{"id":50681,"date":"2019-07-26T23:34:35","date_gmt":"2019-07-27T04:34:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=50681"},"modified":"2019-07-26T23:34:40","modified_gmt":"2019-07-27T04:34:40","slug":"texas-bicycling-news-digest-july-26th-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2019\/07\/26\/texas-bicycling-news-digest-july-26th-2019\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Bicycling News Digest July 26th 2019"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Marble Falls extends hike and bike trail<\/a><\/h2>\n

Connie Swinney | www.highlandernews.com<\/h3>\n

\"\"\/\nA new sidewalk began to take shape July 25 in the south end of Johnson Park in Marble Falls. The work is adjacent to a new restroom facility at the venue. When completed, the sidewalk will farther extend the hiking and biking trail system which connects to Westside Park.<\/p>\n

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WOMAN CRITICAL AFTER CRASH ON MORGAN CEMETERY<\/a><\/h2>\n

by Scott Engle | montgomerycountypolicereporter.com<\/h3>\n

Just after 11pm a female who was intoxicated was riding her bicycle on Morgan Cemetery near Fostoria Road when she was struck by a vehicle. She was transported to Conroe Regional Trauma Center in critical condition. It was determined she was at fault in the crash.<\/p>\n

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Alpine PD holding bicycle rodeo<\/a><\/h2>\n

Kirsten Geddes | www.newswest9.com<\/h3>\n

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ALPINE, Texas \u00e2\u20ac\u201d The Alpine Police Department will be holding a bicycle rodeo on July 31.<\/p>\n

From 9 a.m. to noon in the Kokernot Park parking lot, children can come out with their bike and enjoy learning about bicycle safety.<\/p>\n

Featured at the event will be a boke safety check, a skills challenge and the chance to learn rules, signals and safety precautions.<\/p>\n

Additionally children who attend will receive a free bicycle helmet courtesy of Texas DHS. …<\/p>\n

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Bike sales are up in Wichita Falls ahead of HHH<\/a><\/h2>\n

By Brenda Robledo | www.newschannel6now.com<\/h3>\n

WICHITA FALLS, Texas (TNN) – Each year the Hotter\u00e2\u20ac\u2122N Hell Hundred injects millions of dollars into the Texoma economy. One of the ways that happens is from bike sales and this year they are soaring again.<\/p>\n

\u00e2\u20ac\u0153Bike sales are going very well,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d said Diana Snow at Endurance. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153We\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve been selling quite a bit of bikes and not just your regular road bikes, our gravel bikes, mountain bikes, and children bikes have also been spiking up in sales.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n

Diana said gravel bikes …<\/p>\n

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6-months after cyclist death on UT campus no bike lanes added to San Jac<\/a><\/h2>\n

By Natalie Martinez | www.fox7austin.com<\/h3>\n

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AUSTIN, Texas (FOX 7 Austin) – It’s been more than six-months, since avid cyclist and FOX 7 Austin employee Tony Diaz was hit and killed by a CapMetro bus.<\/p>\n

Diaz was riding home from work on January 28th, cycling along San Jacinto in diagonal parking spaces, close to the east curb when the bus drifted into the parking spaces and pulled Diaz underneath. …<\/p>\n

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\u00f0\u0178\u2014\u00a3\u00ef\u00b8\u008f Have something to say about driving, biking, or walking around town? Join us at an upcoming public meeting and tell us your thoughts!

July 31, 2019
6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Denia Rec Center
1001 Parvin St.

Aug. 1, 2019
6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Patterson Arts Center
400 E. Hickory St. pic.twitter.com\/xsb9pE7liG<\/a><\/p>— City of Denton, TX (@cityofdentontx) July 26, 2019<\/a><\/blockquote>