{"id":61527,"date":"2023-02-15T23:19:55","date_gmt":"2023-02-16T05:19:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=61527"},"modified":"2023-02-15T23:19:57","modified_gmt":"2023-02-16T05:19:57","slug":"texas-bicycling-news-february-15-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2023\/02\/15\/texas-bicycling-news-february-15-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Bicycling News &#8211; February 15, 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-markdown\"><h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.expressnews.com\/news\/local\/article\/davey-bemporad-map-san-antonio-hike-bike-trails-17786895.php\">A gift for cyclists: San Antonio man creates map of the city\u2019s creekside hike-and-bike trails<\/a><\/h2>\n<h4>Scott Huddleston | www.expressnews.com<\/h4>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/s.hdnux.com\/photos\/01\/31\/43\/14\/23474955\/3\/1200x0.jpg?w=1200&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Cyclists Lorraine and Tom Stehn of Aransas Pass, ride on the Salado Creek Greenway near the Jack White Trailhead in 2021. A local cyclist has created his own version of a local greenway trails map after hearing from users of the hike-and-bike trails who said a comprehensive map was needed.<\/p>\n<p>Anyone trying to find the newest hike-and-bike greenway trails in Bexar County has probably looked for a map online to plan their day trip.<\/p>\n<p>But even with the city\u2019s official map, users of the greenway trails have gotten lost. A local cyclist\u2019s creation of a map of the nearly 100 miles of creekside hike-and-bike trails in Bexar County posted this week has gotten a lot of love.<\/p>\n<p>Davey Bemporad, a transportation planner and member of the SATX Social Ride group, said he made the map, in a format resembling a rail transit graphic, as a Valentine\u2019s Day gift for the public Facebook group, which \u201cpromotes safe and social bike riding everywhere, especially downtown.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Bemporad said &#8230;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.everythinglubbock.com\/news\/local-news\/man-to-bike-across-texas-starting-in-lubbock-for-organ-donation-awareness\/\">Man to bike across Texas starting in Lubbock for organ donation awareness<\/a><\/h2>\n<h4>by: Kamryn Mendoza\t| www.everythinglubbock.com<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<iframe scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen\" src=\"https:\/\/w3.mp.lura.live\/player\/prod\/v3\/anvload.html?key=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%3D%3D\"  width =\"640\" height=\"360\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-markdown\"><p>LUBBOCK, Texas \u2014 To bring awareness to organ donation, Mark Scotch decided to bike across the state of Texas to Louisiana.<\/p>\n<p>In early 2020, Scotch met Hugh Smith, 56, a former professional horse jockey, at Cane River Brewing in Smith\u2019s hometown of Natchitoches, Louisiana. Smith was in need of a kidney due to frequent injuries from his work.<\/p>\n<p>Although Scotch\u2019s kidney wasn\u2019t a direct match for Smith, he wanted to donate a kidney to someone who needed one. He became a \u201cvoucher donor\u201d through the National Kidney Registry Voucher Program, where he would be matched with a recipient somewhere in the country. &#8230;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.strava.com\/activities\/8568891207\">Superflying the leeve Fort Bend County, Texas<\/a><\/h2>\n<h4>jack snider | strava.com<\/h4>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" height=\"900\" width=\"1200\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dgtzuqphqg23d.cloudfront.net\/calO5CZiqUk-lJZT7teQmgMfmvn1I182c423_2ZPxUU-2048x1536.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.strava.com\/activities\/8568886364\">Dennis About to Destroy! Travis County, Texas<\/a><\/h2>\n<h4>Carlos A. Moreno | strava.com<\/h4>\n<p>Dennis said he will beat everyone at driveway on his new bike! Be ready!!!!\n<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" height=\"1600\" width=\"1200\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dgtzuqphqg23d.cloudfront.net\/iQjH6qa1o6rSUm9m3mcug9xEXmZP8IAiRT0x5jcirwc-1536x2048.jpg?resize=1200%2C1600&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.click2houston.com\/news\/local\/2023\/02\/16\/black-history-month-celebratory-bike-ride-highlights-houstons-black-history\/\">Black History Month: Celebratory bike ride highlights Houston\u2019s Black history<\/a><\/h2>\n<h4>Moriah Ballard | www.click2houston.com<\/h4>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/res.cloudinary.com\/graham-media-group\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto\/c_scale%2Cw_900\/v1\/media\/gmg\/MS2OWY4QFJEOJNZMPI5T7KQRXE.jpg?w=1200&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>HOUSTON \u2013 Organizers held an event last Saturday where members of the community got the chance to pedal through some of the historic Black sites around the Houston area.<\/p>\n<p>Event organizer Pervis Hall said the ride was created to allow guests to learn about historically Black locations around the city.<\/p>\n<p>The 20-mile-long celebratory ride began at 8 a.m. sharp on Feb. 11, beginning in the 500 block of Clay Street.<\/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\">Thanks, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KENS5?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@KENS5<\/a> for helping spread the good news! The City was awarded $4.4 M  from <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/USDOT?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@USDOT<\/a> for its Zarzamora Corridor <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/SS4A?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#SS4A<\/a> grant! Zarzamora is one of SA\u2019s 10 roadways with high numbers of pedestrian and bicyclists deaths. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/VisionZeroSA?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#VisionZeroSA<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/COSATransportation?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#COSATransportation<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/RJh5adVzbk\">https:\/\/t.co\/RJh5adVzbk<\/a><\/p>&mdash; COSATransportation (@COSATranspo) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/COSATranspo\/status\/1625910350469029889?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 15, 2023<\/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\">Saturday 2\/18\/2023 The Bagel Ride<br>8:30am ride start<br>Starts behind Little Woodrow&#39;s, 12601 Tech Ridge Blvd, Austin 78753<br>54mi (86km). Store stop at 31mi<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/9jDCtHIdjH\">https:\/\/t.co\/9jDCtHIdjH<\/a><\/p>&mdash; The Bagel Ride (@thebagelride) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/thebagelride\/status\/1626006304425746443?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 15, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h1>New Event 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 Sun City Crit &#8211; Nocturne Cycling Series &#8211; El Paso Sun City Crit &#8211; Nocturne Cycling Series &#8211; El Paso at El Paso, TX<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/pEMSQORqNi\">https:\/\/t.co\/pEMSQORqNi<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/mZSObuGmE9\">https:\/\/t.co\/mZSObuGmE9<\/a>\u00a0<br><br>\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 Men Cat 4-5 \u00a0 \u00a0 11:30 AM \u00a0 \u00a0 30 minutes \u00a0 \u00a0 $200\/Awards \u00a0 \u00a0 75 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/K528Zab5ca\">https:\/\/t.co\/K528Zab5ca<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Rick Ankrum (@texbiker) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/texbiker\/status\/1625882050078154752?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 15, 2023<\/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\/2023\/02\/15\/texas-bicycling-news-february-15-2023\/\"><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-61527","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-bicycling-news"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p4tok-g0n","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/61527","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=61527"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/61527\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":61528,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/61527\/revisions\/61528"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=61527"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=61527"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=61527"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}