{"id":56066,"date":"2021-03-15T22:56:56","date_gmt":"2021-03-16T03:56:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=56066"},"modified":"2021-03-15T22:57:00","modified_gmt":"2021-03-16T03:57:00","slug":"texas-biking-news-march-15th-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2021\/03\/15\/texas-biking-news-march-15th-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Biking News March 15th 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-markdown\"><h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kvue.com\/article\/news\/local\/ann-and-roy-butler-hike-and-bike-trail-could-see-improvements-according-to-safety-mobility-study\/269-7eee53d5-06ad-4017-b608-7739744fe1b5\">Ann and Roy Butler Hike-and-Bike Trail could see improvements, according to Safety &amp; Mobility Study<\/a><\/h2>\n<h4>Author: Mari Salazar | www.kvue.com<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" style=\"border:1px solid #e6e6e6\" src=\"https:\/\/kvue.com\/embeds\/video\/269-9a5c9362-ee38-40d5-ae09-d697fb0e8a86\/iframe\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" webkitallowfullscreen=\"true\" mozallowfullscreen=\"true\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-markdown\"><p>AUSTIN, Texas \u00e2\u20ac\u201d The City of Austin&#8217;s hike-and-bike trail might be getting a make-over, according to the Butler Hike-and-Bike Trail Safety and Mobility Study.<\/p>\n<p>The City of Austin Parks and Recreation Department, Austin Public Works and the Trail Foundation created the study. It states that there are potential project developments in specific areas for the trail.<\/p>\n<p>Some of those changes include: &#8230;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>    <blockquote class=\"reddit-card\" >      <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/MTB\/comments\/m4q6b2\/fate_back_at_the_spider_web_spider_mountain_bike\/?ref_source=embed&amp;ref=share\">Fat-E | Back at the Spider Web | Spider Mountain Bike Park Burnet, Texas<\/a> from      <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/MTB\/\">MTB<\/a>    <\/blockquote>    <script async src=\"https:\/\/embed.redditmedia.com\/widgets\/platform.js\" charset=\"UTF-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/eminetra.com\/texarkana-texas-bringle-lake-mountain-bike-trails-system-photos\/431322\/\">Texarkana, Texas \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Bringle Lake Mountain Bike Trails System<\/a><\/h2>\n<h4>eminetra.com<\/h4>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/texarkanafyi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/bringlelakefeature.jpg?w=1200&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Much hard work is actually done in the woods around Bringle Lake in Texarkana, Texas. The city maintains a Wilderness trail in Bringle Park, but there are dozens of mountain bike trails within the trail for riders of all skill levels.<\/p>\n<p>The trails are maintained by a group of volunteers and have many features that can turn biking into a real adventure. More and more people are beginning to discover these amazing trails and we are stumbling in the woods looking for Christa Anderson, one of the leading volunteers to &#8230;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thelegaladvocate.com\/news\/breaking\/david-vera-lamb-county-bicycle-crash-us-highway-84\"> David Vera tragically is killed in Lamb County bicycle accident<\/a><\/h2>\n<h4>By GREG HOLMES | www.thelegaladvocate.com<\/h4>\n<p>Saturday evening collision was along U.S. Highway 84<\/p>\n<p>LAMB, TX, (March 13, 2021) &#8211; David Vera, 45, of Littlefield, lost his life on Saturday evening when his bicycle was struck by a motorist in Lamb. County.<\/p>\n<p>The Texas Department of Public Safety responded to the accident which happened around 6:20 p.m. along U.S. Highway 84.<\/p>\n<p>Troopers said Mr. Vera was riding east near mile marker 290 when he was struck by an &#8230;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.victoriaadvocate.com\/news\/local\/riverside-ride-kidzfest-planned-for-saturday\/article_0374e866-85d5-11eb-a10d-4323da5d1603.html\"> Riverside Ride, KIDZFest planned for Saturday<\/a><\/h2>\n<h4>By Elena Anita Watts | www.victoriaadvocate.com<\/h4>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bloximages.newyork1.vip.townnews.com\/victoriaadvocate.com\/content\/tncms\/assets\/v3\/editorial\/a\/75\/a7571972-85d5-11eb-a876-777c3c069170\/604fd21d3c866.image.jpg?w=1200&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Toyota of Victoria will present Riverside Ride and KIDZFest on Saturday. The bicycle ride kicks off at 8 a.m. at DeLeon Plaza, and the free festival for children, which is for the entire community, not just those participating in the ride, starts at 10 a.m. in the plaza.<\/p>\n<p>Both events are sponsored by the Kiwanis Club of Victoria, which aims to \u00e2\u20ac\u0153ensure all kids have access to the resources they need to thrive, the education they need to prosper and &#8230;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>    <blockquote class=\"reddit-card\" >      <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/BikingATX\/comments\/m5roxu\/any_word_on_the_driveway_race_series\/?ref_source=embed&amp;ref=share\">Any word on the Driveway Race Series?<\/a> from      <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/BikingATX\/\">BikingATX<\/a>    <\/blockquote>    <script async src=\"https:\/\/embed.redditmedia.com\/widgets\/platform.js\" charset=\"UTF-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.strava.com\/activities\/4953915827\">Did someone say Bug Season<\/a><\/h2>\n<h4>Jose \u00f0\u0178\u2021\u00bb\u00f0\u0178\u2021\u00aeGonsalves-Barreiro \u00f0\u0178\u2021\u00bb\u00f0\u0178\u2021\u00ae | www.strava.com<\/h4>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" height=\"1600\" width=\"1200\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dgtzuqphqg23d.cloudfront.net\/Thd2U4tbzDPZNrBuoIKWP4849JkFF_MNRnwPICKDtxM-1536x2048.jpg?resize=1200%2C1600&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.strava.com\/activities\/4953881007\">Afternoon Ride<\/a><\/h2>\n<h4>John Madden | www.strava.com<\/h4>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" height=\"971\" width=\"1200\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dgtzuqphqg23d.cloudfront.net\/hNKngnH99LZQ-a1sp6Yjnc6eaTav2gwLsOqtR8Z9YBk-2048x1658.jpg?resize=1200%2C971&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.strava.com\/activities\/4953696632\">Playing with a coyote<\/a><\/h2>\n<h4>Jim Storey | www.strava.com<\/h4>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" height=\"1600\" width=\"1200\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dgtzuqphqg23d.cloudfront.net\/ndlF7dZOPq3k5W0KbJ4PZHzdt_OiXyVljZIf0lsV5LM-1536x2048.jpg?resize=1200%2C1600&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.strava.com\/activities\/4953649820\">Monday Ride with Danny<\/a><\/h2>\n<h4>Mark Noblitt MTCCSA | www.strava.com<\/h4>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" height=\"900\" width=\"1200\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dgtzuqphqg23d.cloudfront.net\/jH5H0LDDPVS0FJf5KTyU7xA47feOk4QWx1BrWkxN_GI-2048x1536.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.chron.com\/life\/article\/houston-bike-lanes-pop-up-plan-16027385.php\">Houston cyclists paint bike lanes where the city won&#8217;t<\/a><\/h2>\n<h4>Jay R. Jordan | www.chron.com<\/h4>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/s.hdnux.com\/photos\/01\/17\/10\/57\/20745185\/3\/2400x0.jpg?w=1200&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The Harrisburg Rail Trail just &#8230; ends. Cyclists want it to stretch further through dedicated bike lanes.<\/p>\n<p>Shel Silverstein&#8217;s &quot;Where the Sidewalk Ends&quot; should be Houston&#8217;s official book of poetry.<\/p>\n<p>At least, if it&#8217;s changed to &quot;Where the Bike Lane Ends.&quot;<\/p>\n<p>That&#8217;s a problem around Houston, with long stretches of hike and bike trails often dead-ending into busy roadways \u00e2\u20ac\u201c kicking walkers and bike riders to the street where cars and trucks dominate the mode of transportation. &#8230;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h1>Texas Biking from Twitter<\/h1>\n<p><blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">STOLEN &#8211; Black Rattan Rattan challenger 2020 in Austin, TX <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/6DHrEdf7oA\">https:\/\/t.co\/6DHrEdf7oA<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/TMFJds2GtT\">pic.twitter.com\/TMFJds2GtT<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Bike Index (@bikeindexstolen) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/bikeindexstolen\/status\/1371587407552782337?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 15, 2021<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">STOLEN &#8211; Blue Giant in Austin, TX <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/MdrsdX0CNI\">https:\/\/t.co\/MdrsdX0CNI<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Bike Index (@bikeindexstolen) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/bikeindexstolen\/status\/1371608127448043520?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 15, 2021<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The process to update Denton&#39;s comprehensive plan has begun. What is a comprehensive plan, and what does it have to do with biking, tax rates, cost-of-living, health, and quality of life? Five Reasons Why You Should Participate in the Denton 2040 Plan: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/PanMPNvWYa\">https:\/\/t.co\/PanMPNvWYa<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/GwhF8IPRMC\">pic.twitter.com\/GwhF8IPRMC<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Bike Denton (@bikedenton) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/bikedenton\/status\/1371505975895728130?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 15, 2021<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">STOLEN &#8211; Blue Trek 400D in Georgetown, TX <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/j7UDAtgZwA\">https:\/\/t.co\/j7UDAtgZwA<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Bike Index (@bikeindexstolen) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/bikeindexstolen\/status\/1371494768266649603?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 15, 2021<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Two future 100-milers lined up at the 10K route (in 2019) <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/mznmLSMssq\">pic.twitter.com\/mznmLSMssq<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Hotter&#39;n Hell 100 (@HotternHell100) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HotternHell100\/status\/1371466478994780165?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 15, 2021<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Have you checked this out? <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/dt5BoeLEzt\">https:\/\/t.co\/dt5BoeLEzt<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/okHaWKMhkD\">pic.twitter.com\/okHaWKMhkD<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Bikin&#39; Mike (@TheBikinMike) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheBikinMike\/status\/1371461273314017281?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 15, 2021<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h1>New Event Added to Texbiker.net Calendar<\/h1>\n<p><blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">New Event ARR All Level Ride &#8211; Austin, TX The Austin Mountain Bikers Meetup Group <br> <br>***Effective until further notice- in accordance with our local government- if this ride does not get canceled all riders are asked to practice social distancing and rid\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/DRp9LueYKV\">https:\/\/t.co\/DRp9LueYKV<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Rick Ankrum (@texbiker) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/texbiker\/status\/1371456220222095360?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 15, 2021<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2021\/03\/15\/texas-biking-news-march-15th-2021\/\"><span class=\"more-msg\">Continue reading &rarr;<\/span><\/a>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[14],"tags":[2560,212,4719],"class_list":["post-56066","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-bicycling-news","tag-bicycle","tag-bicycling","tag-biking"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p4tok-eAi","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/56066","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=56066"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/56066\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":56067,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/56066\/revisions\/56067"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=56066"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=56066"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=56066"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}