{"id":54092,"date":"2020-09-10T23:20:12","date_gmt":"2020-09-11T04:20:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=54092"},"modified":"2020-09-10T23:20:20","modified_gmt":"2020-09-11T04:20:20","slug":"texas-biking-news-september-10th-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2020\/09\/10\/texas-biking-news-september-10th-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Biking News September 10th 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Tour de Texas: Why I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m Cycling the 3,000-Mile Perimeter of the State<\/a><\/h2>\n

By Aaron Chamberlain | www.texasmonthly.com<\/h3>\n

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There\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s really no good reason to do what I am doing, riding around the entire state of Texas on my bike. Last year I rode my bike on every street in Austin, and as I was finishing that 385-day, 4,900-mile project, my mind started to wander to the next challenge. That\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s when the idea to circumnavigate Texas came to me. I started doing research on which decent roads I could ride to get closest to the boundaries of the state. As far as I can tell, this has never been done before. Of course it hasn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t been done. It\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s insane. The journey will take a little under two months and cover 3,046 miles. I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve lived in Texas for twelve years and have spent most of that time in Austin and the …<\/p>\n

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San Antonio is asking you where to put new bike lanes<\/a><\/h2>\n

Bruce Selcraig | www.expressnews.com<\/h3>\n

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A bicyclist rides on the sidewalk along Broadway on Wednesday. The city is embarking on a new survey of all residents (not just bike riders) to see where it should build the next bike lanes, looking for up to six top picks from 21 possible corridors.<\/p>\n

A decade ago, a national survey of urban bicycling put San Antonio among the bottom third of the 50 largest U.S. cities in such benchmarks as fatalities per capita, miles of bike lanes and the share of the population who bike to work \u00e2\u20ac\u201d for this city, a measly one-tenth of 1 percent.<\/p>\n

Today, dozens of miles of bike lanes have been added and a city bike\/pedestrian czar (\u00e2\u20ac\u0153pedestrian mobility engineer\u00e2\u20ac\u009d) has been on the job a …<\/p>\n

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Goodwill Fort Worth to host virtual bike ride Oct. 9-25<\/a><\/h2>\n

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

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Goodwill Industries of Fort Worth says that it will go on the road with the nonprofit\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s first-ever virtual bike ride Oct. 9-25. The event will raise funds to support Goodwill\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s mission of providing jobs and job training, and to break the cycle of poverty through the power of work. Participants can register to ride 10, 25 or even 50 miles, virtually, anytime between Oct. 9 and Oct. 25. …<\/p>\n

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Bill Sherry<\/a><\/h2>\n

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

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On Sept. 5, 2020, our family lost our parent, grandparent and friend Bill Sherry. Bill was a man who made his own way in life and was an icon for his children and grandchildren. Bill was originally from Gonzales, Texas, married his sweetheart, Sharlene (Smith) Sherry, in 1955. After following many oil field jobs, Bill and Sharlene settled in Devine, Texas, in 1962. They purchased their first and forever home in the center of Devine on Tuttle Drive.<\/p>\n

Bill Sherry was an oil field worker, a rancher, and land\/property manager. He was known as the man riding his bicycle for exercise or the man sitting on his beloved patio watching the town go by. He enjoyed his many mornings at Charlies II\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s having coffee with friends and before heading out to tend to his cattle. He also loved viewing the deer, turkeys and hogs in the Devine area known as the Blackjacks. …<\/p>\n

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Bike to Wherever Day 2020<\/a><\/h2>\n

houstonbikeplan.org<\/h3>\n

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The COVID-19 pandemic has temporarily interrupted life as we know it. With many still working from home, we thought we\u00e2\u20ac\u2122d celebrate the nation\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s rescheduled Bike to Work Day by encouraging Houstonians to try biking wherever their day takes them. We realize the importance of maintaining an active, healthy lifestyle, so join us and help us promote active transportation by biking wherever and let us know about it.<\/p>\n

Join in on the fun, Tuesday, September 22nd all day long!\nTo help make your ride to wherever safe and enjoyable, we’ve listed some safety tips and riding resources below. We’ll also be crowdsourcing some tips on biking on Facebook and Twitter, so be sure to follow us and join the conversation! …<\/p>\n

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Task force meeting with @TxDOTDallas<\/a> @CityOfDallas<\/a> @DallasParkRec<\/a> and @DallasCountyTx<\/a> to discuss @NorthavenTrail<\/a> connection Phase 1B. Initial designs for bridges over 75 and White Rock Creek are now in the review stage with TXDOT. pic.twitter.com\/rYUAiOztXT<\/a><\/p>— Jeff Kitner (@JeffKitner) September 10, 2020<\/a><\/blockquote>