Author Archives: Jason Roberts
It’s all about who we elect
With the recent win of bike friendly advocate Eric Cowan to DISD Board of Trustees, it’s important to note that what truly moves a city forward is electing officials who are passionate about changing the status quo. The video below shows Long Beach’s recent change to a major bicycle friendly community, all due to the […]
Congrats to BFOC member, Eric Cowan!
(New DISD Board of Trustee Eric Cowan, with wife Amy Cowan) As of 7PM today, BFOC member Eric Cowan has won the District 7 DISD Board of Trustee race. Several BFOC’ers helped manage the campaign and official word from the Dallas Morning News is that Eric “trounced” the competition. This is an exciting time for […]
Spring is Sprung Group Ride! A Tour of OC’s Community Gardens
We’re excited to present the Spring is Sprung group ride, May 23rd, and showcase five of the incredible gardens/urban farms setup by the Community Gardens of Oak Cliff. We’ll be starting this ride in the Bishop Arts District, and stops will include tours of the gardens, presentations about composting, bees, and other great stuff. It’s […]
Oak Cliff People Coverage of Ninjas vs. Pirates
(photo from Oak Cliff People) Click here to view the Oak Cliff People photo gallery of the Ninjas vs. Pirates ride.
DMN Posted video of the Ninjas vs. Pirates ride
Thanks to everyone who came out for the Pirates vs. Ninjas ride. Great turnout, great weather, and great times.
Path Less Pedaled
Just got word from our friend Myles, at Rat Trap Press, that Laura Crawford and Russ Roca of Path Less Pedaled fame, will be in Fort Worth to give a presentation at Trinity Bicycles at 7:30 PM (207 S. Main Street). For those unfamiliar with the couple, this is from their website: The Path Less […]
Guerilla Urbanism: North Oak Cliff residents create their own Complete Street
The block heard round the world. Go Oak Cliff finally wrapped-up the video outlining the Better Block event and posted to their site. View it to see how the new non-profit along with residents and members of BFOC took a street that was dominated by cars, and converted it to a place for pedestrians, bicyclists, […]
Riverfront: The wrong way to build a Complete Street
Just reviewed the plans for the new Riverfront “Complete Street”, and the attempt put forth is hardly worthy of critique. It’s being billed as a 21st Century Main Street, which would be accurate if you enjoyed Main Streets that contained no life. For those unfamiliar with the term, a “Complete Street” is one that takes […]
Dallas’ First Complete Street a Success!
This weekend, BFOC and Go Oak Cliff combined efforts to install Dallas’ first complete street for two days only. Taking up two blocks from Seventh Street to Eighth Street, along Tyler, we converted a 43′, 3 lane car-only road, to a street that included a bike lane (cycle track) with outside parking creating a dedicated […]
Video on the Elements Needed for a Better Block in Oak Cliff
Check out our latest video where we discuss the elements of a better block, including the concepts of “complete streets”, and the missing pieces that create a livable place.
Bike Friendly Oak Cliff 