{"id":62888,"date":"2023-07-25T23:11:31","date_gmt":"2023-07-26T04:11:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=62888"},"modified":"2023-07-25T23:11:33","modified_gmt":"2023-07-26T04:11:33","slug":"texas-bicycling-news-july-25-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2023\/07\/25\/texas-bicycling-news-july-25-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Bicycling News &#8211; July 25, 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-markdown\"><h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reporternews.com\/story\/news\/local\/2023\/07\/25\/wheel-time-fun-thanks-to-a-bicycle-weekend-abilene-texas-newspaper\/70460142007\/\">\u2018Wheel-time\u2019 fun thanks to a bicycle weekend<\/a><\/h2>\n<h4>Ronald W. Erdrich | www.reporternews.com<\/h4>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.reporternews.com\/gcdn\/authoring\/authoring-images\/2023\/07\/25\/PARN\/70460146007-0726-bicycles-1.jpg?w=1200&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>It was a weekend for bicycles, and not simply because the weather was nice.<\/p>\n<p>On Saturday morning, Abilene\u2019s Parks and Recreation Dept. held a bicycle race at Redbud Park for children 10 and under, calling it Kids Treadfest. The race course was the park\u2019s newly-laid cement sidewalks. \u2026<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kvue.com\/video\/money\/economy\/boomtown-2040\/new-trail-will-connect-to-q2-stadium\/269-69ee9eb3-53ad-4b30-883b-5d68519d4152\">New trail will connect to Q2 Stadium<\/a><\/h2>\n<h4>www.kvue.com<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" style=\"border:1px solid #e6e6e6\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kvue.com\/embeds\/video\/responsive\/269-69ee9eb3-53ad-4b30-883b-5d68519d4152\/iframe\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" webkitallowfullscreen=\"true\" mozallowfullscreen=\"true\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-markdown\"><hr \/>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kvue.com\/article\/traffic\/south-congress-ramble-intersection-safety\/269-d61d3669-eef6-4da4-b90e-2a240540b70b\">Safety improvements completed at intersection of South Congress Avenue and Ramble Lane<\/a><\/h2>\n<h4>Author: Britny Eubank, Aubry Tucker | www.kvue.com<\/h4>\n<p>The safety improvements took seven months to complete.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" style=\"border:1px solid #e6e6e6\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kvue.com\/embeds\/video\/responsive\/269-fc3b05e3-ed09-451e-af53-391156f57baa\/iframe\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" webkitallowfullscreen=\"true\" mozallowfullscreen=\"true\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-markdown\"><p>AUSTIN, Texas \u2014 South Austin commuters will be happy to hear that after seven months of construction, the intersection safety project at South Congress Avenue and Ramble Lane has been completed. \u2026<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/myparistexas.com\/tour-de-paris-rotary-treat-team-for-tailored-rides\/\">Tour de Paris Rotary-TREAT Team for Tailored Rides<\/a><\/h2>\n<h4>myparistexas.com<\/h4>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/myparistexas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/PARIS-2023-07-25T114624.728.png?w=1200&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The Rotary Club of Paris United, Tailored Rides Equine Assisted Therapy (TREAT), and Friends of both organizations teamed up to ride the Tour de Paris on July 15.<\/p>\n<p>The Rotary-TREAT team met at the Eiffel Tower prior to the bicycle rally for photos, and started the ride together.<\/p>\n<p>The team included nine cyclists who rode different routes and speeds for a common goal of raising funds for Tailored Rides. The Rotary Club started this FUNdraiser for Tailored Rides in 2019 and raised a few hundred dollars.<\/p>\n<p>Each subsequent year the number of \u2026<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kwtx.com\/2023\/07\/25\/new-11-mile-hike-bike-trail-coming-east-waco\/\">Video: New 1.1 mile hike and bike trail coming to East Waco<\/a><\/h2>\n<h4>By Ally Kadlubar | wwwkwtx.com<\/h4>\n<p>WACO, Texas (KWTX) &#8211; It does not look like much currently, but soon, the new 1.1 mile MKT Hike and Bike Trail will bring a new pathway for transpiration and, possibly, new developments to East Waco.<\/p>\n<p>The trail will run along East Waco Drive from Sherman Street to Gholson Road. \u201cYou can walk, you can ride, you can bike, whatever you\u2019d like to do on the trail,\u201d said Jim Reed, the division manager for public works for the City of Waco.<\/p>\n<p>Reed told KWTX, that about a year ago, the city received a $2.4 million federal grant to create an alternate form of \u2026<\/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\">Saturday 7\/29\/2023 The Bagel Ride<br>7:00am ride start<br>Starts behind Little Woodrow&#39;s, 12601 Tech Ridge Blvd, Austin TX 78753<br>52mi (84km). Store stop at 24mi<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/9enQnFUXQo\">https:\/\/t.co\/9enQnFUXQo<\/a><\/p>&mdash; The Bagel Ride (@thebagelride) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/thebagelride\/status\/1684028090668961792?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 26, 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\">Stolen Torker T300 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ljdWXd2tSt\">https:\/\/t.co\/ljdWXd2tSt<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Rick Ankrum (@texbiker) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/texbiker\/status\/1683956517140041728?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 25, 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=\"da\" dir=\"ltr\">Stolen 2019 Trek FX3 disc <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ZfrblBtvAw\">https:\/\/t.co\/ZfrblBtvAw<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Rick Ankrum (@texbiker) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/texbiker\/status\/1683956222913830912?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 25, 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\">Yes! The good work of TIRZ 27. They&#39;ve also been adding intersection treatments and bike signals where major bike routes cross major stroads like Westheimer (at Waugh\/Commonwealth, Taft, Woodhead) and Montrose (Hawthorne). Hopefully more to come. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/tZlvGM0Ac0\">https:\/\/t.co\/tZlvGM0Ac0<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Madeleine Pelzel (@MadsPelzel) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MadsPelzel\/status\/1683827046953148417?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 25, 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\">The Red Line Urban Trail in North Austin has reached a design milestone! The 1.7-mile trail will connect the Northern Walnut Creek Trail to Braker Lane + two future transit stops! Learn more + give feedback at: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/w9uPthmOW7\">https:\/\/t.co\/w9uPthmOW7<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ATXMobilityBonds?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#ATXMobilityBonds<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/RedLineTrail?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#RedLineTrail<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BigLoop?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#BigLoop<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/119JhIhXHP\">pic.twitter.com\/119JhIhXHP<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Shoal Creek Conservancy (@shoalcc) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/shoalcc\/status\/1683900225776123904?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 25, 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\">Help us protect bike lanes! Join us as we speak to Metro Boards in opposition to the demolition of bike lanes in the Gulfton corridor <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/V7m2wO9Vzr\">pic.twitter.com\/V7m2wO9Vzr<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Houston CNL (@houston_cnl) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/houston_cnl\/status\/1683589857338093568?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 24, 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\">Great crew to bike with and learn about developments happening in the East End ? Shout out to the leaders keeping us safe all route ??<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BikeHouston?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@BikeHouston<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HarrisCoPct2?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@HarrisCoPct2<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/EaDoBikeCo?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@EaDoBikeCo<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SecondWard_63?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@SecondWard_63<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/popstontx?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@popstontx<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MarikaMohr?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@MarikaMohr<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/DAdsULKnch\">pic.twitter.com\/DAdsULKnch<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Melissa E. (@melissamissye) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/melissamissye\/status\/1682910934061268993?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 23, 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\/07\/25\/texas-bicycling-news-july-25-2023\/\"><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":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[14],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-62888","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-bicycling-news"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p4tok-gmk","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/62888","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=62888"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/62888\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":62889,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/62888\/revisions\/62889"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=62888"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=62888"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=62888"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}