{"id":58781,"date":"2022-03-23T23:03:54","date_gmt":"2022-03-24T04:03:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=58781"},"modified":"2022-03-23T23:03:56","modified_gmt":"2022-03-24T04:03:56","slug":"texas-biking-news-march-23rd-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2022\/03\/23\/texas-biking-news-march-23rd-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Biking News March 23rd 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Rice receives \u2018silver\u2019 distinction for bicycle-friendly campus<\/a><\/h2>\n

By Hajera Naveed | www.ricethresher.org<\/h4>\n

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The League of American Bicyclists awarded Rice a silver designation as a Bicycle Friendly University, a place up from the bronze designation received in 2017. The silver designation will be active until 2025.<\/p>\n

Lisa Lin, former transportation demand management manager at Rice, coordinated the re-application process along with help from Leadership Rice Mentorship Experience intern Trisha Gupta. Lin, who is now the first director of sustainability for Harris County, said that she helped implement the League of American Bicyclists\u2019 suggestions for improvement from 2017, and focused on those improvements in the new application.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was really about telling our story of how we have improved since 2017,\u201d Lin said. \u201cIn this …<\/p>\n

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Video: Bicyclist fatally struck by dump truck in Kingwood, police say<\/a><\/h2>\n

Erica Ponder | www.click2houston.com<\/h4>\n

KINGWOOD, Texas \u2013 A bicyclist is dead after he was struck by a dump truck in Kingwood Wednesday, police said.<\/p>\n

It happened before 4 a.m. in the 21700 block of Loop 494.<\/p>\n

According to officers, a man in his 20s was riding a bike when he was hit by a dump truck.<\/p>\n

The dump truck driver told officers he didn\u2019t see the man on his bike.<\/p>\n

Police are working to determine the man\u2019s identity.<\/p>\n

FATAL CRASH ON LOOP 494<\/a><\/h2>\n

montgomerycountypolicereporter.com<\/h4>\n

Houston police are investigating a fatal crash at 21700 Loop 494 about 3:55 a.m. today (March 23).<\/p>\n

The identity of the male victim, 26, is pending verification by the Harris County Institute of Forensic Sciences.<\/p>\n

HPD Vehicular Crimes Division Sergeant D. Griffiths and Officer T. Smith reported:<\/p>\n

The victim, a bicyclist, was traveling northbound at the above address in an extremely dark portion of the roadway. The driver of a silver tractor-trailer truck, also traveling northbound in the same traffic lane, braked and attempted to swerve out of the way but struck the bicyclist, who was not wearing any reflective gear.<\/p>\n

The driver remained at the scene and called the police. There are no charges in this incident, pending further investigation.<\/p>\n

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Denton City Council Passes Updated Mobility Plan and Comprehensive Plan<\/a><\/h2>\n
By Suzi Rumohr | www.bikedenton.org<\/h5>\n

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The Denton City Council adopted the updated Mobility Plan and Denton 2040 Comprehensive Plan last night with a unanimous vote.<\/p>\n

The Mobility Plan includes an updated Bike Plan and a new Pedestrian Plan. The Comprehensive Plan update maintains the city\u2019s previous goal of encouraging more infill development, which can support more mobility options, reduce pressure to develop Denton\u2019s rural fringe and enhance Denton\u2019s fiscal and environmental sustainability.<\/p>\n

Denton\u2019s Bike Plan had not been updated since its initial adoption in 2012. The …<\/p>\n

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New trail to connect San Antonio’s historic Perrin Homestead to Greenway<\/a><\/h2>\n

Priscilla Aguirre | www.mysanantonio.com<\/h4>\n

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Attention all hikers, cyclists, and nature lovers! A new trail is coming soon to San Antonio’s Northeast Side. The incoming hike and bike path will connect the historic Perrin Homestead to the Lady Bird Johnson Park, which has a connection to the Howard W. Peak Greenway Trail System.<\/p>\n

District 10 Councilman Clayton Perry has been working on making this trail a reality for the past five years. Perry, CPS Energy officials, and parks and recreation staff hosted a groundbreaking ceremony to celebrate the construction of the new trail at the CPS Energy Tuttle Training Center on Tuesday, March 22. …<\/p>\n

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Afternoon Ride<\/a><\/h2>\n

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