{"id":65358,"date":"2024-06-04T22:50:03","date_gmt":"2024-06-05T03:50:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=65358"},"modified":"2024-06-04T22:50:06","modified_gmt":"2024-06-05T03:50:06","slug":"texas-bicycling-news-tuesday-june-4-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2024\/06\/04\/texas-bicycling-news-tuesday-june-4-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Bicycling News Tuesday &#8211; June 4, 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-markdown\"><h2><a href=\"https:\/\/kvia.com\/news\/el-paso\/2024\/06\/04\/city-of-el-paso-holding-community-meeting-for-new-safe-routes-to-school-action-plan\/\">City of El Paso holding community meeting for new Safe Routes to School Action Plan<\/a><\/h2>\n<h4>By KVIA ABC-7 | kvia.com<\/h4>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" height=\"675\" width=\"1200\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kvia.b-cdn.net\/2024\/06\/videoframe_1934-1440x810.png?resize=1200%2C675&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\"\/>\nEL PASO, Texas (KVIA) \u2013 The City of El Paso is hosting a community meeting to discuss its Safe Routes to School Action Plan.<\/p>\n<p>The meeting is happening at 5:30 PM Wednesday, June 5, 2024 at the Center for Civic Empowerment on the 17th floor of the Blue Flame Building at 304 Texas Avenue in Downtown El Paso.<\/p>\n<p>The city\u2019s action plan aims to address school zone safety and promote walking and bicycling to school. The city wants to get community input on the creation of the plan.<\/p>\n<p>The city hopes the plan will achieve the following goals: \u2026<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Bike Plan Update on Wednesday at 6 PM at Churchill Rec Center <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/DallasTrails?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#DallasTrails<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ut1hWr9Mw5\">https:\/\/t.co\/ut1hWr9Mw5<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Dallas Trails Coalition (@DallasTrails) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DallasTrails\/status\/1797983721171378276?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 4, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Sat 6\/8\/24 The Bagel Ride<br \/>7:30am ride start<br \/>Starts behind Little Woodrow&#39;s, 12601 Tech Ridge Blvd, Austin TX 78753<br \/>51mi (82km). Store stop at 27mi.<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/tdcWyCk6Mz\">https:\/\/t.co\/tdcWyCk6Mz<\/a><\/p>&mdash; The Bagel Ride (@thebagelride) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/thebagelride\/status\/1798161787453624699?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 5, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p lang=\"zxx\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/jutcycr7pc\">https:\/\/t.co\/jutcycr7pc<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Rick Ankrum (@texbiker) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/texbiker\/status\/1798193813439258723?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 5, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-markdown\"><hr \/>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.austinmonitor.com\/stories\/2024\/06\/metrobike-to-get-a-makeover-this-summer-after-a-pause-in-operations\/\">MetroBike to get a makeover this summer after a pause in operations<\/a><\/h2>\n<h4>by Elizabeth Pagano | 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\/2024\/06\/ebike-620x365.png?resize=620%2C365&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>On July 1, the city\u2019s bike rental program, MetroBike, will shut down in order to undergo a transformational change. When it reopens in mid-July, CapMetro Bikeshare will have new stations, e-bikes and an app, along with a vision to expand across the city.<\/p>\n<p>The retooling of the bikeshare program is part of a strategic expansion plan that will grow the system from the current 76 stations to more than 300 over the next 10 years and electrify the fleet of bicycles for hire. City Council approved a Texas Department of Transportation advance funding agreement at its last meeting on May 30. That agreement directed about $11.3 million in grant funds and $2.8 million in local funds toward the project and \u2026<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"? New Bicycle Lanes in Beaumont, Texas ?\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/n3Vl8Iv4YSE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><blockquote class=\"reddit-embed-bq\" style=\"height:500px\" ><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/bmx\/comments\/1d7l1z6\/massive_bike_theft_in_texas\/\">Massive bike theft in Texas<\/a><br> by<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/user\/the-Dusty-trail\/\">u\/the-Dusty-trail<\/a> in<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/bmx\/\">bmx<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/embed.reddit.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"UTF-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.statesman.com\/story\/news\/local\/2024\/06\/04\/lance-armstrong-mellow-johnnys-bike-shop-burlargies-austin-texas\/73957797007\/\">Lance Armstrong\u2019s bike shop in Austin offering reward for info on string of burglaries<\/a><\/h2>\n<h4>Ford McCracken | www.statesman.com<\/h4>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.statesman.com\/gcdn\/authoring\/authoring-images\/2024\/06\/03\/NAAS\/73958333007-img-2617.jpg?w=1200&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Think you have what it takes to solve a crime?<\/p>\n<p>Mellow Johnny\u2019s Bike Shop, owned by professional cyclist and native Austinite Lance Armstrong, has faced six break-ins since November of last year.<\/p>\n<p>Even Armstrong\u2019s own Derringer electric bicycle \u2014 valued at $20,000 \u2014 was reported stolen in the sixth burglary on March 9. Armstrong had allowed Mellow Johnny\u2019s to use it as a showpiece in the store.<\/p>\n<p>While none of the cases have been solved, investigators are sharing details with the public in hopes of identifying the thieves. \u2026<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.houstonchronicle.com\/news\/houston-texas\/transportation\/article\/shepherd-durham-whitmire-bike-safety-19495316.php\">Mayor announces deal on Shepherd-Durham project for adjusted lane loss, bike route<\/a><\/h2>\n<h4>By Dug Begley | www.houstonchronicle.com<\/h4>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/s.hdnux.com\/photos\/01\/36\/74\/46\/24889781\/3\/960x0.webp?w=1200&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>A Heights road project paused after Mayor John Whitmire raised concerns about the loss of lanes for drivers is back on pace, after what officials called a compromise to some design changes.<\/p>\n<p>Whitmire\u2019s office said in a statement that the compromise \u201cpreserves the standard widths of general-purpose lanes on Shepherd and Durham, and the number and width of these lanes for two blocks of 11th Street.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The compromise reduces the number of lanes on Shepherd and Durham from four to three, but preserves some left turn lanes \u201cstrategically included,\u201d where a review of \u2026<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bike Plan Update on Wednesday at 6 PM at Churchill Rec Center #DallasTrails https:\/\/t.co\/ut1hWr9Mw5 &mdash; Dallas Trails Coalition (@DallasTrails) June 4, 2024 Sat 6\/8\/24 The Bagel Ride7:30am ride startStarts behind Little Woodrow&#39;s, 12601 Tech Ridge Blvd, Austin TX 7875351mi (82km). <span class=\"excerpt-dots\">&hellip;<\/span> <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2024\/06\/04\/texas-bicycling-news-tuesday-june-4-2024\/\"><span class=\"more-msg\">Continue reading &rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","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":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[14],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-65358","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-bicycling-news"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p4tok-h0a","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/65358","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=65358"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/65358\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":65359,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/65358\/revisions\/65359"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=65358"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=65358"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=65358"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}