{"id":52586,"date":"2020-03-24T23:23:34","date_gmt":"2020-03-25T04:23:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=52586"},"modified":"2020-03-24T23:23:36","modified_gmt":"2020-03-25T04:23:36","slug":"texas-biking-news-march-24th-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2020\/03\/24\/texas-biking-news-march-24th-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Biking News March 24th 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Completed Rail Trail offers 19 miles of recreation, sightseeing opportunities<\/a><\/h2>\n

By Rebekah Schulte | dentonrc.com<\/h3>\n

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The A-train Rail Trail, connecting five A-train stations from the Downtown Denton Transit Center to the Hebron station in Lewisville, recently finished the final construction phase, making the trail available to all who are interested.<\/p>\n

Currently, the Denton County Transportation Authority is hoping the city of Lewisville will start construction this summer and complete a section of the trail on the new Valley Ridge extension between College and Mill Street, said Adrienne Hamilton, the senior manager of marketing and communications for DCTA.<\/p>\n

In addition, the preliminary planning to extend the trail south from the …<\/p>\n

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Bent on The Southern Tier – Spring 2020<\/a><\/h2>\n

By Andy Lamb | www.crazyguyonabike.com<\/h3>\n

Tour Suspended: COVID-19<\/h4>\n

Monday March 23, 2020\nI have decided to suspend my bicycle tour today and head back home. Due to uncertainty and daily changes in COVID-19 containment actions I decided it is best to finish the Southern Tier at a later date. If you have been following other journals most every one has decided end their tours, Bubba’s Pampered Pedalers Coast 2 Coast ended in El Paso this weekend, an women’s tour ended in Silver City, and …<\/p>\n

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Enjoying The Dry Falls Of Wichita Falls With Linda Lou<\/a><\/h2>\n

Durango Texas | durangotexas.blogspot.com<\/h3>\n

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Two days in a row, for the first time in weeks, I managed to go on a bike ride.<\/p>\n

Yesterday’s ride was chilly, requiring full coverage. Today’s bike ride was not chilly, requiring limited coverage.<\/p>\n

Two days from now …<\/p>\n

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Trail Foundation: Stay off Butler Hike and Bike Trail during coronavirus shelter-in-place<\/a><\/h2>\n

By Mark D. Wilson | www.statesman.com<\/h3>\n

Despite not being officially closed as part of new local shelter-in-place orders, The Trail Foundation is urging the community to stay off of the Butler Hike and Bike Trail.<\/p>\n

The foundation, which works to protect and enhance the trail around Lady Bird Lake, said there are areas of the trail where people simply cannot be 6 feet apart, in accordance with city directives to limit the spread of the coronavirus. The foundation does not have the authority to close the trail.<\/p>\n

\u00e2\u20ac\u0153According to our Trail counters, usage on the Trail has …<\/p>\n

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Texas Biking from Twitter<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Houston\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s got some nice new bike lanes to ride…great help to get out and de-stress pic.twitter.com\/kdX3Q83Cqn<\/a><\/p>— Geoff Carleton (@CarletonGeoff) March 24, 2020<\/a><\/blockquote>