Texas Bike News: 2001
2003
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Dec.
6, 2001
TBC offices damaged in flood
Texas
Bicycle Coalition offices were damaged Nov. 15 by
a storm that spawned several tornadoes and dumped
up to 14 inches of rain on the Austin area. The
east-central Austin headquarters lay right in the
path of the storms and sustained thousands of dollars
in water damage when ankle-deep run-off spilled
through the facilities. Full
Story
Dec.
5, 2001
Chicago man convicted of first-degree murder
in death of cyclist
A jury
found a 31-year-old Chicago man guilty of first-degree
murder Dec. 5 in a case prosecutors are calling
one of the first incidents of road rage in which
a bicyclist was killed by an angry driver intent
on seeking revenge for a minor traffic dispute.
More...
Dec.
4, 2001
Houston Chronicle editorial
Equity for Houston: Secret Transportation
Evaluations are not Fair Evaluations
The Texas
Transportation Commission met last week to hear
public comments on proposed highway beautification
projects for the coming year. Two issues warrant
the commission's careful attention. The first
is Houston's claim to an equitable share of the
federal funds for these projects, which range from
highway landscaping to hike and bike trails to transportation
museums. More...
Nov.
8, 2001
TBC member involved in fatal crash
Police
in the north Texas town of Frisco are saying they
still aren’t sure of the circumstances that led
to the Nov. 8 death of Plano cyclist and Texas Bicycle
Coalition member James Kerr.
Officer
Chris Hollahan of the Frisco Police Department said
that an intensive investigation shows that Kerr
was probably not the victim of a vehicle-bicycle
collision. Complete Update
Nov. 3, 2001
Texas SuperCyclist Project hits landmark goal
in SAISD elementary school
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A
local San Antonio teacher, Patricia S. Diez,
became the 2,000th bicycle safety instructor
to be trained in the Texas Bicycle Coalition's
(TBC) world-renowned Texas SuperCyclist Project
on Saturday, November 3, 2001.
Diez was recognized at Hawthorne Elementary
School in a brief recognition ceremony featuring
San Antonio Independent School District (SAISD)
and TBC officials.
The Carrajal Elementary School teacher was
presented with a certificate in recognition
of her landmark participation in the Texas
SuperCyclist Project, and with several bicycle
helmets for her students' use in SuperCyclist
classroom activities. More...
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| l-r:
TBC Executive Director Gayle Cummins; 2000th
Teacher Patricia S. Diez of Carrajal Elementary
School (SAISD); SAISD sixth grader Ashley
Meeder; Nora Flores, Education Specialist
SAISD; and Roger Rodriguez, Athletic Director,
SAISD. |
Oct.
15, 2001
TBC Chair appointed to TPWD committee
Texas
Bicycle Coalition Board Chair Jeanne Patterson
was recently named a member of the newly-formed
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department State Parks
and Wildlife Committee. Her appointment was announced
in early October by Katharine Armstrong Idsal,
chairman of the Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission.
More...
Oct.
4, 2001
Texas bike retailers sweep national awards!
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The Texas Bicycle
Coalition is pleased to announce that two
Texas bicycle shop retailers, one from Austin
and the other from Richardson, are the recipients
of top national honors bestowed annually
by the publishers of Bicycle Retailer and
Industry News (BRAIN).
Hill Abell,
owner of the two Bicycle Sport Shop locations
in Austin, was presented with BRAIN's 2001
Retailer Advocacy Award. Jim Hoyt, who along
with wife Rhonda, owns the two Dallas-area
Richardson Bike Marts, was named BRAIN's
Bicycle Retailer of the Year. More...
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| (left
to right): Rhonda Hoyt (Richardson Bike Mart);
Jim Hoyt (Richardson Bike Mart); Hill Abell
(Bicycle Sport Shop); and John Burke, President
of Trek. |
Aug.
28, 2001
New Houston bicycle advocacy group founded
On
Tuesday, August 28, BikeHouston
held its inaugural event: Reinventing the Wheel.
A new chapter in bicycle advocacy for the Houston
area has begun, building on the successes of the
Houston Area Bicyclist Alliance (HABA) & the Two-Wheel
Transit Authority (TWTA). Discussion on the future
and direction of bike advocacy and education in
the Houston area took place. Many clubs and bike-related
organization were represented.
Guest
Speaker was Preston Tyree of the Texas Bicycle
Coalition, speaking on "Mainstreaming Bicycle
Advocacy".
Aug.
24, 2001
TBC holds annual meeting & hosts Bike Summit at
HH100
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The
Texas Bicycle Coalition was in Wichita Falls
for the Hotter 'n Hell Hundred! At our booth
during the Consumer Show, new and renewing
members were eligible to win the two-wheeled
beauty below. On Friday, TBC's Annual Membership
Meeting took place in the Seminar Room,
followed by the first-ever Texas Bike Summit.
Congratulations
to Bikin' Mike Keel of Dallas for winning
this fabulous Gary Fisher Hoo-Koo-e-Koo! Special
thanks to the Texas Gary Fisher bike dealers
for donating the bike to TBC! |
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July 7, 2001
United States Postal Service Flag-Raising in Ft.
Worth
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TBC was invited
to participate in a USPS flag
raising ceremony in Ft. Worth to honor
the beginning of the Tour de France.
Visit
the USPS
site. |
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| Speakers:
State Senator Mike Moncrief, Ft. Worth City
Councilmember Wendy Davis, Texas Wheels Bicycle
Club Treasurer George Chapman and TBC Education
Director Preston Tyree with club members of
the Texas Wheels and Max, the Bikin' 'Bot. |
July 5, 2001
Cycle Logic's 10-year anniversary celebration
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Congratulations
to TBC Shop Member Cycle
Logic in San Antonio on their 10-year
anniversary!
Owners Katherine
Robinson and Allen Hodapp lined up BMX stunt-riding
team, 2Hip, from sunny CA to perform for
hundreds of their loyal customers. On hand
to celebrate were TBC Education Director,
Preston Tyree, and Membership Coordinator,
Lisa Wiedmann. More photos here.
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June 15, 2001
Success in the 77th Legislative Session!
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VICTORY!
The Matthew Brown Act
was signed by Governor Rick Perry on June
15, 2001. Thank you Texas cyclists and others
around the world for your help in getting
meaningful and monumental legislation passed
for bicycling in Texas! |
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238, the anti-bike bill filed by Senator Jeff
Wentworth (R-San Antonio) was left pending
in the State Affairs Committee for lack of
enough votes to bring it to the floor of the
Senate for debate. Our opposition to this
bill was successful! TBC thanks our many members
and other cyclists who took the time to come
to Austin to testify on the impact SB 238
would have on our lives and the economy of
the state. SB 238 is dead this year, but can
re-surface next session. To find out what
you can do to help stop anti-cycling legislation,
attend the 2001 Texas Bike Summit in Wichita
Falls on August 24.
Governor Perry
vetoed HB 674, which would have allowed
local authorities to permit the parking
of motor vehicles on sidewalks under certain
circumstances. From a mobility standpoint
this was a bad solution to a relatively
minor problem. It seems that some people
have driveways that are too short to park
in without taking up the sidewalk.
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Jan. 10, 2001
$130 million call for enhancement projects
TxDOT has posted
the information that you need for submitting enhancement
projects for the next call. The following three
items are available on the TxDOT
Web site in .pdf and .zip format:
- 2001 Program
Guide
- Workshop Schedule
- Nomination Form
The program information
workshops scheduled around the state are for both
TxDOT personnel and the public to learn about
how the enhancement program works. It's all here,
go and get it!
Jan. 8, 2001
Proposal for trails in Sam Houston Forest
Forest Service Release...
The Sam Houston
National Forest is considering the establishment
of approximately 50 miles of non-motorized trails
in San Jacinto County, Texas (between Cleveland
and Coldspring, near Double Lake Recreation Area).
The trail(s) would be for equestrian, mountain
biking and hiking enthusiasts. This proposal would
designate numerous existing routes as trails and
provide for development of additional routes and
trailhead facilities. Many of the existing routes
have been used for equestrian events. The trails
would be maintained as needed with waterbars and
diversion ditches. Some routes that travel along
pipeline right-of-way and roads would be relocated
to adjacent locations through the forest...Four
trailheads would be developed to disperse users
along the trail system.
If you have specific
concerns or comments on this proposal, please
send them to Timothy Bigler-District Ranger, Sam
Houston National Forest, 394 FM 1375 West, New
Waverly, TX 77358 before 1/20/2001.
If you are in need
of more information and/or would like to discuss
the proposal, please contact Chip Ernst-Forest
Recreational Planner at (936) 344-6205 ext. 244.
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