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Mcallen Daily Press
Mcallen, Hidalgo County, Texas
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McAllen Chamber of Commerce plans construction of 160 free bicycle parking stalls in downtown starting Monday, to help cyclists amid rubber shortage; built by city workers on donated lots near city hall.
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Construction of 160 bicycle racks in the downtown shopping area of McAllen will be started Monday morning. The bicycle parking "stalls" will be built under a plan developed by the McAllen chamber of commerce and will be constructed by city employees working under the direction of W. F. Hartshorn, head of the parks and street department and police Chief Noah Conn.
One unit of the parking racks for 100 bicycles will be built near the city hall on Austin Avenue a half block east of Main Street, and the other accommodating 60 bicycles will be built on Beaumont Avenue a half block west of Main street on a parking lot donated by Major I. J. Berk.
It is believed, bicycle racks would assist the scores of people now riding bicycles because of the rubber shortage.
Through assistance of the city in furnishing labor, the chamber of commerce was able to provide the racks at a very small cost. They will be for the free use of anyone using that form of locomotion.
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Mcallen
Event Date
Monday Morning
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construction of 160 free bicycle parking stalls to assist riders due to rubber shortage, at low cost through chamber of commerce and city labor.
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Construction of 160 bicycle racks in downtown McAllen shopping area to start Monday morning, developed by McAllen chamber of commerce, built by city employees under W. F. Hartshorn and police Chief Noah Conn. One unit for 100 bicycles near city hall on Austin Avenue, other for 60 on Beaumont Avenue parking lot donated by Major I. J. Berk.