{"id":57561,"date":"2021-09-29T22:25:55","date_gmt":"2021-09-30T03:25:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=57561"},"modified":"2021-09-29T22:25:58","modified_gmt":"2021-09-30T03:25:58","slug":"texas-biking-news-september-29th-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2021\/09\/29\/texas-biking-news-september-29th-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Biking News September 29th 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-markdown\"><h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.austinmonitor.com\/stories\/2021\/09\/vocal-thomas-springs-residents-oppose-expanding-street-for-bike-lane\/\">Vocal Thomas Springs residents oppose expanding street for bike lane<\/a><\/h2>\n<h4>by Seth Smalley | www.austinmonitor.com<\/h4>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" height=\"365\" width=\"620\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.austinmonitor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/bike_path_asphalt_traffic_signal_road_sign_attention_respect_bike_user-1019697-620x365.jpg?resize=620%2C365&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>At Tuesday\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s meeting of the Travis County Commissioners Court, local community members expressed their outrage over the Thomas Springs Road development \u00e2\u20ac\u201c specifically, a plan to significantly widen the road to make room for bike lanes. The majority of local commenters, quoting everything from Thomas Paine to the neighborhood association to justify their positions, called on commissioners to vote \u00e2\u20ac\u0153no\u00e2\u20ac\u009d on the approval of $6.7 million in funds for the redesign of the project.<\/p>\n<p>\u00e2\u20ac\u0153I want to make sure that, if we vote for this project, that you\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re still going to come back or someone\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s going to come back to court, so that we can address the concerns of the &#8230;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.road-results.com\/race\/13904\">Sun City Crit \u00e2\u20ac\u00a2 Sep 11 2021 \u00e2\u20ac\u00a2 El Paso, TX<\/a><\/h2>\n<h4>www.road-results.com<\/h4>\n<p>Categories\n\u00c2\u00bb Men AMATEUR FINALS CAT 1\/2\/3\/4 \t\n\u00c2\u00bb Men CAT 2\/3\n\u00c2\u00bb Men CAT 4 \t\n\u00c2\u00bb Men CAT 5\n\u00c2\u00bb Men JUNIOR 13-14 CAT Open\n\u00c2\u00bb Men JUNIOR 15-16 CAT Open\n\u00c2\u00bb Men JUNIOR 17-18 CAT Open\n\u00c2\u00bb Men JUNIOR 9-12 CAT Open\n\u00c2\u00bb Men MASTER 55+ CAT Open\n\u00c2\u00bb Men MASTERS 35+ CAT Open\n\u00c2\u00bb Men MASTERS 45+ CAT Open\n\u00c2\u00bb Men PRO\/1\/2\n\u00c2\u00bb Women CAT 4\/5\n\u00c2\u00bb Women JUNIOR 9-12 CAT Open\n\u00c2\u00bb Women PRO\/1\/2\/3<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>    <blockquote class=\"reddit-card\" >      <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/cycling\/comments\/pxnuv4\/is_there_a_texas_version_of_ragbrai\/?ref_source=embed&amp;ref=share\">Is there a Texas version of RAGBRAI?<\/a> from      <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/cycling\/\">cycling<\/a>    <\/blockquote>    <script async src=\"https:\/\/embed.redditmedia.com\/widgets\/platform.js\" charset=\"UTF-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/communityimpact.com\/houston\/bay-area\/government\/2021\/09\/28\/league-city-working-to-create-mountain-bike-trails\/\">League City working to create mountain bike trails<\/a><\/h2>\n<h4>By Jake Magee | communityimpact.com<\/h4>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn2.communityimpact.com\/?url=https:\/\/communityimpact.com\/uploads\/images\/2021\/09\/28\/159993.jpeg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>With League City City Council\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s unanimous vote Sept. 28, the city is taking another step toward appeasing mountain bikers citywide.<\/p>\n<p>City Council approved a $39,500 contract with Halff Associates to provide mountain bike trail planning and design and maintenance recommendations for the city. Additionally, the group will help the city develop a biking chapter in the city\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s parks master plan to serve as the citywide guide for the design, implementation and maintenance of mountain bike trails in the city, according to League City documents.<\/p>\n<p>This effort became public in July when &#8230;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.houstonchronicle.com\/news\/houston-texas\/transportation\/article\/Waller-DA-calls-rolling-coal-an-assault-as-16496243.php\">Waller DA calls &#8216;rolling coal&#8217; an assault as investigation into bike crash continues<\/a><\/h2>\n<h4>Dug Begley | www.houstonchronicle.com<\/h4>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/s.hdnux.com\/photos\/01\/22\/05\/27\/21517774\/3\/2400x0.jpg?w=1200&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Regardless of more severe charges potentially facing a 16-year-old who struck six bicyclists in Waller County last weekend, the local prosecutor said Wednesday morning the act of \u00e2\u20ac\u0153rolling coal\u00e2\u20ac\u009d on walkers or bikers \u00e2\u20ac\u0153is at a minimum an assault.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n<p>\u00e2\u20ac\u0153They are causing their vehicle to \u00e2\u20ac\u02dcspit\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 on a living, breathing, human being that is worthy of dignity and not having his or her person violated,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Waller County District Attorney Elton Mathis wrote in a Facebook post. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153That simple assault is easily elevated to a jail eligible offense if bodily injury occurs, which can be caused by entry of toxic particles into mouth, nose and eyes.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n<p>Witnesses said the teenager, who officials have not identified because he is a &#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\">During Tuesday\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s work session, the Denton City Council rejected a proposed auto-free pedestrian and bicycle corridor along Bell Avenue on the campus of Texas Woman\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s University. Story: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ta9jhdOhU3\">https:\/\/t.co\/ta9jhdOhU3<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/PE7dc4Ri5A\">pic.twitter.com\/PE7dc4Ri5A<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Bike Denton (@bikedenton) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/bikedenton\/status\/1443361912696283137?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 29, 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 amazing volunteer ride leaders\u00e2\u20ac\u201dmany from <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/VioletCrownATX?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@VioletCrownATX<\/a>\u00e2\u20ac\u201dwho guide group rides from our shop are back to hosting rides!<br><br>There\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s a ride nearly every day of the week. You can get the basics on each on our site (link in bio) &amp; reach out to us or VC w\/ questions.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/rideyourbike?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#rideyourbike<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/hr05Isg6Xw\">pic.twitter.com\/hr05Isg6Xw<\/a><\/p>&mdash; mellowjohnnys (@mellowjohnnys) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mellowjohnnys\/status\/1443386747090620418?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 30, 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\">\u00e2\u20ac\u0153\u00e2\u20ac\u0153We hear it all the time,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BillNesper?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@BillNesper<\/a>, executive director of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BikeLeague?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@BikeLeague<\/a>, told <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/thedailybeast?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@thedailybeast<\/a>. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153There\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s a sort of \u00e2\u20ac\u02dcothering\u00e2\u20ac\u2122\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6 of people who are wearing special clothes and are out doing something out on the road that is supposed to be a \u00e2\u20ac\u02dccar space.\u00e2\u20ac\u2122\u00e2\u20ac\u009d <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/nQzjBqKJTV\">https:\/\/t.co\/nQzjBqKJTV<\/a><\/p>&mdash; BikeHouston (@BikeHouston) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BikeHouston\/status\/1443328336655159301?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 29, 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\">Attorney for the 16-year-old coal roller who hit six cyclists with his Ford Super Duty pickup in Waller, TX last weekend: <br><br>&quot;My client is a young man in high school with college aspirations. He\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s a very new and inexperienced driver.&quot; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Jbo2av1Jcw\">https:\/\/t.co\/Jbo2av1Jcw<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Joe Cutrufo (@JoeCutrufo) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JoeCutrufo\/status\/1443286947720482818?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 29, 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\">Update: We&#39;ve spoken with <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HouPublicWorks?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@HouPublicWorks<\/a>. They&#39;re looking into this, and will have an update on the plan within 30 days. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/HqSWe0tJlb\">https:\/\/t.co\/HqSWe0tJlb<\/a><\/p>&mdash; BikeHouston (@BikeHouston) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BikeHouston\/status\/1443272749363892226?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 29, 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\">Come out and join us for a ride to China Grove. Wheels down at 8 AM. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Ur2DpRl6kd\">https:\/\/t.co\/Ur2DpRl6kd<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/c4KK1Z5szh\">pic.twitter.com\/c4KK1Z5szh<\/a><\/p>&mdash; SA Wheelmen (@sawheelmen) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/sawheelmen\/status\/1443218772391776262?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 29, 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\">09-29-20. Boys Ranch, TX. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/9nML9sUqi6\">pic.twitter.com\/9nML9sUqi6<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Aaron N. Chamberlain (@elmachuca) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/elmachuca\/status\/1443233292996775937?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 29, 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\">Update from <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WallerCountyDA?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@WallerCountyDA<\/a>: <br><br>\u00e2\u20ac\u0153Rolling coal\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6 is AT A MINIMUM an assault.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/PphjL3Nadj\">https:\/\/t.co\/PphjL3Nadj<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/LP0Dy6bHFO\">pic.twitter.com\/LP0Dy6bHFO<\/a><\/p>&mdash; BikeHouston (@BikeHouston) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BikeHouston\/status\/1443234752106954754?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 29, 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\">San Antonio&#39;s beloved Hispanic Elvis immortalized with new Colton Valentine mural. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Dd5d4QMyYR\">https:\/\/t.co\/Dd5d4QMyYR<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mySA?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@mySA<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/fikB9ZQiQG\">pic.twitter.com\/fikB9ZQiQG<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Maddy Skye (@MaddySkye) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MaddySkye\/status\/1443241823917559810?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 29, 2021<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h1>New Events 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 BEAT THE STREET FOR LITTLE FEET 2022 &#8211; Sweetwater, TX For event details, please refer to: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/8tMX3thPIN\">https:\/\/t.co\/8tMX3thPIN<\/a><br><br>Get ready for our 10th annual Beat the Street for Little Feet benefiting Cornerstone Christian School! The event includes: a Hal\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/j23H8pcPm3\">https:\/\/t.co\/j23H8pcPm3<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Rick Ankrum (@texbiker) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/texbiker\/status\/1443329082364768258?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 29, 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\">New Event Brazos River Bicycle Rally &#8211; Missouri City, TX Brazos River Bicycle Rally at Missouri City, TX<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/FL9E6Opy3F\">https:\/\/t.co\/FL9E6Opy3F<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/yRslc0CFVU\">https:\/\/t.co\/yRslc0CFVU<\/a><br> <br> Start\/Finish is at the City of Missouri City Community Park, 1700 Glenn Lakes Lane, Missouri Cit\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/KMSNygT0Dj\">https:\/\/t.co\/KMSNygT0Dj<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Rick Ankrum (@texbiker) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/texbiker\/status\/1443253534519083009?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 29, 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\/09\/29\/texas-biking-news-september-29th-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":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[14],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-57561","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-bicycling-news"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p4tok-eYp","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/57561","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=57561"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/57561\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":57563,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/57561\/revisions\/57563"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=57561"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=57561"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=57561"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}