Author Archives: Jason Roberts
YouPlus Video Interviews BFOC’s Jason Roberts during Better Block
Dallas’ YouPlus Media interviews BFOC’s Jason Roberts about community activism, the Better Block, and what people can do to make change in a neighborhood. There’s some great footage of before and after scenes from last month’s project.
Dallas Bike Ridership Up 219%
Hat tip to Howard Draper of Bike Friendly Denton for forwarding us the latest report from the League of American Bicyclists noting the rates of bicycle ridership in the 70 largest cities in the US. While Dallas still ranks low for overall ridership, we had the highest percentage increase of all the cities ranked with […]
CYCLESOMATIC 2010
Cyclesomatic is back! This year we’re packing all of the bike love into four days including another Dallas Bikes to City Hall event, Lee Harvey Oswald historic themed group ride, Bicycle Block Party, a 75208 Group ride to the feature film “Pedal” at the Hotel Belmont, Photopol.us’s Photo Scavenger Hunt Polaride, a Fort Worth to […]
NYC’s bike lanes reducing injuries by 50% for all modes of transit and bringing out more riders
This is an inspiring video from StreetFilms where they’ve interviewed women who have begun taking up bicycling in greater numbers in NYC. Dallas’ bike consultant, Peter Lagerway, mentioned that bicycle infrastructure brings out more cyclists, but seeing it here first hand is heartening. The other incredible statistic is that injury rates for ALL modes […]
BFOC Featured in this Months D Magazine
Be sure to pick up a copy of the latest D Magazine this month. Bike Friendly Oak Cliff is featured in a story that talks about the movement in Dallas to promote more walkability and bicycling throughout the city. Also, some great pics by Matt Hawthorne throughout the article.
Group Ride: On the Trail of Lee Harvey Oswald
Join BFOC for a group bicycle ride on Sunday, October 17th, at 2:30PM starting at Dealey Plaza in Downtown Dallas, and passing the infamous residences of JFK’s alleged assassin. This was the group ride that launched BFOC in 2008, and is one of our favorites. Our ride will take us over the 1912 Houston Street […]
Recap of the Better Block 2
(reposted from Go Oak Cliff) Amid the wonderful smells of smoked barbeque, and just beyond the music, we managed our second “Better Block” project, where we took a gray, concrete, and car-focused block and converted it into a more humane space that placed people first. First off, big thanks go to SWA Group, and Metheney […]
Our new artwork at the Better Block 2!
Check out our latest artwork at the Better Block 2 at Davis and Clinton. We have a full write-up on the event here.
Dallas Public Bike Plan Meeting Announced
Head to City Hall tonight to see the first draft of Dallas’s new bike plan. A few of us here at BFOC worked on the committee to provide input to the plan, so it’s a pretty exciting opportunity for all to review and provide input.
“Ride the Divide” screening tonight at the Studio Movie Grill
Just got word that the documentary “Ride the Divide”, featuring a group of mountain bikers who rode from Canada to Mexico, will be screened tonight at the Studio Movie Grill. There are still some tix available. Show starts at 7 pm.
Bike Friendly Oak Cliff 