2>\n

By Charly Edsitty | abc13.com<\/h3>\n

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — More than four months after an early morning hit-and-run accident, 17-year-old Elijah Chavis is still fighting to recover and remains hopeful the driver will be caught.<\/p>\n

"I’m doing the best I can right now and cannot wait to get back up on my feet," Elijah said.<\/p>\n

The incident happened early on Nov. 24, 2018, near Kuykendahl Road and Richey Road, which is just up the road from where the teen lives.<\/p>\n

He was riding a bicycle when …<\/p>\n

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Video: Amarillo\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Hike and Bike Master Plan moving forward with updates<\/a><\/h2>\n

By Nicolette Perrone| www.newschannel10.com<\/h3>\n

AMARILLO, TX (KFDA) – Amarillo\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Hike and Bike Master Plan is moving forward after the City of Amarillo approved updates focusing on making roadways with speed limits greater than 55 mph more bike and pedestrian friendly.<\/p>\n

\u00e2\u20ac\u0153The implications for a bike on those large infrastructure projects is pretty limited. We want to make sure we\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re doing that safely,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d said Kyle Schniederjan, Director of Capital Projects for the City of Amarillo. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153What this update did is it really specified an …<\/p>\n

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Tony Diaz ‘ghost bike’ removed from UT campus<\/a><\/h2>\n

By Casey Claiborne | www.fox7austin.com<\/h3>\n

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AUSTIN, Texas (FOX 7 Austin) – UT student James Lentz is President of the Campus Bike Alliance. He and some friends in the Austin cycling community helped put together a "ghost bike" for Tony Diaz after he was killed by a Cap Metro bus in January.<\/p>\n

"Got a bike from the Orange Bike Project, they donated an old frame, we spray painted it, we brought it out here and set it up. We had some flowers put …<\/p>\n

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Virgil\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Ft. Bend Kia Friday Nite Ride<\/a><\/h2>\n

Amber Smolik | www.strava.com<\/h3>\n

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Blue Agave MTB fun ride<\/a><\/h2>\n

Nicole Volek | www.strava.com<\/h3>\n

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