{"id":60935,"date":"2022-12-27T22:53:45","date_gmt":"2022-12-28T04:53:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=60935"},"modified":"2022-12-27T22:53:47","modified_gmt":"2022-12-28T04:53:47","slug":"texas-bicycling-action-december-27th-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2022\/12\/27\/texas-bicycling-action-december-27th-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Bicycling Action December 27th, 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-markdown\"><h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tdtnews.com\/news\/central_texas_news\/image_3048d3aa-859e-11ed-aa6c-a35a4a59fb31.html\">Holiday hustle<\/a><\/h2>\n<h4>Nan Dickson | www.tdtnews.com<\/h4>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bloximages.newyork1.vip.townnews.com\/tdtnews.com\/content\/tncms\/assets\/v3\/editorial\/3\/04\/3048d3aa-859e-11ed-aa6c-a35a4a59fb31\/63aa7397c4ad3.image.jpg?w=1200&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Colsyn Carrillo, 6, wears a green LED mohawk helmet as he races his bicycle Dec. 17 past the holiday decorations and colored fountain lights in downtown Temple\u2019s Santa Fe Plaza.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pct3.com\/News-Room\/precinct-3-opens-new-timber-forest-drive-bridge\">Precinct 3 Opens New Timber Forest Drive Bridge<\/a><\/h2>\n<h4>Tom S. Ramsey, P.E. | www.pct3.com<\/h4>\n<p>The four-lane bridge features sidewalks and serves to alleviate traffic along West Lake Houston Parkway\nHARRIS COUNTY, TX \u2013 Residents traveling from Humble to Atascocita now have a direct route with the new Timber Forest Drive Bridge completed by Harris County Precinct 3 Office of Commissioner Tom Ramsey, P.E. in partnership with Humble Independent School District.<\/p>\n<p>The bridge includes four new lanes to provide a route over the Union Pacific Railroad tracks. This will improve traffic flow from north to south along Timber Forest Drive and alleviate traffic along West Lake Houston Parkway, a route that drivers often take to Centennial Elementary. Additionally, benefits to the community include 8-foot-wide sidewalks along the bridge that provide a safe route for walkers, joggers, and bicyclists.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Lake Houston area is booming with &#8230;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Bhd4eiqk6sk\">How to Suffer While Cycling 2022<\/a><\/h2>\n<h4>Veloharmony | www.youtube.com<\/h4>\n<p>If you&#8217;re in the North Houston area and would like to ride with us: https:\/\/groupme.com\/join_group\/876488&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>Prologue: 00:00\nRoute Map: 00:43\nWarming up with the group before Fishcreek: 02:05\nFishcreek Blvd &#8211; The open Road: 05:54\nHeading East on 2854 in Conroe, Texas: 23:33<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"How to Suffer While Cycling   2022\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Bhd4eiqk6sk?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.legacy.com\/us\/obituaries\/name\/randall-smith-obituary?id=38475441\">Randall Wayne Smith obituary, San Angelo, TX<\/a><\/h2>\n<h4>www.legacy.com<\/h4>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cache.legacy.net\/legacy\/images\/cobrands\/legacyadn\/photos\/df34b958-b6df-4efb-a10a-b2d3e7d6a4fb.jpgx?w=500&amp;h=262&amp;option=3\" alt=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Randall Wayne Smith, 66, of San Angelo, Texas passed away peacefully on December 25, 2022, at his home. Randall was born in Port Arthur, Texas, on April 18, 1956, to his parents Herman Lloyd Smith and Irma Lorraine Slaughter Smith.\nOn May 12, 1978, he married the love of his life Audrey Lesley in Lawn, Texas. He started working in the family business at Moore&#8217;s Bicycle Shop in Abilene, Texas. Then started Concho Bike Shop in San Angelo, which is now Concho Power Equipment and has worked there for the past 34 years.\nHe was a devoted Dallas Cowboys fan, and loved playing golf, it didn&#8217;t matter if it was 40 degrees or 106 degrees he would still play regardless of the weather. He had the opportunity to play golf in many countries.\nHe is survived by his wife of over 44 years, Audrey Smith, his &#8230;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.panolawatchman.com\/lifestyles\/photos-mission-carthage-celebrates-bicycle-donations-for-christmas-blessings-project\/article_c1da152e-8632-11ed-9e20-7f8e6e835efc.html\">PHOTOS: Mission Carthage celebrates bicycle donations for Christmas blessings project<\/a><\/h2>\n<h4>www.panolawatchman.com<\/h4>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bloximages.newyork1.vip.townnews.com\/panolawatchman.com\/content\/tncms\/assets\/v3\/editorial\/c\/72\/c7230e4e-8639-11ed-9809-93882b059dd4\/63ab783f0e9c6.image.jpg?w=1200&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Carthage city officials and representatives from Waste Connections gathered with Mission Carthage representatives at First United Methodist Church in Carthage just before Christmas to celebrate Waste Connections\u2019 donation of kids\u2019 bicycles to the Christmas Blessings project, which helped provide local children with gifts this holiday season.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.strava.com\/activities\/8300156879\">Tuesday Ride<\/a><\/h2>\n<h4>Mark Noblitt MTCCSA | strava.com<\/h4>\n<p>What a beautiful day! Also got to see Michelle MTCCSA\/QRT Cycling for her birthday! Yeah, yeah, her husband Sylvan was there, too.\n<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" height=\"900\" width=\"1200\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dgtzuqphqg23d.cloudfront.net\/XlTs7Yex9tahaoiBghGGP8EOnrU5HEmEokgkFkXigFM-2048x1536.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/d3o5xota0a1fcr.cloudfront.net\/v6\/maps\/TMCVOBUESK6GB3CCKY7JB3BTY3EYCDEYTNAHPIPZUFBZVA3MTC6RVL3PWZBB23CMPVNSAGR4X3AA53XEIPMD7ZGMFB36VNM7\" alt=\"\"\/><\/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\">[NEW FEATURE] Change Start Location allows users to quickly and easily reposition the start and finish of loop-oriented routes. Located within the Route Planner\u2019s revamped right-click menu, this utility is one of our most-requested updates!<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/4iZCrhpTQv\">https:\/\/t.co\/4iZCrhpTQv<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Ride with GPS (@ridewithgps) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ridewithgps\/status\/1607786903595614210?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 27, 2022<\/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; Gray Jamis Renegade Exploit in Denton, TX <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/5qq4NEa3Ky\">https:\/\/t.co\/5qq4NEa3Ky<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Me84STM2Vp\">pic.twitter.com\/Me84STM2Vp<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Bike Index (@bikeindexstolen) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/bikeindexstolen\/status\/1607801197599289345?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 27, 2022<\/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\">Timber Forest Drive Bridge is now open!<br>Residents traveling from Humble to Atascocita now have a direct route with the new bridge completed by Harris County Precinct 3 in partnership with <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HumbleISD?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@HumbleISD<\/a> <br>Read more here: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/3vwqK1Y4Rz\">https:\/\/t.co\/3vwqK1Y4Rz<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/HouNews?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#HouNews<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/LocalGov?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#LocalGov<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/jwNc40GVNk\">pic.twitter.com\/jwNc40GVNk<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Harris County Precinct 3 Commissioner&#39;s Office (@HarrisCoPct3) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HarrisCoPct3\/status\/1607835502895419392?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 27, 2022<\/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\/2022\/12\/27\/texas-bicycling-action-december-27th-2022\/\"><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-60935","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-bicycling-news"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p4tok-fQP","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/60935","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=60935"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/60935\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":60936,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/60935\/revisions\/60936"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=60935"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=60935"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=60935"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}