{"id":7801,"date":"2011-03-28T22:47:31","date_gmt":"2011-03-29T03:47:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=7801"},"modified":"2011-03-28T22:47:31","modified_gmt":"2011-03-29T03:47:31","slug":"daily-news-roundup-march-28th-texas-bicycling-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2011\/03\/28\/daily-news-roundup-march-28th-texas-bicycling-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Daily News Roundup March 28th – Texas Bicycling"},"content":{"rendered":"

Houston-Galveston Area Keeps Current Bike\/Ped Funding, Allocates Future Funding for Road and Freight Rail<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\nby jack@biketexas.org (Jack Sanford)<\/p>\n

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\nKaty-Trail-HoustonLast Friday, March 25, the Houston-Galveston Area Council\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Transportation Policy Council (H-GAC TPC) voted not to cut $12.8 million of funding for bicycle and pedestrian projects, helping the Houston Bikeway Program continue to keep Houston on a roll. …<\/p>\n

Thanks from the LBJ 100 Chair | Hill Country Bicycle Touring Club<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

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\nLucy Johnson with Yvonne Campos singing the Star Spangled Banner
\nAs the sun has set on this year\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s 4th Annual LBJ 100 Bicycle Tour, we can all stand tall and be proud of our efforts.\u00c2\u00a0 The wonderful\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 volunteers from the Hill Country Bicycle Touring Club outdid themselves this year, and we had an equal, and much welcomed, performance by our partners, the Cool Cats Cycling Club. …<\/p>\n

2011 BikeMS Multi-Team Training Ride – Thank you Teams!<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\nby sooner1
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\nAnd we thought spring had arrived, silly us…\u00c2\u00a0 Some of us forgot that this is Texas and the weather is unpredictable.\u00c2\u00a0 Our cyclists found that out on Sunday when they showed up for Shawnee Trail CC’s second annual BikeMS Multi-Team Training Ride.\u00c2\u00a0 A 30+ degree temperature shift from Saturday, a stiff and chilly “in your face” wind.\u00c2\u00a0 I say “in your face”, because that wind shifted slightly once the long route headed…<\/p>\n

Arlington\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Hike and Bike System Master Plan \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Town Hall Meeting One and Two<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\nOn-Street Facilities at Risk\u00e2\u20ac\u201cPlease Attend Town Hall Meetings
\nThank you everyone for your support of Arlington\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s proposed Hike & Bike\/Thoroughfare Development plans. The Mayor has formed a subcommittee to study these plans, consisting of council members Robert Shepard (Chair), James Bennett, and Kathryn Wilemon. …<\/p>\n

Medal of Honor recipient in San Marcos for Ride 2 Recovery<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\nHays Free Press
\nby PAT MURDOCK
\nAmerican Idol winner Taylor Hicks, set to perform a benefit concert for the injured veterans participating in the third annual Ride 2 Recovery Texas Challenge this evening in San Marcos, just may have attracted a rival for the center of attention on the riders\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 first overnight stop on their ride through central Texas. …<\/p>\n

BikeGeek’s 92 Mile Tour<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\nFlickr.com photo gallery
\nImages from my 92-mile journey from Stone Oak in San Antonio to Seguin, TX (and back). Great route and an awesome solo adventure on two-wheels!<\/p>\n

Houston Bicycle Club Ride<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\n8:00 AM Sat 04\/09\/11
\nGail Wellenkamp
\nFulshear Orientation Ride
\nAn easy paced 23 mile ride on flat roads with lots of pretty scenery and a cut through on pecan tree covered Hunt Road. Two stores along the way to stop and rest. Road bikes preferable, 8 – 13 mph. Need helmet, water bottle, patch kit or spare tube. Additional ride to coincide with “O” Ride. Ride goes west and south to Orchard and Wallis and is about 36 to 40 miles long. Maps available. If you want to ride with the club, but not with the “O” Ride, this is for you.<\/p>\n

Austin Ridge Riders<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\nAll Level Group Rides
\nSundays at Walnut Creek – 9:30 a.m.
\nWith Daylight Savings Time back, the Sunday ride time has changed to 9:30 am.\u00c2\u00a0 Check this thread on the forum for updates. All are welcome! Austin Ridge Rider membership is not required (but we’d be glad to have you join). Meet in the parking lot by the swimming pool and look for the club banner. This is a no-drop ride (you won’t be left behind), and beginners are welcome. We will split up into group\/skill levels as needed. Helmets are required along with a bike in good working order. If it rains within 24 hours of the ride, we will cancel. For more information, contact Michael McMurtray via email or at five 5 four 7 one 4 nine.<\/p>\n

El Paso Bicycle Club<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\nSaturday, April 16
\nMission Valley Meander-8:30 am
\nMeet at Cotton Eyed Joe\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Restaurant off the Clint Exit. Tour the valley missions and return to the restaurant for breakfast. 25 miles, Moderate Pace. Robin Vaughn, 915-443-9993.<\/p>\n

Baylor Road Race Omnium Results<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\nBy Baylor Cycling on March 28, 2011 5:14 PM | No Comments
\nHere are the omnium results from this weekend’s racing that reflect the latest protest changes. If you places 1-3 in your category and didn’t get an award, email us and we’ll send you something.<\/p>\n

2011 Saris Cycling Group School Poster Contest<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\nby jack@biketexas.org (Jack Sanford)
\nThis is the perfect time to teach fifth grade students about the important role bicycles play in our environment, our community, and our world.<\/p>\n

Ask each student (fifth grade only) to create a poster that reveals his or her understanding of the significant purpose bicycling can play in their community. …<\/p>\n

Environmentalists Gone Wild \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Support Mountain Biking in Big Bend<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\nby Christopher Curnutt
\nLet\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s get my bias out in the open, I am highly sympathetic to environmental causes and believe we are far better off trying to preserve rather than destroy in the name of progress or commerce.\u00c2\u00a0 …<\/p>\n

Wounded veterans cycling across Texas stop off in San Marcos<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\nby Austin American-Statesman<\/p>\n

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\nThe riders get bicycles that are theirs to keep and participate in cycling tours, which organizers say aid in their healing. Many vets are missing hands, legs or feet, and their cycles have been adapted to suit their needs. The Texas riders started at…<\/p>\n

Luci Baines Johnson was right at home and on a roll<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\nKen Herman, Commentary
\nSTONEWALL \u00e2\u20ac\u201d Here’s something for your calendar for next March if you are interested in a little history, a little exercise and a little politics all delivered with a lot of passion.<\/p>\n

This past Saturday I rode in the LBJ 100, a bike ride that starts and ends on the LBJ Ranch. The money raised helps sustain the Lyndon B. Johnson National Historical Park. Great event, nice people, good cause. But the highlight came…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Houston-Galveston Area Keeps Current Bike\/Ped Funding, Allocates Future Funding for Road and Freight Rail by jack@biketexas.org (Jack Sanford) Katy-Trail-HoustonLast Friday, March 25, the Houston-Galveston Area Council\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Transportation Policy Council (H-GAC TPC) voted not to cut $12.8 million of funding for …<\/span> Continue reading →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","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":[2426,2293,1287,2608,2335,2319,1177,5253,1579,2609,2063,2512],"class_list":["post-7801","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-bicycling-news","tag-arlington-hike-bike-plan","tag-austin-ridge-riders","tag-big-bend-national-park","tag-bikegeek","tag-el-paso-bicycle-club","tag-houston-bicycle-club","tag-lbj-100-bicycle-tour","tag-news","tag-ride-2-recovery","tag-saris-cycling-group","tag-shawnee-trail-cycling-club","tag-transportation-policy-council"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p4tok-21P","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7801","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=7801"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7801\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7801"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7801"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7801"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}