Bike ride 8+ miles (3 free bike rentals) Menil, U. St Thomas, Blvd Oaks areas

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This is an 8+ mile bike ride along paved neighborhiod streets of the Menil museum, University of St Thomas campus, Westmoreland, and Broad Oaks neighborhoods.

Before the day of the ride, fill your tires with air, check your brakes, oil your chain. When riding with the group, ride as if you are riding by yourself. look both ways when crossing intersections. I have extra yellow construction vests. Ask me for one if you would like to borrow for the bike ride.

The Westmoreland neighborhood, developed in 1902, is located just southwest of downtown Houston. At the time it was planned and platted, the layout was innovative and it set the standard for exclusive neighborhoods throughout Houston.

Houston had been a major shipping and trade center since its founding in 1836. During the 1800s, city leaders invested in the development of railroads and Houston’s network of bayous. The Houston Ship Channel and Port of Houston were built in the early 1900s. All of this development drove the city’s tremendous growth and between 1900 and 1910, the population doubled.

The City needed new neighborhoods for these new people. Many wealthy professionals who had lived in or near downtown began to move out of downtown into new, exclusive neighborhoods. Several of those neighborhoods were built southwest of downtown. They include Courtlandt Place, Westmoreland, Audobon Place, Avondale, Boulevard Oaks, and Broadacres

Restroom: ? There might be one open near the Rothko Chapel, one block away.

What to bring:
Bike (I have 3 folks can borrow)
Helmet (Strongly recommended. I have 3 folks can borrow)
Hydration: Water, electrolytes
Snack