{"id":65154,"date":"2024-05-08T22:39:13","date_gmt":"2024-05-09T03:39:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=65154"},"modified":"2024-05-08T22:39:16","modified_gmt":"2024-05-09T03:39:16","slug":"texas-bicycling-news-wednesday-may-8-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2024\/05\/08\/texas-bicycling-news-wednesday-may-8-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Bicycling News Wednesday – May 8, 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Austin students pedal to school in a city-wide initiative for Bike Month<\/a><\/h2>\n

by Tara Brolley | cbsaustin.com<\/h4>\n

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AUSTIN, Texas \u2014 May is Bike Month in Austin, and Wednesday specifically is Bike to School Day.<\/p>\n

Rhonda Bolick with the City of Austin\u2019s Safe Routes to School program said they had lessons throughout the school year to teach students how to safely bike or walk to school.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re encouraging kids all over Austin to walk or bike to school today,\u201d Bolick said. \u2026<\/p>\n

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MSU Texas cyclist Molly Hayes wins time trial at nationals<\/a><\/h2>\n

Andy Newberry | news.msutexas.edu<\/h4>\n

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The Midwestern State University Cycling team wrapped up its 2023-24 season in style last weekend, with freshman Molly Hayes winning the national champion in the time trial at the USA Cycling National Championships in Albuquerque, New Mexico.<\/p>\n

Hayes finished the time trial in 39.30 to win the women\u2019s varsity event. She also fared well in the criterium, finishing 21st, and she placed 33rd in the road race.<\/p>\n

MSU Cycling Director Pablo Cruz Trochez was impressed with how Hayes handled the spotlight and also the mountainous terrain in New Mexico.<\/p>\n

\u201cComing in as a freshman, and just 18, Molly performed incredibly well at her \u2026<\/p>\n

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One step at a time<\/a><\/h2>\n

By Kim Brent | www.beaumontenterprise.com<\/h4>\n

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When the lane designations on Gladys Avenue recently were re-striped, the thoroughfare was left with what one reader described as \u201croad diet\u201d \u2013 a small space on the right side not wide enough to act as a turning lane or parking space and of seeming little utility. Why was that area not designated as a bike lane, she asked?<\/p>\n

Beaumont Public Works Director Bart Bartkowiak weighed in on the question.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou need a minimum of \u2026<\/p>\n

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Georgetown ISD participates in \u2018Bike or Roll to School Day\u2019<\/a><\/h2>\n

Author: Eric Pointer | www.kvue.com<\/h4>\n

First responders greeted students and taught them about safety, like wearing helmets and using the crosswalk.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n