{"id":51251,"date":"2019-10-25T23:41:56","date_gmt":"2019-10-26T04:41:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=51251"},"modified":"2019-10-25T23:42:01","modified_gmt":"2019-10-26T04:42:01","slug":"texas-biking-news-october-25th-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2019\/10\/25\/texas-biking-news-october-25th-2019\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Biking News October 25th 2019"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

City departments consider ways to improve Jamboree turnout<\/a><\/h2>\n

By Travis Hairgrove | www.heraldbanner.com<\/h3>\n

\u00e2\u20ac\u0153Disappointed but not discouraged\u00e2\u20ac\u009d by the underwhelming turnout for the Greenville\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s inaugural Lee Street Jamboree, the city\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Main Street, tourism, and parks and recreation departments are brainstorming on ways to improve the event\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s draw in the future.<\/p>\n

During the work session of Tuesday\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Greenville City Council meeting, the manager of the Main Street department, Doyle Dick, said the most people he counted at the two-day event was 200, during Grupo Stampede\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s performance on Friday, Sept. 20. He also …<\/p>\n

… The possible changes to the Jamboree he described included changing it to a one-day event instead of two, moving its location away from the Hunt County Courthouse (and possibly to Greenville Sports Park), or scheduling it for a different date than the annual Cotton Patch Challenge bike ride.<\/p>\n

\u00e2\u20ac\u0153The Cotton Patch bike ride brings in between 600 and 800 bicycle riders and really is an event in itself,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Dick said. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Maybe a lot of the people who rode the bikes would have been the …<\/p>\n

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Austin Families Can Enjoy Halloween Through Haunted Forest<\/a><\/h2>\n

By Claudia Alvarez | patch.com<\/h3>\n

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AUSTIN, TX \u00e2\u20ac\u201dThe Ghisallo Cycling Initiative (GCI) \u00e2\u20ac\u201d an Austin-based non-profit working to develop youth who safely and expertly integrate bicycling into their daily lives, to teach participants self-sufficient cycling skills, and to facilitate the experience needed for youth cyclists to be peer leaders \u00e2\u20ac\u201d hosts its first annual Trick or Treat on the Trail event on Thursday, Oct. 31 from 6 p.m. – 8 p.m. The FREE, family-friendly Halloween event takes place along the …<\/p>\n

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7 transportation updates for Cedar Park-Leander for October 2019<\/a><\/h2>\n

By Marisa Charpentier | communityimpact.com<\/h3>\n

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… 4. Bicycle Lane Phase 1A\nBicycle lanes are being expanded on four Cedar Park roads. The Bicycle Lane Phase 1A project adds 47,000 feet of bicycle lanes to existing pavement on A Brushy Creek Road, B Little Elm Trail, C New Hope Drive and D Buttercup Creek Boulevard. Design of the bike lanes is complete, according to Huerta. The city is now evaluating contractor proposals.\nTimeline: fall 2019\nCost: $350,000\nFunding source: Cedar Park Community Development Co. (Type B Board) …<\/p>\n

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Biking on San Antonio\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s River Walk<\/a><\/h2>\n

Cindy Belt | exclusive.multibriefs.com<\/h3>\n

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Everyone has heard about the River Walk in San Antonio. Walking along the river to see the people, enjoy the restaurants or bars, or watch the boats sailing by can all be fun.<\/p>\n

But there are also miles of the River Walk through the rest of San Antonio that are perfect for a bike ride and don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t have the crowds you see downtown. This can be done in one bike trip but there is so much to see that it is best to split this into multiple trips.<\/p>\n

Bikes are available for rent for …<\/p>\n

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Backyard Bike Park Build and Riding (Part 1)<\/a><\/h2>\n

TEXAS MTB | www.youtube.com<\/h3>\n