Farewell Yellow Brick Road

Elton John stretches out grand finale tour with new show in Arlington

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Elton John will return to the Dallas-Fort Worth area once again with a concert at Globe Life Field in Arlington.

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Elton John is coming back one more time to say goodbye. More than three years after the legendary singer announced his expansive "Farewell Yellow Brick Road: The Final Tour," he has revealed another extension, a group of dates that will include a concert at Globe Life Field in Arlington on September 30, 2022.

That date comes eight months after he will perform two concerts at American Airlines Center in Dallas, January 25 and 26, 2022. Those two dates were supposed to take place on June 26 and 27, 2020, but were rescheduled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The new date also means that the Dallas-Fort Worth area will have seen five concerts from the same tour nearly four years apart, since John also came to the AAC on December 14 and 15, 2018.

This extension will also feature 11 new dates in Europe and 19 others in North America, including return visits to San Antonio on October 29, 2022 and Houston on November 4, 2022. All of the new dates will take place in baseball, football, or similar large outdoor stadiums, a change from the rest of the tour, which has mostly taken place in indoor arenas.

The tour was intended to be one last chance for fans to enjoy all of John's classic songs, but he decided to spend his time during the pandemic when he would have been touring to record his 31st studio album, Regimental Sgt. Zippo, which was released on June 12.

Although John might sprinkle in a few new songs, the show will still take audiences on a journey through his 50-year career with never-before-seen-photos and videos, all set to the tune of some of John’s most beloved songs from his catalog, including “Bennie and the Jets,” “Rocket Man,” “Tiny Dancer,” and “Philadelphia Freedom.”

American Express Card Members will be able to purchase tickets for the new dates before the general public starting June 23 at 12 pm. Rocket Club members will have access to an exclusive pre-sale beginning on Friday, June 25. Tickets will go on sale to the general public on Wednesday, June 30.

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Texas is one of the most unfriendly states for riding a bicycle

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If you've ridden your bicycle in Fort Worth, you already know how true this is.

Fort Worth has a vibrant bicycling community, but the state of Texas is not so bicycle-friendly. A new report called the "Most Cycling-Friendly States in the U.S." puts Texas at nearly at the bottom of the list.

Texas comes in at No. 47, with only three other states that are worse: Nevada, Arizona, and Utah, which is the least cycle-friendly state of all.

The report, from Philadelphia personal injury law firm KaplunMarx, examines all 50 states based on six metrics: Air quality index, the number of cyclist deaths per one million residents, bike routes per square mile, local government actions supporting cycling, federal funding for cycling projects, and bicycle laws.

Texas musters a mere 31 points out of 100 for its "cycling friendly score."

The most cycling friendly state in the U.S.: Minnesota, which earned 84 points to claim the title.

According to the report's findings, there have been 15 local government actions per capita in Texas that integrate pedestrians and cyclists in transportation projects. Texas' has a 41 air quality index value, and there are approximately 1.2 bike routes per 1,000 square miles in the state.

On cyclist deaths, Texas does a little better, with three cyclist deaths per one million residents in Texas — about nine percent lower than the national average.

According to KaplunMarx founding partner Ted Kaplun, there is an average of 857 cyclist fatalities in the U.S. every year. He adds that every measure or community effort to improve cyclist-friendliness is beneficial for all Americans.

"It's crucial for all states to continually assess and enhance their cycling provisions, learning from both high-ranking peers and their own experiences," he says.

Top-ranking Minnesota has only one cyclist death per one million state residents. It also has about 27.2 bike routes per 1,000 square miles.

After Minnesota, the remaining top five best states for cyclists are Massachusetts (No. 2), Rhode Island (No. 3), Washington (No. 4), and Iowa (No. 5).

At the bottom of the list are Nevada (No. 48), Arizona (No. 49), and Utah (No. 50) — all of which performed far worse than Texas to be declared the three least cycling-friendly states.

The entire country still has areas for improvement when it comes to creating a safer environment for cyclists, regardless of where each state landed on the list, according to Kaplun.

"With over 53 million Americans riding bicycles regularly, the importance of cycling-friendly infrastructure and safety measures cannot be overstated," said Kaplun in the report. "This isn't just about rankings – it's about enhancing the quality of life, promoting sustainable transportation, and most crucially, saving lives."

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