{"id":51684,"date":"2019-12-18T23:32:36","date_gmt":"2019-12-19T05:32:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=51684"},"modified":"2019-12-18T23:32:41","modified_gmt":"2019-12-19T05:32:41","slug":"texas-biking-news-december-18th-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2019\/12\/18\/texas-biking-news-december-18th-2019\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Biking News December 18th 2019"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Houston first graders awed by bike tricks and brand-new bikes<\/a><\/h2>\n

By Tracy Maness | www.chron.com<\/h3>\n

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With winter break quickly approaching, about 170 Houston first graders were happy, noisy and excited to each receive a new bicycle and helmet of their very own. For many, they were their first.<\/p>\n

Thanks to nonprofits Good360 and Can\u00e2\u20ac\u2122d Aid and the work of volunteers who gave their time to build the bikes, each first-grader at Jefferson Elementary School at 5000 Sharman St. and Field Elementary School at 703 E 17th St. received bikes of …<\/p>\n

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Wheel deal: Trails tapped for U.S. bike route designation<\/a><\/h2>\n

BY STEVE CLARK | www.brownsvilleherald.com<\/h3>\n

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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

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 the system in 27 states and …<\/p>\n

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Parents suing Texas Chili Parlor, claim restaurant overserved their daughter before her death<\/a><\/h2>\n

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

AUSTIN (KXAN) \u00e2\u20ac\u201d Two parents are suing the Texas Chili Parlor in downtown Austin, claiming the restaurant overserved alcohol to their daughter before her March 28 death.<\/p>\n

According to the lawsuit, Douglas and Rebecca Saathoff, say their daughter Jessica was at the venue and was served alcohol despite being visibly intoxicated.<\/p>\n

KXAN has reached out to the Texas Chili Parlor for comment but hasn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t heard back yet.<\/p>\n

The parents say that later, on the night of March 28, Jessica left the Texas Chili Parlor, located at 1409 Lavaca St., and while riding her bicycle, was struck by a vehicle head-on while traveling eastbound on Martin Luther King Boulevard. …<\/p>\n

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Deadly northeast Austin hit-and-run sparks safety concerns on busy road<\/a><\/h2>\n

by: Candy Rodriguez | www.kxan.com<\/h3>\n

AUSTIN (KXAN) \u00e2\u20ac\u201d After an early Monday morning deadly hit-and-run on Cameron Road, some bicyclists said it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s time the city improves the road.<\/p>\n

\u00e2\u20ac\u0153Lots of traffic through a pretty narrow space,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d said Nick Mahlburg, longtime bicyclists and employee at The Peddler Bike Shop in Hyde Park.<\/p>\n

The City of Austin\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Transportation Department is working on potential improvements to Cameron and Dessau roads, stretching from 51st Street near Interstate 35 north to Rundberg Lane, and then along Dessau up to Parmer Lane. It\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s a total of seven miles.<\/p>\n

In November, transportation officials held …<\/p>\n

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Velofix opens 10 company-owned mobile shops<\/a><\/h2>\n

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

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AUSTIN, Texas (BRAIN) \u00e2\u20ac\u201d Velofix has released what it said is its "first wave" of corporate-owned mobile bike shop, with vans operating in Austin and Houston, Texas; Tampa, Florida; San Jose, California.; Raleigh, North Carolina; and Vancouver, British Columbia.<\/p>\n

Including the new company-owned vans and those owned by franchisses, Velofix now operates in 115 territories. They expect to announce another new fleet of corporate vans this year.<\/p>\n

"The opportunity to put more mobile bike shops on the road in 2020 is reflective of the appetite we believe riders have for our services," said Chris Guillemet, the CEO and co-founder of Velofix. …<\/p>\n

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Interfaith of The Woodlands toy drive set to help 500 families<\/a><\/h2>\n

By Jamie Swinnerton | www.yourconroenews.com<\/h3>\n

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… Each year, Waste Connections assembles and donates bikes for the toy drive. This year, around 800 were donated to the toy drive. Steve Berry, far left, poses with his team and the bikes they built at this year\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s toy drive. …<\/p>\n

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VeoRide bikes will stay at Texas A&M… but with new rules in place<\/a><\/h2>\n

By Rusty Surette | www.kbtx.com<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n