By Luisa Collins Reportera Telemundo Amarillo lcollins@ktmo36.com In English – This type of initiative motivates all the community to seek solutions to problems such as obesity that has stricken a large proportion of the Hispanic community. These are the seed we will sow now, for our children so that in the future they may enjoy […]
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Bike Lanes Around Puckett Elementary School
The talk heard around Puckett Elementary is primarily about the change in traffic around the school. Thanks to new bike lanes on surrounding streets, there has been a noticeable decrease in traffic. Traffic is not the only thing affected by the new bike lanes. Pedestrians have benefited as well. With better visibility for both motorists […]
BikeTexas & Lubbock’s Drug Free Back to School Bash
Lubbock’s Drug Free Back to School Bash was held August 13 at Mackenzie Park where hundreds of kids and their parents showed up to obtain many of their school supplies before the first day of class. In addition to clowns, face painting, carnival games, music, dancing, and food, kids also visited the BikeTexas booth where […]
Bike Lanes Really Work in Amarillo
New bike lanes bring at least four times as many families walking to school as last year.” The traffic around Puckett Elementary School in Amarillo this morning traveled slower yet much smoother. Parents all agree that the new bike lanes on all the streets around the school make it much safer for children both walking […]
BikeTexas Safe Routes to School at Drug Free Back to School Bash
Local Outreach Coordinators, Durwood Mayfield and Sherman Phillips will host a booth at the Drug Free Back to School Bash to be held August 13th from 3:00-8:00pm at Mackenzie Park in Lubbock. The Drug Free Back to School Bash this year will be free to all participants and feature balloons, clowns, face painting, carnival games, […]
America’s Promise a Great Success
America’s Promise – Amarillo’s Kids-Fest, held on July 30th at Thompson Park, was a huge success by any measure, bringing more than 70 community organizations and 2000 families together on behalf of the future of area children. Collin Powell, America’s Promise founding chairman first described in 1997 the five following promises for children to grow […]
America’s Promise – Amarillo KidsFest
Dear Friend of Youth, We would love to invite you to visit our booth at the America’s Promise – Amarillo KidsFest on Saturday, July 30th, at Thompson Park. We are presenting our Bike Texas Safe Routes to School program at this event for the first time. BikeTexas Safe Routes to School – It starts with […]
BikeTexas meets Tornado Alley BMX Track Operator
by Fernando Martinez It was a pleasure to meet Adonna Ballard at the Old Tascosa Cycling Club meeting this past Monday. I wish to thank her for inviting me to tour the non-profit bicycle motocross racetrack they are just finalizing, the Tornado Alley BMX Track. The track provides new riders with a gift bag containing […]
Meeting with City Hall officials in Amarillo
Amarillo BikeTexas Local Outreach Coordinator, Fernando Martinez, was invited to a meeting with Amarillo City Hall officials. Steve Hayward, Ken Graham, and Larry Offerdahl (Director-Amarillo Parks and Recreation), among others, were present to discuss the implementation of the Amarillo Bike Routes Plan. Fernando was asked to comment on, and discuss the importance of fully developing […]
Lubbock Citizen Traffic Commission Endorses BikeTexas Safe Routes to School
The Citizens Traffic Commision (CTC) voted unanimously on giving BikeTexas the backing of the Lubbock City Staff BikeTexas Lubbock Local Outreach Coordinator, Durwood Mayfield, was given the opportunity to introduce the BikeTexas Safe Routes to School Program to the Lubbock Citizens Traffic Commision (CTC), on Tuesday, July 19th, during their regular meeting. Jere Hart, City […]
BikeTexas Hires New Local Outreach Coordinator
Sherman Phillips, retired Associate Professor Emeritus at Texas Tech University and avid ultra-marathon cyclist, joins the BikeTexas Safe Routes to School Program. Sherman will join Durwood Mayfield in Lubbock, Anne-Marie Williamson in Wichita Falls, and Fernando Martinez in Amarillo to mobilize the program in North and West Texas communities. These Local Outreach Coordinators (LOC) serve […]
Learning for a Lifetime
Friday, March 10 was an in-school field trip day at Coronado Elementary School. Students were allowed to choose what skills they wanted to learn more about and visit classes without leaving their school campus. The presenters came to the students for this unusual event. Exposing students to a variety of opportunities at an early age […]
