Jeanne Patterson of Frisco, Texas was recently selected to receive the REI Stewardship Award, which is given to six recipients nationally. The Stewards of the Environment Award provides recognition to local environmental heroes across the country who have made an impact and inspired others.
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Coalition Member Receives REI Stewardship Award
Help Get Bike Trails in Your Community
Project nominations will be accepted now through April 28, 2006. TxDOT will hold several public workshops through December to assist in the project nomination phase. {/attractor}Do you want more bike trails in your community? This is your opportunity to speak out and encourage your community to submit bicycle projects for funding.
BikeTexas and TxDOT Work to Repeal Bike Bans
In recent months, BikeTexas members informed Texas Bicycle Coalition of two bicycle bans in north Texas. Texas Bicycle Coalition has been working with the Office of General Counsel of the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) regarding these issues.
Champions on Capitol Hill
Texas Bicycle Coalition Executive Director Robin Stallings visited the offices of a dozen Texas congressional delegation members while in Washington, D.C., in late October. The offices included those for 10 representatives as well as Senators Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-Texas) and John Cornyn (R-Texas). Stallings extended personal thanks to the policymakers and staff members with whom […]
Texas Trails Conference November 4-6, 2005
The Texas Trails Network annual statewide trails conference is November 4-6, 2005 in San Marcos. Texas Bicycle Coalition is sponsoring the conference along with other organizations, and the BikeTexas Trail Doctors will be featured presenters.
Texas Bicycle Coalition Re-trains Field Instructors
For the first time since 2002, the Texas Bicycle Coalition Education Department held a comprehensive training for field instructors on September 30, 2005. The training focused on standardizing the Texas SuperCyclist Curriculum teacher trainings with the goal of making the trainings more fun and effective.
Teacher Training Draws Crowd in Lubbock
The Texas Bicycle Coalition Education Program continues to educate teachers in the Texas Supercyclist Curriculum across Texas. Most recently, 67 teachers from the Lubbock area attended a training workshop on October 31, 2005. The Lubbock training was hosted by Lubbock ISD on a beautiful sunny day at Maedgen Elementary School. Field instructors Regina Garcia, Nancy […]
BikeTexas Katrina BikeAid Collecting Thousands of Bikes
The BikeTexas Katrina BikeAid project will hold a bicycle collection celebration on Saturday, November 19, from 9:00 am until 6:00 pm. at the Bicycle Sport Shop central location (517 S. Lamar) in Austin. Everyone who donates a working bike that day is invited to enjoy complimentary food, drink and entertainment. The goal is to collect […]
Bond Elections Affect Cyclists
Many communities have bond elections this fall and next spring. Bond elections provide an opportunity to inform your local officials of the needs of your community. Several communities have already included bicycle and pedestrian projects in the bond packages…Is your community building new bike facilities? Make your voice heard on November 8 and in the […]
Partially-blind motorist kills cyclist, gets off easy
In March 2004, cyclist Gary Arnold of Plano was struck from behind by a motorist while cycling with a friend. The next day, on March 7, Gary died as a result of the injuries suffered.
Bicycle Helmet Recall Alert
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission has announced a voluntary recall of the Back Trails Jr. Toddler, Youth and Child Bicycle Helmets, sold by Target and manufactured by UNA International Limited. The Commission announced that consumers should stop using these particular helmets immediately, and noted that some of the helmets do not meet CPSC safety […]
Father Shares Love of Cycling
By Steve Hayward Almost every day when I am bringing my daughter home from her elementary school on a bike I purchased at a garage sale for $15, we are passed by a $35,000 SUV with one of her classmates in it. They always wave at my daughter and look so sad because they have […]
Texas Cycling Classic will Benefit Katrina Evacuees
The Board of Directors of Elves & More will dedicate proceeds from the 2005 Texas Cycling Classic to benefit children impacted by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. Elves & More Founder David Moore said that 100 percent of the ride proceeds — and up to 50 percent of the funds raised from its 2005 Christmas Program […]
Education Fund Seeks Corporate Partners
Would your business or corporation like to be more involved in advancing bicycle access, safety and education? Are you looking to partner with a local nonprofit organization to increase your involvement in your local community?
Education Program Update
Texas Bicycle Coalition is moving full steam ahead with its mission of training all Texas elementary physical education teachers in the SuperCyclist bicycle safety curriculum. On September 30, Texas Bicycle Coalition will host its first re-training of field instructors in three years. BikeTexas Field Instructors, who are also League Certified Instructors and BikeTexas members, facilitate […]
BikeTexas Katrina BikeAid Needs Your Help
Texas Bicycle Coalition is coordinating an effort to collect and distribute used bicycles to thousands of Katrina evacuees. The Coalition needs your support and help to make this project a reality.
Mark Your Calendar for Texas Mountain Bike Caucus
Join BikeTexas for the Texas Mountain Bike Caucus brought to you by the Texas Bicycle Coalition at the State Trails Conference in early November. The Texas Mountain Bike Caucus will take place in early November in San Marcos, Texas in conjunction with Texas Trails Network’s 2005 State Trails Conference. Please stay tuned to the BikeTexas […]
Heritage Foundation Takes Aim at Texas Trails
The Heritage Foundation recently took aim at some of the Texas trails’ projects that were included in the SAFETEA-LU transportation bill as “frivolous pork barrel spending.” There appears to be growing pressure to redirect dollars from the SAFETEA-LU transportation bill to the Gulf Coast for relief and construction in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. The […]
Cycling Bans Prompt BikeTexas Response
BikeTexas members have informed Texas Bicycle Coalition of two bike bans recently posted in north Texas, one on FM 455 in Anna in Collin County and the other on Keller-Smithfield Road, just off FM 1709, in Keller in Tarrant County. Coalition staff is consulting with transportation attorneys and working on a response. Staff plans to […]
Houston ISD Training Postponed
The Houston ISD SuperCyclist Training scheduled for Friday, September 30, has been postponed due to the Hurricane Rita evacuation. A new date has not yet been set. The critical need for this training was made apparent by the recent deaths of two Houston-area elementary students in bicycle crashes. Due to the important nature of this […]
