{"id":51677,"date":"2019-12-17T23:13:46","date_gmt":"2019-12-18T05:13:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=51677"},"modified":"2019-12-17T23:13:51","modified_gmt":"2019-12-18T05:13:51","slug":"texas-biking-news-december-17th-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2019\/12\/17\/texas-biking-news-december-17th-2019\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Biking News December 17th 2019"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-markdown\"><h2><a href=\"https:\/\/cbs4local.com\/news\/local\/city-council-to-vote-on-bicycle-connectivity-project\">City council to vote on bicycle connectivity project<\/a><\/h2>\n<h3>by Alyssa Bethencourt | cbs4local.com<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<iframe width='640' height='360' src='http:\/\/sinclairstoryline.com\/resources\/embeds\/jw8-embed.html?client=googima&#038;file=https:\/\/content.uplynk.com\/c5cfa7f92b37498f9acb3c7588c61a4c.m3u8&#038;autostart=false'><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-markdown\"><p>EL PASO, TX(CBS) \u00e2\u20ac\u201d El Paso City Council will be voting on a new plan to improve bicycle safety in the city.<\/p>\n<p>The Bicycle Connectivity Infrastructure Project will create several bicycle facilities around town with the goal of bike riding as a form of transportation in El Paso.<\/p>\n<p>The estimated total cost for the construction and modifications is &#8230;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.houstonchronicle.com\/lifestyle\/renew-houston\/fitness\/article\/An-old-bike-A-new-perspective-A-50-pound-weight-14911286.php\">An old bike. A new perspective. A 50-pound weight loss.<\/a><\/h2>\n<h3>Lindsay Peyton | www.houstonchronicle.com<\/h3>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/s.hdnux.com\/photos\/01\/07\/45\/46\/18766236\/3\/gallery_xlarge.jpg?w=1200&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Patrick Cook bought an old, used black Raleigh bicycle for $150 at Blue Line Bike Lab in the Heights. He didn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t know if would change his life.<\/p>\n<p>That purchase in 2011 jumpstarted the fitness journey Cook continues today. He has added running routes and work-outs at the gym to his routine.<\/p>\n<p>Cook, 39, has his sights set on running the Houston Marathon in 2021 \u00e2\u20ac\u201d and qualifying for the Boston Marathon.<\/p>\n<p>\u00e2\u20ac\u0153I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m giving myself a year to &#8230;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.valleymorningstar.com\/2019\/12\/17\/trails-tapped-for-u-s-bike-route-designation\/\">Trails tapped for U.S. bike route designation<\/a><\/h2>\n<h3>Steve Clark | www.valleymorningstar.com<\/h3>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/d31029zd06w0t6.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/63\/2019\/12\/16527210.jpg?w=1200&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Brownsville and Cameron County\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s hike-and-bike trail network will be the first in Texas officially part of the U.S. Bicycle Route System if the Texas Department of Transportation\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s application to the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials is approved.<\/p>\n<p>AASHTO, which coordinates state highway departments around the country, designates and catalogs USBRS routes. More than 14,000 miles have been officially designated as part of &#8230;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/adudeabikes.com\/2019\/12\/17\/175-miles-reflections-about-another-strong-week-in-my-cycling-journey\/\">175 Miles: Reflections About Another Strong Week in My Cycling Journey<\/a><\/h2>\n<h3>A DUDE ABIKES | adudeabikes.com<\/h3>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/adudeabikes.files.wordpress.com\/2019\/12\/latest-rides-in-strava-121619-1.png?w=1200\" alt=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Biking 25 miles in one day can be challenging or easy depending on your abilities and how you feel. Then there\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s the weather like wind, rain, cold or heat to contend with. Traffic can be very scary even if you\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re used to riding in it. Also important are the quintessential questions that come up riding a bike like: what to wear, what to eat, where to go? I must have figured all that out because I managed to make it another seven days in a row for the 10th week. 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font-size:14px; line-height:17px; margin-bottom:0; margin-top:8px; overflow:hidden; padding:8px 0 7px; text-align:center; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/B6J_1RDnzPu\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" style=\" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px; text-decoration:none;\" target=\"_blank\">A post shared by South Texas Off Road MTB (@storm_mtb)<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/blockquote><script async src=\"\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-markdown\"><hr \/>\n<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;ve announced details for our 2020 Kickoff Party! <br><br>\u00e2\u2122\u00a5\u00ef\u00b8\u008f. \u00f0\u0178\u0161\u00b4\u00e2\u20ac\u008d\u00e2\u2122\u20ac\u00ef\u00b8\u008f. \u00f0\u0178\u201d\u0081. <br><br>RSVP &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/AQsFjX7lYt\">https:\/\/t.co\/AQsFjX7lYt<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/HCRA2020?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#HCRA2020<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Hill Country Ride (@hillcountryride) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hillcountryride\/status\/1207044053092704259?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 17, 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\">There will be a work session meeting specific to the bicycle and pedestrian plan on January 28th.<\/p>&mdash; Bike Denton (@bikedenton) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/bikedenton\/status\/1207054726212096002?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 17, 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\">Briggs asked about whether we intend to start moving away from &quot;sharrows&quot; as a bike accommodation, since people don&#39;t feel safe using them. Staff responded that yes, focus is shifting away from shared roadways. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/7pxmdvnziP\">pic.twitter.com\/7pxmdvnziP<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Bike Denton (@bikedenton) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/bikedenton\/status\/1207056858780848128?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 17, 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\">Primary cycling impediments identified in Denton: lack of dedicated, protected bikeways and safety concerns.<\/p>&mdash; Bike Denton (@bikedenton) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/bikedenton\/status\/1207057083863973888?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 17, 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\">Next steps: The Thoroughfare Plan will be discussed during the first two work sessions in January, and the Bike &amp; Pedestrian Plan will be discussed during the Jan. 28th work session.<\/p>&mdash; Bike Denton (@bikedenton) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/bikedenton\/status\/1207064364450058240?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 17, 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\">Spotted a brand new <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HoustonBCycle?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@HoustonBCycle<\/a> station at <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/buffalobayou?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@buffalobayou<\/a> Eleanor Tinsley Park on my commute home! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Czl4i2jagR\">https:\/\/t.co\/Czl4i2jagR<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/HWiY1ndmZP\">pic.twitter.com\/HWiY1ndmZP<\/a><\/p>&mdash; James Llamas (@JamesLLlamas) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JamesLLlamas\/status\/1207121971747708928?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 18, 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\">Alternative Racing schedule coming together.. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/racing?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#racing<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/3D5VyPndad\">pic.twitter.com\/3D5VyPndad<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Hobbs (@obsoleteforms) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/obsoleteforms\/status\/1207129853549535233?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 18, 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\">Manor n of 51st is so wide we could easily have a protected bike lane. Instead we have cars going 40 mph while I hope the kids don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t accidentally veer off the sidewalk <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/o43HXchiJD\">pic.twitter.com\/o43HXchiJD<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Robert Foster (@soc4austin) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/soc4austin\/status\/1206979969932546049?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 17, 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\">Bicycle &amp; Pedestrian Coordinator needed in <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BTxRGV?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@BTxRGV<\/a>! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/uNnnuqe6e9\">https:\/\/t.co\/uNnnuqe6e9<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/planningjobs?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#planningjobs<\/a><br><br>Hiring teams should note alignment of city &amp; staff values, terms like &quot;trust&quot;, &quot;integrity&quot;, and &quot;politeness&quot;. <br><br>Image: <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CycloBia?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@CycloBia<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/zGdiPmkTDs\">pic.twitter.com\/zGdiPmkTDs<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Greg P. Griffin (@gregpgriffin) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/gregpgriffin\/status\/1207028221348384774?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 17, 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\">Another senseless death occurred Monday due to hit &amp; run by a reckless driver of an automobile. The <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/AustinBAC?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#AustinBAC<\/a> was already scheduled to discuss the details for the project on this corridor this evening. Please come &amp; make your voice heard. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BikeATX?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#BikeATX<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ATX?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#ATX<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/txfp2MVvD5\">https:\/\/t.co\/txfp2MVvD5<\/a><\/p>&mdash; #BikeATX (@BikeATX) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BikeATX\/status\/1206957909420183553?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 17, 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 to everyone who came to last night\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BuckstoBeneficiaries?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#BuckstoBeneficiaries<\/a> where we announced YOU raised over $300,000 for breast cancer organizations in central Texas! \u00f0\u0178\u2122\u0152\u00f0\u0178\u008f\u00bd Registration for 2020 is now open! Visit <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/VNtGim5Q4Q\">https:\/\/t.co\/VNtGim5Q4Q<\/a> today! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/czV6lkoT2p\">pic.twitter.com\/czV6lkoT2p<\/a><\/p>&mdash; TX Mamma Jamma Ride (@MammaJammaRide) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MammaJammaRide\/status\/1206965882792136704?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 17, 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\">Seeing more bikes on the streets recently? Our Operations Team has been putting in some hard work to get us up to 700 bikes.<br><br>Oh&#8230; and we\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve got 7 new BCycle stations coming this week \u00f0\u0178\u2018\u20ac <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/9ANtoZjC2U\">pic.twitter.com\/9ANtoZjC2U<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Houston BCycle (@HoustonBCycle) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HoustonBCycle\/status\/1206966319347912705?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 17, 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\">Really excited to see Eliot rolling out on a custom Moots Routt. 45.  The team at Moots nailed it with this custom geometry Routt 45 loaded with awesome new Shimano GRX&#8230; congrats Eliot! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ShOHt2iYM0\">https:\/\/t.co\/ShOHt2iYM0<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/MBt8EXbP3D\">pic.twitter.com\/MBt8EXbP3D<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Mad Duck Cyclery (@MadDuckCyclery) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MadDuckCyclery\/status\/1206940154881069057?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 17, 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 Making Bicycle and Pedestrians COUNT in Texas: How to Count &#8211; San Antonio, TX For details, link here: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/DNZnjJCnM4\">https:\/\/t.co\/DNZnjJCnM4<\/a><br><br>Developing a bicycle and pedestrian count program requires one main thing: counts. But counts just don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t appear over\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/8yKKUvxmWW\">https:\/\/t.co\/8yKKUvxmWW<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Rick Ankrum (@texbiker) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/texbiker\/status\/1206874041031823361?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 17, 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 Southsida Lions Park &#8211; San Antonio, TX Meet at South Side Lions Park for a beautiful 16 -32-mile ride. The ride starts at 10:00 a.m.  Bring plenty of water and\/or sports drink as there are no filling stations along the way. 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