{"id":61903,"date":"2023-03-21T22:06:33","date_gmt":"2023-03-22T03:06:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=61903"},"modified":"2023-03-21T22:06:35","modified_gmt":"2023-03-22T03:06:35","slug":"trail-feedback-bmx-east-tex-safety-el-paso-loses-college-station-separates-a-spike-upcoming-rides-group-vs-solo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2023\/03\/21\/trail-feedback-bmx-east-tex-safety-el-paso-loses-college-station-separates-a-spike-upcoming-rides-group-vs-solo\/","title":{"rendered":"Trail Feedback, BMX, East Tex Safety, El Paso Loses, College Station Separates, A Spike, Upcoming Rides, Group vs. Solo"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Austin Public Works asking for feedback on MoKan Trail extension<\/a><\/h2>\n

by: Eniola Longe\t| www.kxan.com<\/h4>\n

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AUSTIN (KXAN) \u2014 The City of Austin is making progress on plans for expanding a new urban trail in east Austin. The city is now asking residents to weigh in on the project.<\/p>\n

The MoKan Trail Preliminary Engineering Phase Virtual Open House, which launched Monday, debuts recommendations for the trail\u2019s alignment and design features. The open house is available online in English and Spanish 24 hours a day, seven days a week.<\/p>\n

The open house will end Sunday April 23.<\/p>\n

Its focus is on six segments of the 0.75-mile trail extension between North Pleasant Valley Road and Springdale Road, each with unique design challenges and considerations. …<\/p>\n

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BMX Lovers, Did You Know Midland Has A BMX Park?<\/a><\/h2>\n

Gwen | lonestar923.com<\/h4>\n

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We hear people all the time saying there is nothing to do in Midland and Odessa so when we come across a gem we didn’t know about, we have to share it.<\/p>\n

A few years ago Altitude Trampoline Park opened in Odessa and most recently Urban Air and the Little Gym opened in Midland. We all got our hopes up thinking Water Wonderland would be resurrected to discover that it was demolished and turned into commercial property.<\/p>\n

There are all kinds of little hidden gems around the Basin that you may not know about. I recently discovered<\/p>\n

Read More: BMX Lovers, Did You Know Midland Has A BMX Park? …<\/p>\n

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Video: Tips to increase cyclists\u2019 safety on East Texas roadways<\/a><\/h2>\n

By Lorena Rivas | www.kltv.com<\/h4>\n

TYLER, Texas (KLTV) – Between 2017 and 2021, more than 900 cyclists died on Texas roads. TxDOT is working to lower those numbers.<\/p>\n

TxDOT is launching \u201cBe Safe, Drive Smart\u201d campaign to encourage drivers to follow safety laws in light of a recent report that there was a 34-percent increase in pedestrian fatalities and a 58-percent increase in bicyclist deaths during that time.<\/p>\n

In Tyler during that same time period, there were 114 pedestrian and bicyclist fatalities.<\/p>\n

John Cobb, manager of Speed and Comfort in Tyler, says the number one thing a cyclist can do is to …<\/p>\n

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\u2018El Paso Scene\u2019 founder, publisher Randy Limbird dies at age 70<\/a><\/h2>\n

by: Dave Burge\t| www.ktsm.com<\/h4>\n

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EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) \u2013 Randy Limbird, who founded El Paso Scene magazine and ran it for nearly 30 years, has died.<\/p>\n

Limbird, age 70, was also well known for his passion for bicycling. He had posted online recently that he was fighting an aggressive form of brain cancer.<\/p>\n

He was remembered by friends, colleagues and community activists for his spirit and his contributions to El Paso.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m really sad to learn that Randy Limbird has passed away on Friday (March 17),\u201d Bob Moore, a longtime friend of Limbird\u2019s and founder of ElPasoMatters.org, wrote on Limbird\u2019s Facebook page.<\/p>\n

Limbird started El Paso Scene, a monthly entertainment newspaper, in 1993 and ran it until it …<\/p>\n

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College Station City Council Awards A Design Contract For Separated Bike Lanes On George Bush Drive<\/a><\/h2>\n

Bill Oliver | wtaw.com<\/h4>\n

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The College Station city council takes the next step towards separated bicycle lanes coming to George Bush Drive between Texas and Wellborn.<\/p>\n

The council awarded a $235,000 dollar design contract at their March 9 meeting.<\/p>\n

The project will also include modifications to existing traffic signals and intersections, as well as the widening of some existing sections of sidewalk where bicycles converge.<\/p>\n

More specifically, the project will convert the bike lanes to separated bike lanes that considers bicycle safety, stormwater management and long-term maintenance cost. The project will also include …<\/p>\n

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Pedestrian and bicyclist traffic deaths spike in Texas<\/a><\/h2>\n

by: Tom Miller\t| www.kxan.com<\/h4>\n

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AUSTIN (KXAN) \u2014 People walking and riding their bikes are getting hit by cars more often, and at an alarming rate throughout Texas, data from the Texas Department of Transportation shows.<\/p>\n

While the statistical spike is concerning for those who rely on walking or riding next to cars, they are a painful reminder to families who\u2019ve lost a loved one.<\/p>\n

That includes the family of Alexei Bauereris. A driver hit the 14-year-old boy while he walked back to his northwest Austin home in 2016. …<\/p>\n

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Upcoming Rides<\/a><\/h2>\n

Fort Worth Bicycling Association | www.fwbaclub.org<\/h4>\n
Rusty Romp\nThu, March 23, 2023 9:00 AM\nBenbrook YMCA, 1899 Winscott Road, Benbrook, TX 76126\nBurleson and Beyond\nThu, March 23, 2023 9:00 AM\nSpokes Parking Lot, 155 W Bufford St., Burleson, TX\nNo Wind No Hills\nSat, March 25, 2023 9:00 AM\n6240 U.S. 287 Frontage Rd, Arlington, TX 76001\nRusty Romp Tuesday Edition\nTue, March 28, 2023 9:00 AM\nBenbrook YMCA, 1899 Winscott Road, Benbrook, TX 76126\nChisholm Rusty Chain Gang Ramble\nTue, March 28, 2023 9:00 AM\n4936 McPherson Blvd, Fort Worth, TX\nRusty Romp\nThu, March 30, 2023 9:00 AM\nBenbrook YMCA, 1899 Winscott Road, Benbrook, TX 76126\nBurleson and Beyond\nThu, March 30, 2023 9:00 AM\nSpokes Parking Lot, 155 W Bufford St., Burleson, TX\n<\/code><\/pre>\n
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Cycling Solo vs Group Mar 18, 2023<\/a><\/h2>\n
Veloharmony | www.youtube.com<\/h4>\n
Prologue: 00:00\nRoute Map: 01:11\nWarming up with the group on Research Forest Blvd: 02:28\nFishcreek Blvd – To Honea-Egypt Community Road: 14:12\nFM 2854 to Rabon Chapel Road: 36:16\nMail Route to FM 2854 : 47:09\nReturning through Downtown Montgomery: 54:44\nHeading towards Springbranch Road: 1:00:25<\/p>\n