{"id":53293,"date":"2020-06-12T23:32:05","date_gmt":"2020-06-13T04:32:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=53293"},"modified":"2020-06-12T23:32:09","modified_gmt":"2020-06-13T04:32:09","slug":"texas-bicycling-news-june-12th-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2020\/06\/12\/texas-bicycling-news-june-12th-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Bicycling News June 12th 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Viceo: How safe is it to rent bikes during the COVID-19 pandemic?<\/a><\/h2>\n

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HOUSTON \u00e2\u20ac\u201c BCycle has been open throughout the pandemic because they were considered an essential business since they provide a mode of transportation.<\/p>\n

If you live near one of their 109 stations, you\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve probably noticed ridership is up. The organization said rentals exploded. Meaning hundreds of hands are on each bike weekly.<\/p>\n

BCycle said warm months always bring more riders but this year is unprecedented.<\/p>\n

\u00e2\u20ac\u0153We saw an …<\/p>\n

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Ex-local educator indicted in death of student struck while riding bike<\/a><\/h2>\n

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Tammy Renee Blankenship, 52, who was arrested in March 2019 in connection with the hit-and-run death of a Baylor student in 2016, has been named in a two-count indictment charging manslaughter and failure to stop and render aid.<\/p>\n

Blankenship is a longtime educator who spent a decade as a school principal and was working for a local district at the time of the deadly accident.<\/p>\n

Blankenship was released on a $20,000 bond after she was arrested and charged on March 5, 2019 with …<\/p>\n

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Many Austin streets reduced to 25 mph speed limits; temporary bike lanes coming on Congress Avenue<\/a><\/h2>\n

By Jack Flagler | communityimpact.com<\/h3>\n

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Austin City Council made two transportation-related decisions June 11 that may affect the way Austin residents move around the city.<\/p>\n

Council voted to reduce the speed limit on many neighborhood and downtown streets to 25 miles per hour following a recommendation from the Austin Transportation Department, which came from an ATD engineering study.<\/p>\n

According to a map on ATD\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s website<\/a>, the speed limit reductions will have some wide-ranging effects in …<\/p>\n

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UT Austin Student Riders launch virtual ride to engage community members in fight against Cancer<\/a><\/h2>\n

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AUSTIN \u00e2\u20ac\u201c The Texas 4000 for Cancer 2020 summer ride has gone virtual due to risks related to Covid-19. Rather than embark on the annual 70-day ride from Austin to Alaska, the team of University of Texas at Austin students are putting on a virtual ride from May 29 through June 26, 2020, to raise awareness of cancer.\nTexas 4000 will broadcast live daily and invite the public to make ride dedications and join the …<\/p>\n

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Take the 50+ #Cycling<\/a> #Survey<\/a>: The experiences and preferences of older #bicycle<\/a> riders can inform local leaders about the cycling infrastructure and services that are needed for people of all ages. https:\/\/t.co\/TwDHinExyh<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/CCvbcZGV15<\/a><\/p>— AARP Livable Communities (@AARPLivable) June 12, 2020<\/a><\/blockquote>