BikeNews; SR2S Fort Worth

TBC Local Outreach Coordinators in Fort Worth, Elaine Wiliams and KC Jones visited Grapevine Elementary April 5th to encourage the P.E. teacher, Ramie Allison, and her 4th grade class to bicycle. “I was thrilled to see over a hundred bikes in the racks. The students were so well behaved it made the session a real […]

While many of us are doing good to ride 20 miles a week, it appears that much of Fort Worth was inspired to ride a lot more after meeting Mr. Jeong Kyu Park – 5000 miles into his trip around the world. Mr. Park is from South Korea and started his trip in March, arriving […]

Saturday December 9th, Children’s Charities of Fort Worth (CC) held their annual toy drive. The CC was formed in 1989 by businessmen that decided to put their holiday entertainment money toward a philanthropic use. They created one huge, black tie event. Hundreds attended the ball in which a toy of at least $35 is required […]

Look for the silver lining around the clouds that sometime obscure the light on Safe Routes to Schools and you will find Silver Lake Elementary shining through. This school is raising the bar on what it means to encourage their students to bike and walk. It all began with a concerned nurse, Dianne Gorrie, who […]

Sunrise McMillan Elementary School in Fort Worth, JPS Health Network, Texas Bicycle Coalition, Texas Medical Association and Texas Academy of Family Physicians partnered toward education and celebration for Texas Bike & Walk to School Day. A team of 20 volunteers including the local CBS station greeted the students as they arrived to school that morning. […]

In October 2005, KC Jones joined CAMBRA members Moe Rose, Joel Rumfelt and Dave Hill, for a few hours of work on the Sanson Trail Project. Tasks included cleaning up trash and setting flags for and cutting the trail that will wind through over 120 acres. Sanson Park offers over 200ft of elevation change throughout […]

Last September, BikeTexas Local Outreach Coordinators Elaine Williams and KC Jones attended Fort Worth’s largest bike event, the Cowtown Classic Bike Ride. They met with Ride Director Terry Slotsue to express Texas Bicycle Coalition’s support and interest in cycling activities in the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex. Sponsored by the Southwest Kiwanis club youth programs, proceeds from […]

In October 2005, Volunteers, PTA members, and PE teachers met with Texas Bicycle Coalition staff, arriving before students, at 4 Fort Worth schools to track the modes of children’s arrival to school. Diamond Hill, J.T. Stevens, M.L. Phillips and Sunrise-McMillan participated in data collection that will be used to help measure the influence of the […]

In October 2005, Lindy Liduff, a local volunteer for Cook Children’s hospital, organized the Bridge to Safety Event in a Kroger parking lot to bring awareness to the community about the BikeTexas Safe Routes to School Program. Having been hit while riding his bike in front of his house on Red Bud, Lindy is specifically […]

On December 20, 2005 Christmas came early when RN Leigh Ann Scates, Trauma Outreach Coordinator for JPS Health Network was able to obtain 75 small and medium sized children’s helmets from the North Central Texas Trauma Regional Advisory Council. The helmets will be used for the Helmet Fit Lesson Plan of the Texas SuperCyclist Curriculum […]

Roberts provided Jones and WIlliams with Fort Worth ISD maps so they could more easily find the schools that are spread citywide. Georgi Roberts, Physical Education and Health Director for Fort Worth ISD, is working with Texas Bicycle Coalition staff to provide Safe Routes to School training to Fort Worth ISD’s 4th and 5th grade […]

PTA member Darlene Shue invited KC Jones to present the SR2S program at their monthly meeting, which included an ice cream social and mini-science fair at Bruce Shulkey Elementary in south Fort Worth. Principal Sara Mueller expressed her interest in participating in the SR2S program and voiced concern over the drop-off routine at her campus. […]

Elaine Williams met with Ignnacio Zamora, president of the Worth Heights neighborhood association, Wilma Smith from the City of Fort Worth Transportation and Public Works Department (Traffic Engineering Division) and Vicki Bargas, whose mother started the Worth Heights neighborhood association years ago. Safety issues immediately became a common thread. The meeting included a memorial celebration […]

During a visit to train local outreach coodinators (LOCs) in Fort Worth, Executive Director, Robin Stallings accompanied staff to the Fort Worth League of Neighborhood Associations meeting. The guest speaker was Superintendent Dr. Melody Johnson. Stallings used the opportunity to present Dr. Johnson with a commemorative Lance Armstrong liscense plate for embrassing the BikeTexas: Safe […]

TBC welcomes its second local outreach coordinator, Elaine WIlliams, for the Fort Worth Safe Routes to Schools program. Elaine loves to ride her bike as exercise and understands its importance as alternative transportation. Having worked in management with corporate red tape, she understands the way government and school intities operate. “I’m looking forward to helping […]

BikeTexas is pleased to announce the hiring of KC Jones. KC will be working in Ft. Worth as one of three Local Outreach Coordinators in the area for the BikeTexas Safe Routes to School Program. She will assit in recruiting schools, teachers and volunteers for the program as well as assist in training teachers and […]