{"id":51052,"date":"2019-09-27T22:48:02","date_gmt":"2019-09-28T03:48:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=51052"},"modified":"2019-09-27T22:48:09","modified_gmt":"2019-09-28T03:48:09","slug":"texas-bicycling-news-digest-september-27th-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2019\/09\/27\/texas-bicycling-news-digest-september-27th-2019\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Bicycling News Digest September 27th 2019"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Featured First Responder: Dante Johnson<\/a><\/h2>\n

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This week’s Cotton Patch Featured First Responder is Navarro College Police Office Dante Johnson for representing the Texas Peace Officers Memorial Ride in last weekends Emmit Smith Grand Fond to support children in North Texas.<\/p>\n

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Member Spotlight: David Collins<\/a><\/h2>\n

bikehouston.org<\/h3>\n

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BikeHouston Ambassador David Collins Doesn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t Wear Spandex\nLong-time Houstonian David Collins is passionate about changing cycling in Houston for the better. During his involvement with BikeHouston, he has been involved with: Light of the Phoenix Ride, Houston Bike Summit, Austin Street bike lane Advocacy, bike valet, and his current focus, the Bike-To-Vote Campaign. This is in addition to the advocacy he has done on his own.<\/p>\n

Where are you originally from, if not here? I was born in Oklahoma, but my …<\/p>\n

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Trains Can\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t Stop! Navigating Railroad Crossings<\/a><\/h2>\n

By Dr. Inge Ford, DMD, LCI | bikehouston.org<\/h3>\n

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Most of us are attuned and responsive to the rules of the road when trying to get from point A to B. Or are we? Houston\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s massive road geography isn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t readily designed for vulnerable slow-moving road users -people who walk or bike, or those whose name is \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Patience.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d When talking about transportation, education is imperative for public safety. Recently, the staff at BikeHouston \u00e2\u20ac\u0153got schooled\u00e2\u20ac\u009d by Kevin Barnett, Director Safety Process & System Support with …<\/p>\n

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Real People Who Ride \u00e2\u20ac\u201c The Night Rider!<\/a><\/h2>\n

bikehouston.org<\/h3>\n

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Ahhh, the night rollers! It is so much fun to ride your bicycle in the evening when traffic is slowing and the cacophony of engines and horns is lowered. Exploring a neighborhood or finding a lookout point atop a bridge to admire the spectacular downtown Houston skyline is an opportunity to connect with our city. BikeHouston meet Inge Ford! Inge loves this time of day and chooses her bicycle to travel to the …<\/p>\n

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BikeHouston Seeks A New Advocacy Director<\/a><\/h2>\n

bikehouston.org<\/h3>\n

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We are sad to announce that our Advocacy Director, Jessica Wiggins, will be leaving BikeHouston. Jessica has been involved with BikeHouston since 2015, first as a summer intern, and has dedicated herself to making Houston a better place to live.<\/p>\n

Jessica created and organized the Build 50-Challenge coordinating with the City Planning Department, the Bicycle Advisory Committee, the Mayor\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Office, City Council, Complete Communities, Houston Parks Board, and …<\/p>\n

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Houston\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Stop TxDOT Flood\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/a><\/h2>\n

By Clark Martinson | bikehouston.org<\/h3>\n

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Houston\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s floods have memorable names; Since 2000 I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve seen \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Tropical Storm Allison\u00e2\u20ac\u009d, the \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Tax Day Flood\u00e2\u20ac\u009d, the \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Memorial Day Flood\u00e2\u20ac\u009d, and \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Hurricane Harvey\u00e2\u20ac\u009d. Tropical Storm Imelda hit Houston with fury on September 19, 2019. I want to call her the \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Stop TxDOT Flood\u00e2\u20ac\u009d.<\/p>\n

Our Stop I 45 protest chanted \u00e2\u20ac\u0153TxDOT TxNOT\u00e2\u20ac\u009d until the Marriott Marquis Hotel manager and HPD sergeant had us stop chanting \u00e2\u20ac\u201c but we could still hold our \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Stop TxDOT\u00e2\u20ac\u009d signs and remain dry under the hotel awnings near the valet drive-through. We stayed until the luncheon started and the rain got ridiculous. …<\/p>\n

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The Build 50 Challenge \u00e2\u20ac\u201c 18 Months Later<\/a><\/h2>\n

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\u00e2\u20ac\u0153BikeHouston makes Houston\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s future better by advocating for high comfort bikeways and safer streets.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n

\u00e2\u20ac\u201c BikeHouston Board Summer 2019<\/p>\n

The Build 50-Challenge opened 42 miles of new high comfort bikeways. It took six months to organize and 12 to build. The Challenge is not over. BikeHouston is still pushing the City to construct the Austin Street two-way bikeway and the neighborhood bikeways connecting Buffalo Bayou to Hermann Park. Austin Street will connect the Northside separated bikeways built along Kelly, Elysian, Hardy, and McKee to the Lamar cycle-track, and Midtown and Third Ward bikeways.<\/p>\n

Although the Build 50 Challenge is almost over, BikeHouston\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s advocacy work isn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t. …<\/p>\n

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EAST AUSTIN Smart Trips Austin hosts<\/a><\/h2>\n

www.yourglenrosetx.com<\/h3>\n

Eastside farm bike tour<\/p>\n

Smart Trips Austin will host a free bike tour to Boggy Creek and Urban Roots farms beginning at 11 a.m. Saturday at Createscape Coworking, Suite 12, 701 Tillery St.<\/p>\n

The event will begin with a tour of Createscape Coworking, then feature rides to Boggy Creek and Urban Roots Farms for tours and conclude with a ride back to Createscape Coworking. Attendees are encouraged to wear closed-toe shoes and bring a water bottle, helmet and sunscreen.<\/p>\n

Those who do not have bikes can borrow one from Ghisallo Cycling Initiative. …<\/p>\n

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Free downtown bike tours Fridays in October<\/a><\/h2>\n

by Karl Richter | www.texarkanagazette.com<\/h3>\n

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TEXARKANA, Texas \u00e2\u20ac\u201d The Texarkana Arts and Historic District will host free bike tours of downtown every Friday in October to showcase the District and encourage residents to engage in active modes of transportation.<\/p>\n

The guided bike tours will begin and end at the Museum of Regional History and take place from 5:15 p.m. to 6:30 p.m, according to a news release. Those interested in attending can rent a bike from Texarkana’s UPcycle Bike Rental Program for …<\/p>\n

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Headed back to Guadalupe Plaza Park. pic.twitter.com\/PJKyxL6Vc9<\/a><\/p>— Critical Mass Houston (@HoustonCM) September 28, 2019<\/a><\/blockquote>