{"id":63613,"date":"2023-10-17T23:05:31","date_gmt":"2023-10-18T04:05:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=63613"},"modified":"2023-10-17T23:05:32","modified_gmt":"2023-10-18T04:05:32","slug":"texas-bicycling-news-october-17-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2023\/10\/17\/texas-bicycling-news-october-17-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Bicycling News &#8211; October 17, 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-markdown\"><h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dmagazine.com\/publications\/d-magazine\/2023\/october\/dallas-newest-mountain-bike-trail-is-open-near-the-white-rock-lake-spillway\/\">Dallas\u2019 Newest Mountain Bike Trail is Open Near the White Rock Lake Spillway<\/a><\/h2>\n<h4>By Tim Rogers | www.dmagazine.com<\/h4>\n<p>Dallas just got a new mountain bike park all thanks to the Loop, DORBA, and the Dallas Parks and Recreation Department. Let\u2019s keep it to ourselves.\n<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" height=\"683\" width=\"1024\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/assets.dmagstatic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/DORBA-Sean-Laughlin-riding-his-bike-at-Creekside-Park-1024x683.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>A new mountain bike trail opened today in East Dallas. Five miles of dirt track twist and turn through 50 wooded acres of the aptly named Creekside Park, which nestles up to White Rock Creek, about a mile south of the lake\u2019s spillway. Credit goes to no fewer than three organizations: the Loop Dallas, which is building a 50-mile circuit around the city and operates a concrete trail that runs beside the park; the Dallas Park and Recreation Department, which should be obvious; and the Dallas Off-Road Bicycle Association, aka DORBA, the 35-year-old nonprofit whose volunteer army has built and maintains more than 30 trails and parks across North Texas.<\/p>\n<p>This is the first track DORBA has built in Dallas in 15 years. It\u2019s also the first time DORBA has brought in an out-of-state trail design and construction company. Singletrack Trails, based in Colorado, cut \u2026<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"es\" dir=\"ltr\">\u00danete a la 1\u00aa Marcha Comunitaria Anual de Kings Bike and Hike, en colaboraci\u00f3n con el Departamento de Barrios y el Departamento de Polic\u00eda de Houston. \u00a1Diversi\u00f3n familiar! \u00a1No te pierdas este emocionante evento comunitario! <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/HealthierHOU?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#HealthierHOU<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/GoHealthyHouston?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#GoHealthyHouston<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/realstories?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#realstories<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/mSSTdX5vJs\">pic.twitter.com\/mSSTdX5vJs<\/a><\/p>&mdash; gohealthyhtx (@GoHealthyHTX) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GoHealthyHTX\/status\/1714266318617112988?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 17, 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\">Join us for the 1st Annual Kings Bike and Hike Community Ride, in collaboration with the Department of Neighborhoods and Houston Police Department. Family fun galore! Don&#39;t miss out on this exciting community event! <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/HealthierHOU?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#HealthierHOU<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/GoHealthyHouston?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#GoHealthyHouston<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/realstories?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#realstories<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Z7CFjJ68F4\">pic.twitter.com\/Z7CFjJ68F4<\/a><\/p>&mdash; gohealthyhtx (@GoHealthyHTX) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GoHealthyHTX\/status\/1714265213304721470?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 17, 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.crazyguyonabike.com\/doc\/page\/?page_id=662861\">Round the Block: The last leg<\/a><\/h2>\n<h4>By Curtis Stoker | www.crazyguyonabike.com<\/h4>\n<h4>Day 24 &#8211; Marfa to Marithon, TX<\/h4>\n<p>Monday October 16, 2023, 57 miles (92 km) &#8211; Total so far: 1,215 miles (1,955 km)\nWe must be getting to fall even in the south. It was a cold morning this morning. Probably about 44 degrees. Everyone was wearing about everything they had to stay warm. I think over the next few days, we will be dropping in elevation so that should help. At the time of writing this it is quite cold as well. The weather app says 54.<\/p>\n<p>Had a nice day of riding today. Still riding through the Del Norte mountain ranges of Texas. We rode about 27 miles and went through the resort town of Alpine and then had another 30 or so miles after that. They did have a McDonald\u2019s in Alpine, so had to stop and get some lunch there. I probably need to \u2026<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.crazyguyonabike.com\/pics\/docs\/00\/02\/53\/61\/large\/IMG_3318.png?w=1200&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.crazyguyonabike.com\/pics\/docs\/00\/02\/53\/61\/large\/IMG_3320.jpeg?w=1200&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.khou.com\/article\/news\/local\/houston-traffic-child-on-bicycle-hit\/285-ae82dfd9-9515-4728-86bd-31930d6baa6f\">Pct. 4: Child on bicycle hit by SUV in northwest Harris County<\/a><\/h2>\n<h4>Author: Jaime E. Galvan | www.khou.com<\/h4>\n<p>EMS is now on the scene evaluating the child. The child\u2019s condition was not released.<\/p>\n<p>HARRIS COUNTY, Texas \u2014 A child on a bicycle was hit by an SUV in the area of Mandolin Village in northwest Harris County, according to Precinct 4 Constable Mark Herman.<\/p>\n<p>Precinct 4 posted about the crash just after 7 a.m. It happened on Grant Road near Canyon Rose Lane just west of Highway 249.<\/p>\n<p>Deputies said the driver of a white Ford SUV hit the child as they were riding their bicycle. EMS is now on the scene evaluating the child. The child\u2019s condition was not released.<\/p>\n<p>No word on whether the driver stayed at the scene.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox7austin.com\/video\/1296982\">Video: Ride to End Alz next month in Wimberley<\/a><\/h2>\n<h4>www.fox7austin.com<\/h4>\n<p>Enjoy views of the Texas Hill Country while biking for a cause. The Alzheimer\u2019s Association Ride to End Alz is in Wimberley next month and proceeds go towards research for dementia treatment and prevention. FOX 7\u2019s Tierra Neubaum has details.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">On Tuesday, Oct. 17, 2023, METRO Board Members and executive leadership gathered with community stakeholders and elected officials to celebrate the unveiling of the Authority&#39;s new Post Oak Road Pedestrian Bridge. Click here to learn more: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/v7W2eioE5i\">https:\/\/t.co\/v7W2eioE5i<\/a> ^M <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/vo5pKmr3TG\">pic.twitter.com\/vo5pKmr3TG<\/a><\/p>&mdash; METRO Houston (@METROHouston) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/METROHouston\/status\/1714393692310487102?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 17, 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\">Join <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/DallasParks?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#DallasParks<\/a> and Dallas City Council Members and Park Board Representatives, this Saturday (10\/21) at 10am, for a ribbon-cutting ceremony to welcome Dallas&#39; newest trail, the Trinity Forest Spine Trail. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ZN5OQdhDVU\">pic.twitter.com\/ZN5OQdhDVU<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Dallas Park and Recreation Department (@DallasParkRec) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DallasParkRec\/status\/1714449488239104326?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 18, 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.fox26houston.com\/news\/houston-crash-bicycle-rider-killed-after-being-hit-by-dwi-driver\">Houston Crash: Bicyclist dies 2 days after suffering injuries from DWI driver<\/a><\/h2>\n<h4>By Annita Freeman | www.fox26houston.com<\/h4>\n<p>HOUSTON &#8211; The Houston Police Department is investigating a Fatal crash on 5900 Scottcrest Drive on Oct. 14.<\/p>\n<p>Around 6:15pm, John Washington, 66, crashed into a 62-year-old man riding a bicycle, according to police. \u2026<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fwbaclub.org\/\">Upcoming Rides<\/a><\/h2>\n<h4>Fort Worth Bicycling Association | www.fwbaclub.org<\/h4>\n<p>Rusty Romp Tuesday Edition\nTue, October 24, 2023 9:00 AM\nBenbrook YMCA, 1899 Winscott Road, Benbrook, TX 76126\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.fwbaclub.org\/event-5432063\">https:\/\/www.fwbaclub.org\/event-5432063<\/a><\/p>\n<p>9:00 AM Start Chisholm Rusty Chain Gang Ramble\nTue, October 24, 2023 9:00 AM\n4936 McPherson Blvd, Fort Worth, TX\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.fwbaclub.org\/event-5432085\">https:\/\/www.fwbaclub.org\/event-5432085<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2023\/10\/17\/texas-bicycling-news-october-17-2023\/\"><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-63613","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-bicycling-news"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p4tok-gy1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/63613","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=63613"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/63613\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":63614,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/63613\/revisions\/63614"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=63613"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=63613"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=63613"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}