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BikeNews; SR2S Lubbock

Safe Routes Reaches 2000 Students in Lubbock This May

As part of the Safe Routes to School initiative, Durwood Mayfield, TBC Local Outreach Manager, and Sherman Phillips, TBC Local Outreach Coordinator, taught bicycle and pedestrian safety to students in kindergarten through 5th grade at four elementary schools in Lubbock this month. Students were taught the importance of wearing a helmet by describing what could […]

Safety City Health Fair

Durwood Mayfield, TBC Local Outreach Manager, and Sherman Phillips, TBC Local Outreach Coordinator, participated in Lubbock’s Safety City Kids Health Fair on Saturday, May 12. Approximately 300 kids and their parents visited the Texas Bicycle Coalition Safe Routes to School booth. There, they received information on the importance of wearing a helmet while bicycling, the […]

“Stage Two” of Safe Routes to School Infrastructure Project Nearing Completion

“Stage Two” of the large TxDOT Texas Safe Routes to School infrastructure project in Lubbock is scheduled for completion during the third week of November. This portion of the nearly $300,000 project includes new sidewalks and the repair and replacement of old, broken sidewalks and driveways in what is known as the Tech Terrace Neighborhood. […]

Local Outreach Coordinators Attend Lubbock MPO Meeting

Durwood Mayfield and Sherman Phillips attended the October meeting of the Lubbock Metropolitan Planning Organization’s (LMPO) Transportation Advisory Committee. Also in attendance were representatives from Texas Department of Transportation, the City of Wolfforth, the City of Lubbock, Lubbock County Commissioners, Lubbock CitiBus, representative from Texas Tech University, Texas Department of Public Safety, and Mr. Kirk […]

Texas Bike & Walk to School: Lubbock Style

Thursday, April 27, dawned cool and brisk in Lubbock, the temperature dipping to near 40. Not the best of conditions for the inaugural Texas Bike & Walk to School Day; however, Coalition staffers Durwood Mayfield and Sherman Phillips still optimistically approached Bowie Elementary to find children already arriving on their bikes. They were met at […]

Outreach Coordinators Meet with Lubbock Neighborhood Association

Outreach Coordinators Durwood Mayfield and Sherman Phillips met with members of the Dunbar-Manhattan Neighborhood Association of Lubbock the evening of February 23. The previous March, Durwood met with the President, Ms. Billie Russell, and informed her that he would be working with the BikeTexas Safe Routes to School Program. She was interested in learning more […]

Murfee Elementary PTA Supports Bike and Walk to School Day

Outreach Coordinator Sherman Phillips presented an overview of BikeTexas Safe Routes to School to the general meeting of the Murfee Elementary School PTA Thursday evening, February 16. The presentation was well-received by the audience of approximately 150 attendees. Sherman spoke of the safety and education programs affiliated with the Coalition’s education fund and the five […]

Bowie Elementary PTA Meeting Encourages Safe Routes Involvement

Bowie Elementary PTA President Sarah Lancaster and First Vice President Karla Mathis invited Durwood Mayfield, Texas Bicycle Coalition local outreach coordinator, to speak about the BikeTexas Safe Routes to School program at the PTA’s general membership meeting Thursday, February 16. Anita Rangel, principal of Bowie Elementary; Lubbock Mayor Pro-tem Tom Martin; City Councilman Jim Gilbreath; […]

Outreach Coordinators Meet with Lubbock Council of PTA Presidents

Sherman Phillips and Durwood Mayfield met with the Lubbock Council of PTA Presidents on Thursday, February 16. Their goal for inclusion on the agenda was to reach as many PTAs and presidents as possible and to inform the Lubbock school administration about the upcoming Bike & Walk to School Day on April 27. Lubbock’s Superintendent […]

Lubbock Local Outreach Coordinators Meet Principal of Arnett Elementary School

Sherman Phillips and Durwood Mayfield met with David Pierce, principal of the Arnett Elementary School. Mr. Pierce was very excited that his school had been chosen as one of our target schools for the BikeTexas Safe Routes to School Program. The location of this school lends to it’s uniqueness in that it is a true […]

Wheatley Elementary In Line For Teacher Training

BikeTexas Local Outreach Coordinators Sherman Phillips and Durwood Mayfield enjoyed a meeting with the Assistant Principal Drue Coleman. The principal was unable to attend but set up with a meeting with Mrs. Coleman. Mrs. Coleman, a native of Lubbock, attended elementary school through high school in there, then after attending Texas Tech, chose to stay […]

Outreach Coordinators Meet Frenship ISD

Lubbock Outreach Coordinators met with Daryl Flusche the Director Of Elementary Education on Monday September 26th. Frenship ISD is partly inside the city limits of Lubbock making a unique situation. Wolforth is a small town of only 2500 to 3000 citizens with a school system of over 6000 students. The school needs good working relationship […]

Local Outreach Coordinators Meet Principal of Largest Elementary in Lubbock

Sherman Phillips and Durwood Mayfield met with Jim Andrus Principal of Preston Smith Elementary school Tuesday morning. They gave Principal Andrus a brief overview of the BikeTexas Safe Routes to School Program, which was very well received. Principal Andrus was more than receptive of the evaluation portion of the program. He reported that approximately 90% […]

BikeTexas Attends Tech Terrace Neighborhood Meeting

BikeTexas Safe Routes to School Local Outreach Coordinators Sherman Phillips and Durwood Mayfield attended the Tech Terrace Neighborhood meeting Monday night. In attendance were several city leaders including City Engineer Jere Hart, Councilwoman Linda Deleon, Councilman Gary Boren, representatives of the Lubbock Police Department, members of the Zoning Compliance Department and members of the media. […]

Honey Elementary School Endorses Safe Routes to School

Sherman Phillips and Durwood Mayfield met with David Doyle, Principal of Honey Elementary School on Friday September 16th. Principal Doyle was pleased to learn that his school will be one of our evaluation schools for the BikeTexas Safe Routes to School Program this year. After a brief overview of the program, Principal Doyle invited us […]

Lubbock Mayor Meets Local Outreach Coordinators

Lubbock Mayor Marc McDougal met with BikeTexas LOCs Sherman Phillips and Durwood Mayfield last Friday morning. During the meeting, Sherman and Durwood gave Mayor McDougal an overview of the BikeTexas Safe Routes to School Program. Mayor McDougal was advised that the program would help identify the need for improvements such as cross walks, flashing lights, […]

BikeTexas Safe Routes to School at Plainview PTA Council Meeting

Local Outreach Coordinators Durwood Mayfield and Sherman Phillips along with Director of Training, Chris Davis, attended the Plainview PTA city council meeting Thursday, September 8th. Also in attendance were the Superintendent and Assistant Superintendent of Plainview ISD as well as the Director of Curriculum. Elementary principals, local PTA leaders, parents and members of the school […]

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 […]

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, […]

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 […]

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