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BikeNews; SR2S Amarillo

Amarillo’s PTA Welcomes Cycling Education

The Amarillo ISD Council PTA invited Texas Bicycle Coalition Local Outreach Coordinators Fernando Martinez and Joyce Cunningham to make a presentation about the BikeTexas Safe Routes to School program to their March 6th meeting. Entertainment for the day was presented by the de Zavala 6th grade choir. Their melodic young voices welcomed 30 PTA Presidents […]

Family Fun in the Woodlands

Tuesday, January 24, 2006, the Woodlands Elementary School Parent Teacher Association really drew a crowd when they hosted their family Fun Night. The month of January includes the schools “change drive” fundraiser. Prizes were given to the class that collected the most change. Woodlands students attending the PTA meeting were greeted with a hand stamp […]

Leal’s Restaurant Welcomes Old Tascosa Cycling Club

Sunday, January 22nd, Leal’s Mexican Restaurant opened their doors and welcomed the Old Tascosa Cycling Club for their 2006 annual banquet and officer elections. Guests in attendance included Amarillo Mayor Debra McCartt, Traffic Engineer Taylor Withrow, Director of Parks and Recreation Larry Offerdahl, Texas Bicycle Coalition Executive Director Robin Stallings, BikeTexas Safe Routes to School […]

Amarillo Girl Scouts Celebrate Ribbon Cutting

Since the early 1960s, the Amarillo-area Girl Scouts-Five Star Council has leased the 331-acre Landis Property from the federal government for use as a campground, jamboree site, hike and bike ranch and outdoor recreation facility. The Girl Scouts have long held the goal of owning the property outright. Friday, January 13, 2006, marked the formal […]

Warm Winter Solstice

That’s rigth. The 21st day of December defied it’s identity of Winter Solstice by displaying temperatures above average. The actual high in Amarillo was 61° instead of the average 49°, and we took advantage of it. No! We didn’t don our bikinis and streak the Canyon (Palo Duro). Instead, we decked our bikes and cruised […]

Lighting the Way in Downtown Amarillo

The 10th annual Electric Light Parade, sponsored by Amarillo’s Center City and Park and Recreations Department, was held Friday, December 2, 2005, at 6:00pm. Sixty parade entrants led the crowds to the lighting of the City Christmas tree. The West Texas A&M University Carolers, several equestrian units, Amarillo Hot-Air Balloon Guys, Coors Cowboy Club, Clear […]

Amarillo School Staffers Make Survey Task Easier

Hi, Ho, Hi, Ho – It’s Back to School We Go! Fernando Martinez and Joyce Cunningham, Safe Routes to School Local Outreach Coordinators for Texas Bicycle Coalition have been busy working on school campuses in recent weeks. Olsen Park, Avondale and Forest Hill elementary schools in Amarillo were the sites of Traffic and Hand Counts […]

Bike Lane Education Begins in Amarillo

The City of Amarillo is working with Texas Bicycle Coalition to develop a flyer on the proper use of the recent addition of bike lanes in southwest Amarillo. City Traffic Engineers have striped lanes, installed signs and put down emblems to identify these new lanes. Community bicyclists and motorists are asking the City for guidelines […]

LOCs Reach Out To Girl Scouts & Gorillas

The Girl Scouts treated Texas Bicycle Coalition Local Outreach Coordinators Fernando Martinez and Joyce Cunningham to the “Ritz” on Saturday, November 5, 2005. The “Ritz” cabin at Amarillo Girl Scouts Camp Kawanis was the site for Bicycle Maintenance and Safety classes. Fifty girls from different local troops participated in the 2005 Junior Jamboree to learn […]

Texas Bicycle Coalition Supports Red Ribbon Week Activities

Red Ribbon Week annually honors Drug Enforcement Agency Special Agent Enrique Camarena who was murdered in 1985 by drug traffickers while investigating a major drug cartel in Mexico. In 1988, Camarena’s family and friends began wearing red satin ribbons in his memory. Now the red ribbon is a symbol of a drug-free community. The last […]

Cycling Experts Provide Valuable Support

Cyclists’ dedication was visble this past Saturday morning, October 15, 2005. Texas Bicycle Coalition hosted a Texas SuperCyclist teacher training in the Amarillo Independent School District Education Support Center. Bicycling safety program objectives include the Seven Texas Bicycle Laws, Tuning Your Bike & Tuning Your Body, Cycling Smart for Safe & Healthy Lifestyles, Safe & […]

Celebrate Me! I’m Drug Free!

Mann Middle School hosted a Health Fair on October 26, 2005, for more than 450 seventh and eigth graders in conjunction with Amarillo’s Red Ribbon Week activities. Texas Bicycle Coalition staff members were able to provide bicycle safety support for the Fair. The Community Coalition for Prevention, Intervention and Treatment used this “Celebrate Me! I’m […]

Tornado Alley BMX Grand Opening

Tornado Alley BMX, in partnership with the City of Amarillo’s Park and Recreation Department, hosted a BMX race last Saturday, October 1st to announce the formation of their association. Tornado Alley BMX Parents Association, a non-profit organization run solely by volunteers throughout the Texas Panhandle, promotes athletic development of boys and girls under the age […]

Chain Breaker vs Jaw Breaker

Pain on the Plains, the fourth race of the West Texas Championship Series, was held at Palo Duro Canyon State Park on Sunday, October 2nd. Over 65 riders competed in the Chain Breaker Series, riding over logs, jumping obstacles, and even avoiding an occasional snake. With the canyon providing the ultimate in trail elements, relief […]

Rising to the Challenge

Recreational riders were separated from the sport riders in the first-annual Thin Mint Challenge, held last Saturday, September 10th. The host for this second race in the 2005 regional West Texas Champion Series was Girl Scout Camp Kiwanis. Chris Podzemny of Xtreme Sports mustered the enthusiastic support of local cyclists to create 4.5 miles of […]

Cycling Touches Everyone

Executive Director of the Texas Bicycle Coalition Robin Stallings and Local Outreach Coordinators Joyce Cunningham and Fernando Martinez recently met with Amarillo Mayor Debra McCartt. During the meeting Mayor McCartt shared with the TBC staff her vision for a bicycle-friendly city. Mayor McCartt’s vision is already showing signs of progress with Phase I of the […]

TBC LOC’s Move with Amarillo’s Mayor

Amarillo Mayor Debra McCartt invited the community to join her for the second “Move with the Mayor” event. The Labor Day walk started at the Medical Center Park between the Don Harrington Discovery Center and the Amarillo Botanical Gardens. Approximately 40 participants gathered for the two-mile walk around the lake. Joyce Cunningham and Fernando Martinez, […]

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 […]

Mi Comentario

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 […]

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 […]

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