{"id":52819,"date":"2020-04-18T00:06:19","date_gmt":"2020-04-18T05:06:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=52819"},"modified":"2020-04-18T00:06:22","modified_gmt":"2020-04-18T05:06:22","slug":"texas-biking-april-17th-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2020\/04\/18\/texas-biking-april-17th-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Biking April 17th 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Houston engineers designed a Spur 527 plan bicyclists loved. Commuters drove it into the ground.<\/a><\/h2>\n

Dug Begley | www.houstonchronicle.com<\/h3>\n

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City officials planned a pedestrian trail as a replacement for connections from Bagby and Brazos to Spur 527, rather than replace the old bridge, the girders of which hang above the streets on April 15, 2020, in Midtown Houston.<\/p>\n

Spur 527, once the path of U.S. 59 into downtown Houston before the freeway moved east, is supposed to carry travelers to and from Midtown and the central business district over a series of street overpasses.<\/p>\n

Lately, some of those overpasses are dividing the community more than just physically.<\/p>\n

After deteriorating conditions closed the northern access points to the spur …<\/p>\n

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Try The Online 12-Week Challenge With The Hill Country Ride For AIDS<\/a><\/h2>\n

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

Rosie spoke with Taylor Stockett, Executive Director of the Hill Country Ride For AIDS.<\/p>\n

What is the Hill Country Ride For AIDS and who does it benefit?<\/p>\n

\u00e2\u20ac\u0153Our mission is to produce an annual HIV\/AIDS fundraising event promoting awareness of the disease and raising funds for nine agencies in Central Texas providing of HIV\/AIDS services and prevention efforts.\n\u00c2\u00b7 It\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s a festive and family-friendly cycling event\n\u00c2\u00b7 We\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve had 21 years of serious hills & serious fun\n\u00c2\u00b7 It raises money to support HIV\/AIDS services in ATX\n\u00c2\u00b7 We\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve raised $10 million in 20 years\n\u00c2\u00b7 It\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s a \u00e2\u20ac\u02dcCommunity of Kindness\u00e2\u20ac\u2122<\/p>\n

The funds raised help our …<\/p>\n

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Audio: Cities Are Taking Advantage Of Less Traffic To Rethink Their Roads<\/a><\/h2>\n

Texas Public Radio | www.tpr.org<\/h3>\n

AILSA CHANG, HOST:<\/p>\n

Streets are noticeably quiet now with stay-at-home orders in place. Gone are the rattling trucks, the smell of exhaust and the gridlock, and in their place are joggers, cyclists and dog walkers – many of them wearing masks, all looking to stay active during the lockdown. And some cities are taking advantage of this moment to rethink how people can use the roads. Alex Davies wrote about this for Wired, and he joins us now. …<\/p>\n

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Police Beat \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Teen on bike hit by truck<\/a><\/h2>\n

baytownsun.com<\/h3>\n

A 13-year-old boy riding his bicycle about 8:30 a.m. Wednesday in the 100 block of West Texas Avenue was struck by a pickup truck that then fled without rendering aid, according to police.<\/p>\n

The boy had multiple injuries including abrasions to his face, a leg injury and a possible arm injury, according to Baytown police spokesman Lt. Steve Dorris. He was taken to Texas Children\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Hospital in Houston for treatment.<\/p>\n

Dorris said an older white Ford pickup truck driven by an older Hispanic man hit the boy and knocked him off his bicycle. The truck stopped briefly but then left without helping.<\/p>\n

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26" Schwinn cruiser stolen from uptown 4\/17.<\/a> from dfwbike<\/a> <\/blockquote>