{"id":50267,"date":"2019-06-27T23:48:27","date_gmt":"2019-06-28T04:48:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=50267"},"modified":"2019-06-27T23:48:33","modified_gmt":"2019-06-28T04:48:33","slug":"texas-bicycling-news-digest-june-27th-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2019\/06\/27\/texas-bicycling-news-digest-june-27th-2019\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Bicycling News Digest June 27th 2019"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Christoval Independence Day Celebration Adds Bicycle Race<\/a><\/h2>\n

By Yantis Green | sanangelolive.com<\/h3>\n

CHRISTOVAL, TX — The annual Christoval Volunteer Fire Department Independence Day celebration will include a 30 mile bike ride this year in addition to the Firecracker 5K and one mile fun run and walk.<\/p>\n

According to information from the Christoval VFD, the annual 4th of July celebration gets under way at 9 a.m. next Thursday in Christoval Park downtown. …<\/p>\n

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Pine Tree ISD gets feedback on proposed walking\/bike trail to junior high<\/a><\/h2>\n

By Kristen Barton | www.news-journal.com<\/h3>\n

Pine Tree ISD is one of 357 projects nationwide with the chance to get federal funding for a trail to allow students to ride their bicycles or walk to one of its campuses.<\/p>\n

If the project is approved, Pine Tree Junior High School students will have a trail about a mile long on which to either walk or bike to school.<\/p>\n

Tony Hollins, assistant superintendent of facilities and planning, said the Texas Department of Transportation sent a notice to the district about a federal Safe Routes to School Program. …<\/p>\n

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Video: Widow of cyclist upset driver won’t face criminal charges<\/a><\/h2>\n

By Clay Falls | www.kbtx.com<\/h3>\n

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COLLEGE STATION, Tex. (KBTX) – A College Station widow is speaking out to promote cyclist safety.<\/p>\n

"My husband was an avid cyclist. He used to ride his bike to work sometimes, and he was in the Navy 21 years," she said.<\/p>\n

Her husband, 46-year-old Kenneth Spence, was killed in January when a Suburban hit him while riding his bike in south Brazos County along the Highway 6 frontage road. The driver told investigators he couldn’t see Spence because of the sun. …<\/p>\n

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Texas Bicycling from Twitter<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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A special thank you to all who helped with making the bikeway happen! @RodneyEllis<\/a> @SylvesterTurner<\/a>, @Karla4Houston<\/a> @AdrianGarciaHTX<\/a> Department of Transformation, @AvenueCDC<\/a>, @TEI_PlanDesign<\/a> @AsakuraRobinson<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/u6BUPaBhgd<\/a><\/p>— BikeHouston (@BikeHouston) June 27, 2019<\/a><\/blockquote>