News By Bike: Links for You to Read (Aug 7)

After a two-week absence, your weekend reading is back!

From BikeTexas:

It’s Sales Tax Holiday weekend! Get a BikeTexas jersey or an I Bike TX t-shirt this weekend, and save a little cash you can put towards some new bike lights (which, alas, are not tax-free).

The time is now! BikeTexas’ Annual Membership Drive and Bicycle Giveaway is underway right now, and you don’t want to miss out! If you’re a monthly sustaining member, you’re already entered to win a new bike. Join BikeTexas or renew your annual membership this month to be entered to win!

As a special bonus, if you join, renew, or donate on any Friday in August, you’ll get a free gift! Use the hashtag #FundraisingFriday on all your favorite social media sites to tell people why you support bicycle advocacy.

From around Texas:

Fort Worth’s bicycle network is growing, but the gaps are still problematic

Denton has some shiny new repair stations around town

Corpus Christi is pressing forward with plans for bicycle infrastructure, but they’ve hit some road bumps

Brian Adam Mahy of Austin has been found guilty of killing bicyclist Robert “Chops” Ramirez in 2012.

From elsewhere:

Interesting data on the true cost of commuting (plus a cool tool that unfortunately is only good for Vancouver)

One Chicago suburb’s plans to address walkability for Baby Boomers

Investments in protected bike infrastructure are paying dividends across Canada

Incredible: a New Mexico mountain biker rode 20 miles to seek medical attention with a branch sticking out of his neck

Riding to work has doubled in London in the past 10 years

Indianapolis is making strides forward as a place for active transportation

Have a great weekend!