{"id":8883,"date":"2011-06-29T00:02:57","date_gmt":"2011-06-29T05:02:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=8883"},"modified":"2011-06-29T00:02:57","modified_gmt":"2011-06-29T05:02:57","slug":"texas-bicycling-blog-and-news-roundup-for-june-28th-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2011\/06\/29\/texas-bicycling-blog-and-news-roundup-for-june-28th-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Bicycling Blog and News Roundup for June 28th"},"content":{"rendered":"

Bicycle friendly cities are happier, wealthier<\/strong><\/span>
\nBike safety = healthier people
\nJay Blazek Crossley\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 www.houstontomorrow.org
\nAmerican cities where more people bike to work are highly correlated with increased happiness, wealth, and health, according to Richard Florida in the Atlantic.
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\nMother Jones reports that cycling can help save money, improve health, reduce carbon footprints, and boost local economies: …More<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Waco Bicycle Club Ride<\/strong><\/span>
\nWaco Dam
\nTuesday 05:30 PM
\nRoad\/all levels More
\nOur Dam ride starts from the parking lot at the Lake Waco Dam near the Waco Airport. It is a no drop ride. Please stay off the aero or time trial bars when in the group.<\/p>\n

What to expect: Neutral group roll out at around 14mph. Pace usually begins to… More<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Lone Star Cyclists Ride<\/strong><\/span>
\nTuesday and Thursday evening rides meet at the Oasis \/ Lynn Creek Marina, 5700 Lake Ridge Parkway, Grand Prairie, TX.<\/p>\n

Start time is 6:15 PM and rides last 2 – 2 1\/2 hours. Groups form according to the pace desired. The route is determined by those present.<\/p>\n

You must have lights on the front and rear of your bike so we can extend our ride time to dark or a little beyond. … More<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Texas is Not Flat – www.lonestarcyclists.org<\/strong><\/span>
\nPace: Touring
\nDate: Saturday, July 16, 2011 – 8:00am
\nLocation: Aledo High School
\nJoin Patricia Jones as she leads her first LSC ride! She is out to prove that whoever said Texas is flat was, well, flat wrong. We will be pedaling along the rolling hills in the… More<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Team McAllen Cycling returns from charitable ride to San Antonio<\/strong><\/span>
\nby Zack Quaintance\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 festiva.themonitor.com
\nEight years ago, Casey Swanson needed help dealing with Spina bifida, a developmental disorder that causes problems with the spinal cord.
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\nSwanson\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s daughter Sudannah was born with it.<\/p>\n

Spina Bifida Texas, a nonprofit organization based in San Antonio, helped Swanson learn more about the disorder and even helped him find a wheelchair for his little girl. … More<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Arlington City Council narrowly approves bike plan<\/strong><\/span>
\nBy Susan Schrock\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 www.star-telegram.com
\nARLINGTON — After a lengthy and sometimes emotional public hearing, the Arlington City Council narrowly approved a $55.3 million plan Tuesday to add on-street bike lanes, sidewalks, and other hiking and biking amenities throughout the city. …More<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

UT Grad Riding Bike to Raise Funds for Cancer Research<\/strong><\/span>
\nBy A STAFF REPORTER\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 indiawest.com<\/p>\n

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\nAUSTIN, Texas \u00e2\u20ac\u201d Along with 20 University of Texas at Austin fellow students, 23-year-old Carrollton resident Bijal Mehta is currently peddling her bicycle through a scorching summer heat to Anchorage, Alaska, in one of the longest charity bicycle rides to raise funds for cancer research. …More<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Bicycle of Dreams: Local teen with special needs receives bike from Active Development Therapy<\/strong><\/span>
\nBy JENNIFER SUMMER \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 www.yourhoustonnews.com
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\nWith a license plate on the basket on the back of his new bicycle that reads \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Born to Ride,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Tyger Armstrong is now ready.<\/p>\n

He strapped on his helmet, climbed atop the red bicycle and rode down the road. …More<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Bicycle friendly cities are happier, wealthier Bike safety = healthier people Jay Blazek Crossley\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 www.houstontomorrow.org American cities where more people bike to work are highly correlated with increased happiness, wealth, and health, according to Richard Florida in the Atlantic. …<\/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":[2799,2370,2591,660,2467,2047,770,1737],"class_list":["post-8883","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-bicycling-news","tag-active-development-therapy","tag-arlington-bike-plan","tag-bicycle-friendly-communities","tag-digest-of-bicycle-blog-posts","tag-lone-star-cyclists","tag-team-mcallen-cycling","tag-texas-4000-for-cancer","tag-waco-bicycle-club"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p4tok-2jh","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8883","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=8883"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8883\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8883"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8883"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8883"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}