{"id":51451,"date":"2019-11-13T22:47:06","date_gmt":"2019-11-14T04:47:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=51451"},"modified":"2019-11-13T22:47:11","modified_gmt":"2019-11-14T04:47:11","slug":"texas-biking-news-november-13th-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2019\/11\/13\/texas-biking-news-november-13th-2019\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Biking News November 13th 2019"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-markdown\"><h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.houstonchronicle.com\/news\/houston-texas\/houston\/article\/Injured-in-crash-East-End-s-elote-man-14827414.php\">Injured in crash, East End\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s \u00e2\u20ac\u02dcelote man\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 looks to neighbors for help<\/a><\/h2>\n<h3>Julian Gill | www.houstonchronicle.com<\/h3>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/s.hdnux.com\/photos\/01\/06\/74\/03\/18596079\/10\/gallery_xlarge.jpg?w=1200&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Emilio Vargas, 78, commonly known around his east Houston neighborhood as &quot;Elote Man&quot; talks about his life inside his apartment in Houston, Monday, Nov. 11, 2019. Vargas was injured in an accident while riding the bicycle-driven cart that he has used to sell elote, raspas and other snacks around east Houston for the past 30 years. His bike &#8230;<\/p>\n<p>Emilio Vargas had pedaled the route dozens of times.<\/p>\n<p>The 78-year-old had ridden his elote cart around the East End since the late 1980s when he moved to the neighborhood , earning the affection of neighbors who simply call him the \u00e2\u20ac\u0153elote man.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d &#8230;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Hermann Park Conservancy\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Park to Port Bike Ride<\/h2>\n<h3>CitizensNet Newsletter: PARKS | the CITY of HOUSTON<\/h3>\n<p>It\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s November, and that means Hermann Park Conservancy\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Park to Port Bike Ride is almost here! This year, it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s happening on Saturday, November 16, which means we&#8217;ll be at the height of that #AutumnVibes season. It starts at 7:30 in the morning. So that cool, crisp fall air-it&#8217;ll be there in abundance.<\/p>\n<p>The ride itself is about 20 miles, from Hermann Park to the Port of Houston and back. It&#8217;s not a race, which means you can take your time admiring our fair city from the bayou trails. And there&#8217;s a turnaround party at the halfway point so you&#8217;ll have a chance to relax and regroup for the ride back to the Park.<\/p>\n<p>Sunrise views, cool temps, and a bike ride to remember. Tickets are only $35, and you can buy them at hermannpark.org\/ride. Group rates (for ten or more) are also available. For a map of the Park to Port route visit https:\/\/ridewithgps.com\/routes\/31394309.<\/p>\n<p>For more information or to buy tickets for the Hermann Park Conservancy\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s park to Port Bike Ride visit www.hermannpark.org &#8230;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.expressnews.com\/news\/news_columnists\/gilbert_garcia\/article\/Bike-lanes-debate-exposes-bigger-fracture-at-City-14830177.php\">Garcia: Bike-lanes debate exposes bigger fracture at City Hall<\/a><\/h2>\n<h3>Gilbert Garcia | www.expressnews.com<\/h3>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/s.hdnux.com\/photos\/01\/06\/06\/14\/18375429\/5\/940x0.jpg?w=1200&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Shirley Gonzales had reached her breaking point.<\/p>\n<p>At the end of a two-hour Transportation and Mobility Committee meeting on Nov. 4, the West Side councilwoman confronted City Manager Erik Walsh and Assistant City Manager Rod Sanchez.<\/p>\n<p>Gonzales, who chairs the committee, was angry because she felt that she\u00e2\u20ac\u2122d been stymied by city staff in her attempt to get a full council discussion on whether a 3-mile, $42 million bond project for the lower &#8230;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><a href=\"http:\/\/kdhnews.com\/fort_hood_herald\/across_the_fort\/warrior-k-bike-ride-helps-wounded-warriors-in-healing-process\/article_584df352-05a0-11ea-94e1-738cbf8ea75b.html\">Warrior 100k bike ride helps wounded warriors in healing process<\/a><\/h2>\n<h3>By David A. Bryant | kdhnews.com<\/h3>\n<p>CRAWFORD \u00e2\u20ac\u201d Former President George W. Bush hosted 40 wounded warriors and their families at his Crawford Ranch on Friday and Saturday for the Warrior 100k bike ride.<\/p>\n<p>The mountain bike ride, put on every two years through the hilly Central Texas terrain, is designed to help the mental well-being of those wounded in the War on Terror. The ride not only challenges the wounded warriors physically, but also helps bring back a sense of camaraderie many miss from their days on active duty in the military. &#8230;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newswest9.com\/article\/news\/local\/odessa-transportation-master-plan-bring-big-changes-tcity-roads\/513-0e9e5709-5e53-44e2-bcda-e3396c2fc259\">Odessa transportation master plan to bring big changes to city roads<\/a><\/h2>\n<h3>Author: Rachel Ripp | www.newswest9.com<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" style=\"border-width:1px; border-style:solid; border-color:#e6e6e6;\" src=\"https:\/\/media.newswest9.com\/embeds\/video\/513-48aacb63-5a8d-49ab-8735-d3ffae00746b\/iframe\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" webkitallowfullscreen=\"true\" mozallowfullscreen=\"true\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-markdown\"><p>ODESSA, Texas \u00e2\u20ac\u201d Trucks, cars, trains, and bikes-that&#8217;s what you can bet on seeing if you visit the city of Odessa.<\/p>\n<p>That&#8217;s why City of Odessa Traffic coordinator Hal Feldman says it&#8217;s so important to have a healthy road network.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;With the energy sector activity that&#8217;s happening in this region, there is a lot of additional vehicles, large vehicles, small vehicles, lot of additional vehicles on the roadway network. That impacts us. And what we&#8217;re doing is we&#8217;re looking for a way to keep that &#8230;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-markdown\"><h1>Texas Biking from Twitter<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-twitter wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">We&#39;re excited to team up with <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HoustonBCycle?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@HoustonBCycle<\/a> for a joint celebration of the University Pedestrian Bridge and 100th bike share station in MacGregor Park. For more details, visit: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Y9S6EcJzrO\">https:\/\/t.co\/Y9S6EcJzrO<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/yGHc4s9jzq\">pic.twitter.com\/yGHc4s9jzq<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Houston Parks Board (@houparksboard) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/houparksboard\/status\/1194741739359260673?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 13, 2019<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-twitter wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Thanks for slow-mo train on the Texas Wall Ride texas_tubes! \u00f0\u0178\u0161\u00b2\u00f0\u0178\u0161\u2026\u00f0\u0178\u00a4\u02dc <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/SpiderMountain?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#SpiderMountain<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/WednesdayWhip?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#WednesdayWhip<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/slowmotion?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#slowmotion<\/a> @ Spider Mountain <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Qbt1oXmdHP\">https:\/\/t.co\/Qbt1oXmdHP<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Spider Mountain (@Spider_Mountain) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Spider_Mountain\/status\/1194775958248656897?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 14, 2019<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-twitter wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Join us for a new ride, Macdona, on Saturday. Wheels down at 9 AM. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/OC9c784Pp4\">https:\/\/t.co\/OC9c784Pp4<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/HjUDGSszDV\">pic.twitter.com\/HjUDGSszDV<\/a><\/p>&mdash; SA Wheelmen (@sawheelmen) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/sawheelmen\/status\/1194633527175704576?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 13, 2019<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-twitter wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">This year Mayor Turner introduced the 50\/50 Park Partners Program. The goal is to have 50 companies partner with 50 neighborhood parks to create meaningful change. These are <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ParksByYou?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#ParksByYou<\/a>.<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/NlDbOQOonP\">https:\/\/t.co\/NlDbOQOonP<\/a><\/p>&mdash; City of Houston (@HoustonTX) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HoustonTX\/status\/1193632420169318401?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 10, 2019<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-twitter wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The day has finally come! We now sync with <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/relivecc?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@relivecc<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/HgAQqlK2mc\">https:\/\/t.co\/HgAQqlK2mc<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Wahoo Fitness (@wahoofitness) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/wahoofitness\/status\/1194598105972461569?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 13, 2019<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-twitter wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">It was a long wait, but we finally got Guy rolling on this awesome new Ibis Ripmo! <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ibiscycles?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#ibiscycles<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/mtb?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#mtb<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/4r4G03tdva\">https:\/\/t.co\/4r4G03tdva<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Uls8iewdc1\">pic.twitter.com\/Uls8iewdc1<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Mad Duck Cyclery (@MadDuckCyclery) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MadDuckCyclery\/status\/1194598954991783936?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 13, 2019<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-twitter wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">H-GAC will take applications again, but they were waaaaaay down the list. Their formula doesn&#39;t reward road diets\/bike lanes like road expansion does, unfortunately. <br><br>Link to the BUILD grant application: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/AeiskmYTur\">https:\/\/t.co\/AeiskmYTur<\/a><\/p>&mdash; HOUstreets (@HOUstreets) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HOUstreets\/status\/1194377553261277184?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 12, 2019<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-twitter wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">People saying it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s too cold to bike to work in Houston today.  Houston is a year round biking city. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/0c8zXcFwj5\">pic.twitter.com\/0c8zXcFwj5<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Simon (@simontrose) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/simontrose\/status\/1194238198064529410?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 12, 2019<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-markdown\"><h1>New Events Added to Texbiker.net Calendar<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-twitter wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">New Event Wednesday Afternoon Ride (WAR) &#8211; El Paso, TX For full details, including the address, and to RSVP see: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/HYAKMuV2Er\">https:\/\/t.co\/HYAKMuV2Er<\/a><br><br>Wednesday Afternoon Ride \u00e2\u20ac\u201c 20 &#8211; 24 miles. After Daylight Savings Time change. Riders depart from the Hospitals of P\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/q8qC30nMic\">https:\/\/t.co\/q8qC30nMic<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Rick Ankrum (@texbiker) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/texbiker\/status\/1194552895578001408?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 13, 2019<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-twitter wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">New Event WEIMAR-South &#8211; cruising the backroads &#8211; Weimar, TX <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/rVnpyngzW4\">https:\/\/t.co\/rVnpyngzW4<\/a><br><br>Starter: Ronald<br><br>  Note: Ride start 8:30am<br>  Nice fall ride riding the backroads south of Weimar, some rolling hills but not much climbing (about 1000 feet), 45 miles,\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/rpTNW1ZTGN\">https:\/\/t.co\/rpTNW1ZTGN<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Rick Ankrum (@texbiker) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/texbiker\/status\/1194824696321191936?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 14, 2019<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-twitter wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">New Event Tour Du Rouge 2020 &#8211; Houston, TX Tour Du Rouge 2020 at Houston, TX<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/KDk2M0E4Wx\">https:\/\/t.co\/KDk2M0E4Wx<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Oj7B3o0rwv\">https:\/\/t.co\/Oj7B3o0rwv<\/a><br><br>Houston to New Orleans, Houston, TX\u00c2\u00a0 78669<br><br>Tour Du Rouge Bike Tour<br><br>Saturday May 2<br><br>Send Off Event in Houston<br><br>Sunday May \u00e2\u20ac\u00a6 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/MFr43f8cyk\">https:\/\/t.co\/MFr43f8cyk<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Rick Ankrum (@texbiker) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/texbiker\/status\/1194824694094090241?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 14, 2019<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2019\/11\/13\/texas-biking-news-november-13th-2019\/\"><span class=\"more-msg\">Continue reading &rarr;<\/span><\/a>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[14],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-51451","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-bicycling-news"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p4tok-dnR","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51451","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=51451"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51451\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":51452,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51451\/revisions\/51452"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=51451"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=51451"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=51451"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}