{"id":61126,"date":"2023-01-11T23:13:12","date_gmt":"2023-01-12T05:13:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=61126"},"modified":"2023-01-11T23:13:14","modified_gmt":"2023-01-12T05:13:14","slug":"texas-bicycling-news-january-11-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2023\/01\/11\/texas-bicycling-news-january-11-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Bicycling News – January 11, 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

How Houston will continue expanding transportation options in 2023<\/a><\/h2>\n

Adam Zuvanich | www.houstonpublicmedia.org<\/h4>\n

Several infrastructure projects are in the works this year that aim to improve and expand mobility for cyclists, pedestrians and mass transit users.\n\"\"\/<\/p>\n

Harris County Precinct 1 Commissioner Rodney Ellis bikes around the City Hall area in 2018, when he and Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner announced a new partnership between the city and Harris County to create more bike lanes.<\/p>\n

Gabe Cazares does not own a car and, because he is blind, says he never will.<\/p>\n

But the executive director of transportation equity and advocacy organization LINK Houston, like most everyone else in the nation’s fourth-largest city, still has a need to commute to work and buy groceries and still likes to get out and explore his hometown. That can be difficult even in his East End neighborhood, where Cazares said sidewalks are scarce.<\/p>\n

"To get to my office, where I do transportation equity work, I have to leave my home and walk in the streets," he said. "I’m looking forward to a day when folks in the city …<\/p>\n

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League City City Council extends recycling agreement with Keep Pearland Beautiful, plans to submit grant applications for trails<\/a><\/h2>\n

By Saab Sahi | communityimpact.com<\/h4>\n

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League City residents will have to pay an increase of $0.04 in waste fees after the City Council passed a resolution Jan. 10 to extend its agreement with Keep Pearland Beautiful.<\/p>\n

City Council also approved a resolution to submit hike and bike trail grant applications to the Texas Department of Transportation and to authorize a water facilities financing agreement with the Gulf Coast Water Authority during its Jan. 10 meeting.<\/p>\n

The city\u2019s agreement with Keep Pearland Beautiful will be extended through April 30, 2024, which allows League City residential solid waste customers to utilize the Stella Roberts Recycling Center, located off Magnolia Pkwy.<\/p>\n

As another part of the consent agenda, City Council also …<\/p>\n

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Barber Hills Hard Labor – Volunteer Sign Up<\/a><\/h2>\n

www.bikereg.com<\/h4>\n

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Superflying the leeve Fort Bend County, Texas<\/a><\/h2>\n

Superflyspin ? jack snider | strava.com<\/h4>\n

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CCC gravel Fort Bend County, Texas<\/a><\/h2>\n

Katya @Cool Cat Cycles | strava.com<\/h4>\n

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Windsday Wahoo Woes Houston, Texas<\/a><\/h2>\n

Nate Eguia | strava.com<\/h4>\n

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Bike routes announced for 2023 Tour de Houston<\/a><\/h2>\n

Author: Chloe Alexander | www.khou.com<\/h4>\n

This event usually happens the first Sunday in April but it has been moved to Sunday, Feb. 26.\n\"\"\/<\/p>\n

HOUSTON \u2014 Calling all cyclists and those who want a unique tour of our beautiful city.<\/p>\n

Preparations are already underway for the city’s annual bike ride, Tour de Houston, which is a fundraising event that benefits Houston’s Reforestation Program.<\/p>\n

"Houston continues to embrace the bicycling community by making improvements to our hike and bike infrastructure," said Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner. "Tour de Houston is a great way to experience these enhancements while also exploring our diverse neighborhoods."<\/p>\n

This event usually happens the first Sunday in April but it has been moved to Sunday, Feb. 26 due to Houston hosting the men’s NCAA Final Four Tournament.<\/p>\n

This year, the route will cruise through city council districts E, H and I, which include the historic East End and much of southeast Houston. …<\/p>\n

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Springtown boy shows off new bicycle from police department<\/a><\/h2>\n

Madelyn Edwards | www.springtown-epigraph.net<\/h4>\n

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A Springtown mother described the shocked reaction her 7-year-old son had when a police officer came to their home a few days before Christmas asking to see him.<\/p>\n

That shock turned into happiness when Ezra Garcia realized that the officer brought him a new bicycle for Christmas.<\/p>\n

\u201cEzra came out from his room, and he was just terrified. He was mortified. A cop was asking for him by name,\u201d Ezra\u2019s mother Arizona Garcia said. \u201c(The officer said), \u2018We got you something.\u2019 (They) went outside, and he had the bike out there, and he let him sit in his car and everything.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Springtown police officer who delivered the bike \u2013 Cpl. Ken Hopkins \u2013 was just …<\/p>\n

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Video: TxDOT analyzes bicycle safety in Bryan district<\/a><\/h2>\n

By Conner Beene | www.kbtx.com<\/h4>\n

BRYAN, Texas (KBTX) – Bicyclists in the Brazos Valley may have a reason to celebrate as TxDOT looks at the area\u2019s bicycle safety as part of the statewide bicycle analysis and district bicycle plan pilot program.<\/p>\n

The Bryan district is one out of four districts in Texas that is participating in the program.<\/p>\n

TxDOT is hoping to develop an approach that the rest of the districts in Texas can apply in the future. TxDOT Bryan Public Information Officer Bob Colwell says that safety is their number one priority.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe know that bicyclists and pedestrians use our system just like …<\/p>\n

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Texas Biking from Twitter<\/h1>\n

Think you got the legs for this one? Endurance is the name of the game as participants compete to finish three 17-mile laps at Flat Rock Ranch for some sweet singletrack goodness. We also have 2-lap and 1-lap categories as well.https:\/\/t.co\/Ugf6SWUFBv<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/bVYUGGVKEo<\/a><\/p>— STORM (@STORM_MTB) January 12, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote>