{"id":62672,"date":"2023-06-23T21:48:32","date_gmt":"2023-06-24T02:48:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=62672"},"modified":"2023-06-23T21:48:34","modified_gmt":"2023-06-24T02:48:34","slug":"texas-bicycling-adventures-june-23-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2023\/06\/23\/texas-bicycling-adventures-june-23-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Bicycling Adventures – June 23, 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

A week ago, Clutch City Cruisers were described as a ‘mob.’ Now, HPD is escorting them on rides.<\/a><\/h2>\n

Ryan Nickerson | www.houstonchronicle.com<\/h4>\n

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Every Thursday evening, dozens of bicyclists convene at Market Square Park in downtown Houston to prepare for their weekly bike ride with the Clutch City Cruisers. Everything was normal for cyclists Thursday except for one crucial detail \u2014 the Houston Police Department tagged along for the ride.<\/p>\n

As the bicyclists gathered downtown, many were surprised to see so many police officers. Even Chief of Police Troy Finner was spotted shaking hands with the cyclists and said he might one day join them.<\/p>\n

The ride started with smiles, but there was an undercurrent of tension from the beginning.<\/p>\n

Just a week ago, the …<\/p>\n

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Construction scheduled for Brownsville, Los Fresnos hike and bike trail<\/a><\/h2>\n

by: Steven Masso\t| www.valleycentral.com<\/h4>\n

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BROWNSVILLE, Texas (ValleyCentral) \u2014 The construction of a new hike and bike trail in Brownsville and Los Fresnos is scheduled to begin later this year, licensing records show.<\/p>\n

The project, titled \u201cBrownsville \u2013 Los Fresnos Hike & Bike Trail,\u201d will be located at FM 1847, from Hwy 550 to S. Alvarez Ct. The trail will cost an estimated $3 million, according to Texas Department of Licensing records.<\/p>\n

The funds will go towards a 10-foot concrete sidewalk, a prefabricated pedestrian bridge, boardwalk, pedestrian rails, riprap, drainage and a guard fence.<\/p>\n

Construction is scheduled to begin in November, with an expected completion date of March 31, 2024.<\/p>\n

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Video: Valley cyclists raising money for Spina bifida awareness through 250-mile long bike ride to San Antonio<\/a><\/h2>\n

By: Brenda Villa | www.krgv.com<\/h4>\n

A group of cyclists left the Valley Friday morning to spend the next 48 hours riding to San Antonio.<\/p>\n

The 250-mile-long bike ride is being conducted to raise money and awareness for those with Spina bifida, a rare birth condition when the spine isn\u2019t fully formed.<\/p>\n

This is the 12th annual SB250 ride, according to Suzannah Smiles President and Founder Casey Swanson.<\/p>\n

Swanson said he started the group to …<\/p>\n

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Texas Biking from Twitter<\/h1>\n

Block Party!!! ???? pic.twitter.com\/o33k1wgqdw<\/a><\/p>— Ed Pettitt, MPH (@edpettittmph) June 23, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote>