{"id":65242,"date":"2024-05-22T00:12:44","date_gmt":"2024-05-22T05:12:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=65242"},"modified":"2024-05-22T00:12:46","modified_gmt":"2024-05-22T05:12:46","slug":"texas-bicycling-news-tuesday-may-21-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2024\/05\/22\/texas-bicycling-news-tuesday-may-21-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Bicycling News Tuesday – May 21, 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Richardson staff present policy to increase bike-friendly status<\/a><\/h2>\n

By Connor Pittman | communityimpact.com<\/h4>\n

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Richardson staff shared a proposed policy that could take the city to a higher level of recognition as a bike-friendly community.<\/p>\n

The draft of the complete streets policy and progress report presented to Richardson City Council during a May 20 meeting listed short-term goals that could help the city reach silver-tier bicycle-friendly community status.<\/p>\n

What you need to know<\/p>\n

The complete streets policy would be used to help city staff design, build and maintain roadways that are accessible for all people regardless of the mode of transportation, Mobility and Special \u2026<\/p>\n

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An Austin nonprofit that gives fixed bikes to those in need was robbed earlier this month<\/a><\/h2>\n

Author: Jessica Cha | www.kvue.com<\/h4>\n

The Yellow Bike Project said on May 5, someone broke through its building\u2019s bay doors and stole 20 bikes worth up to $10,000.<\/p>\n

AUSTIN, Texas \u2014 Thousands of dollars worth of bicycles were stolen from an Austin nonprofit earlier this month.<\/p>\n

The Yellow Bike Project takes the bikes you no longer want and fixes them up.<\/p>\n

\u201cSome of them we sell to the public to provide reasonably priced transportation options, but the majority of them we fix up and we give them away,\u201d Pete Wall, the staff manager at the Yellow Bike Project, said. \u2026<\/p>\n