{"id":63541,"date":"2023-10-10T22:55:39","date_gmt":"2023-10-11T03:55:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=63541"},"modified":"2023-10-10T22:55:41","modified_gmt":"2023-10-11T03:55:41","slug":"texas-bicycling-news-october-10-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2023\/10\/10\/texas-bicycling-news-october-10-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Bicycling News &#8211; October 10, 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-markdown\"><h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.austinmonitor.com\/stories\/2023\/10\/bike-parking-gets-support-in-urban-transportation-commissions-call-to-end-parking-requirements\/\">Bike parking gets support in Urban Transportation Commission\u2019s call to end parking requirements<\/a><\/h2>\n<h4>by Chad Swiatecki | www.austinmonitor.com<\/h4>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" height=\"365\" width=\"620\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.austinmonitor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Squiggly_Bike_Racks_6758317871-620x365.jpg?resize=620%2C365&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>City Council may add changes to bike parking requirements to a November resolution that will finalize the removal of parking minimums from the Land Development Code.<\/p>\n<p>The Urban Transportation Commission recently voted to recommend Council adopt the ordinance changes on parking minimums called for in a May resolution, while also in most cases requiring bicycle parking spaces be provided at a mix of 10 percent of the number of parking spaces included in new building projects.<\/p>\n<p>The Planning Commission is scheduled to consider the ordinance language at tonight\u2019s meeting, with Council\u2019s Nov. 2 meeting as the likely date for possible final approval.<\/p>\n<p>Dan Hennessey, project manager for the city\u2019s transportation department, began the meeting detailing where the \u2026<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Group Depart 3\/17\/24. Self supported only but trail angel assistance is allowed. There is a very high likelihood of Spinistry Mobiles being out on course. This will be a Spinistry FKT eligible route.<br>Link in Bio. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/zILCvvf9WY\">pic.twitter.com\/zILCvvf9WY<\/a><\/p>&mdash; The Spinistry (@Spinistry) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Spinistry\/status\/1711847188786028616?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 10, 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\">National Walk &amp; Roll to School Day was a success! Austin had 51 schools participate, the highest number of school participants in the state. ???? <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/65vPdbu1mV\">pic.twitter.com\/65vPdbu1mV<\/a><\/p>&mdash; ATX Transportation and Public Works (@austinmobility) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/austinmobility\/status\/1711845671198749112?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 10, 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\">New ? infrastructure on Walker Street near <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ShellEnergyStdm?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@ShellEnergyStdm<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/EaDoBikeCo?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@EaDoBikeCo<\/a> and the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ColumbiaTap?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@ColumbiaTap<\/a> trailhead. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/3IUT4ZYIVZ\">pic.twitter.com\/3IUT4ZYIVZ<\/a><\/p>&mdash; BikeHouston (@BikeHouston) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BikeHouston\/status\/1711830991348588584?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 10, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theleadernews.com\/coast_to_coast\/h-gac-s-commute-solutions-program-launches-its-biketober-challenge\/article_d628d648-67a8-11ee-8227-af12dc881f4c.html\">H-GAC\u2019s Commute Solutions Program Launches its Biketober Challenge<\/a><\/h2>\n<h4>www.theleadernews.com<\/h4>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bloximages.newyork1.vip.townnews.com\/theleadernews.com\/content\/tncms\/assets\/v3\/editorial\/f\/98\/f98ec098-67a8-11ee-a0a6-6b747b92a20d\/6525afad7464c.image.jpg?w=1200&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Ride, learn about bike safety, and win prizes throughout the month<\/p>\n<p>The Houston-Galveston Area Council (H-GAC) and its Commute Solutions program invite bike riders throughout the eight-county region, which includes Brazoria, Chambers, Fort Bend, Galveston, Harris, Liberty, Montgomery, and Waller counties, to participate in the free Bike the Gulf Biketober Challenge from October 1-31, 2023.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWith October bringing cooler temperatures to the area, this is a great opportunity for residents to hop on a bike and enjoy the host of benefits riding a bike has to offer,\u201d said Emanuel Andrews, H-GAC senior program coordinator. \u201cBiking can help to \u2026<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2023\/10\/10\/texas-bicycling-news-october-10-2023\/\"><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-63541","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-bicycling-news"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p4tok-gwR","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/63541","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=63541"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/63541\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":63542,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/63541\/revisions\/63542"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=63541"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=63541"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=63541"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}