{"id":58354,"date":"2022-01-27T22:23:30","date_gmt":"2022-01-28T04:23:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=58354"},"modified":"2022-01-27T22:23:33","modified_gmt":"2022-01-28T04:23:33","slug":"texas-biking-news-january-27th-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2022\/01\/27\/texas-biking-news-january-27th-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Biking News January 27th 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Growth along Grand Parkway spurs plan to widen FM 529 near Katy<\/a><\/h2>\n

Dug Begley | www.houstonchronicle.com<\/h4>\n

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The region\u2019s outward growth is pushing farther west, nudging a once-rural road through the Katy Prairie closer to looking like a city street, drawing alarm from residents who oppose laying more concrete.<\/p>\n

The Texas Department of Transportation is proposing to widen FM 529, about three miles north of Interstate 10 and Katy, from the Grand Parkway west to FM 362. The 12-mile widening would be split in two, with the western portion taking the road \u2014 also called Freeman Road \u2014 from two to six lanes, three in each direction, with 10-foot running and bicycling paths. The western segment would expand the road from two to four lanes, and also include the 10-foot paths for other travelers.<\/p>\n

TxDOT officials have given the …<\/p>\n

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January 27 With Google Remembering My First Mountain Bike<\/a><\/h2>\n

Durango Texas | durangotexas.blogspot.com<\/h4>\n

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On this day, January 27, for the first time since Google has been emailing me supposed memories of a specific day, I actually either remember all the memories, or know what I am looking at, which is a supposed memory.<\/p>\n

I don’t know why Google makes the photo look so distorted, because the original was not at all distorted, but at the upper left you are looking across Lake Meridian, in Kent, at Mount Rainier. I was staying at Clancy and Fancy’s and soon after they left for their daily package delivering duties they called to tell me the Mountain was out and looking good. So, I walked down the hill to Lake Meridian, taking photos and shooting video. I will see if I can find the actual photo I took that day.<\/p>\n

In the upper right that is …<\/p>\n

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271: Route Scouting Texas Hill Country Podcast<\/a><\/h2>\n

PedalShift Project | pedalshift.net<\/h4>\n

Looking ahead to the spring and some new-to-me routes that can check some 2022 goal boxes! This episode, we take a look at the Texas Hill Country loop that begins and ends in Austin. Will this be the one?\nRoute Scouting Texas Hill Country ACA route Ideal in spring Fly in and out from Austin Probably 5-6 days Mostly camping Excellent resources ACA maps Ride with GPS map with resources Downsides limited services in spots water sprawl\/traffic\/bad interactions Logisitics Brompton capable? Love the in-out via Austin (no car rentals, maybe even no Lyfts needed) Mostly camping, probably some hoteling needed Initial assessment TX hill country gets a lot of great reviews Very unnerved by the reports of bad driver interactions Need to see what the camping situation is – state parks…<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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