Author Archives: Jason Roberts
Reminder: Bike Friendly Fort Worth City Hall Ride Tonight!
Tonight’s the BFFW inaugural ride to city hall. It’s gonna be a chilly evening, so bring your thermals, and maybe the guys will stop off for hot toddys along the way. This is a chance to show your support for the incredibly ambitious Bike Fort Worth plan (full details available here at Fortworthology). Hope to […]
Bike Friendly Knox-Henderson Bike Discounts!
BFKH has just lined up some pretty awesome discounts for cyclists at local retailers! Check’m out here.
A New Bike Friendly Organic Grocer in the Cliff
For years, we’d hear friends and neighbors alike bemoan the fact that North Oak Cliff lacked a Whole Foods store, and while we probably joined the chorus for a time, a new, authentically Oak Cliff option has surfaced…Urban Acres. Billed as an organic farm store, the owners have taken up shop in the old De […]
Photos up from BFOC in Oak Cliff’s Mardi Gras Parade
Even though it was a bit cool, and a little drizzly, we still had an incredible turnout for the Mardi Gras parade. Below are a few pics from the ride, with more here: (photo by Can Turkyilmaz)
Portland set to become the next Amsterdam
(photo by J. Maus) If you haven’t been paying attention, head over to BikePortland.org and check out the latest news on the city’s extremely progressive bike plan to install 700 MILES WORTH of bike paths, with 300+ being developed as European styled, separated bike lanes. They’ve set an ambitious goal of increasing ridership to 25% […]
Bike Friendly Fort Worth Inaugural Event
(F.W. Bicycle Commuting Pioneer, Arlie Robinson. Photo Courtesy Jim’s Bike Blog.) There’s another new BF Family to add to the mix: Bike Friendly Fort Worth! Lead by Trinity Bicycles shop owner Bernie Scheffler, and architect/urbanist/and cycling advocate Brad Blessing. Their web presence is forthcoming, but they haven’t wasted anytime mobilizing and are kicking off their […]
Bicycle Advisory Committee Applications Sought
(photo by 16nine) We received word from City Hall that applications are now being accepted to be on the Bicycle Transportation Advisory Committee. This is going to be a 15-person board, and will help in developing Dallas’ future comprehensive bicycle plan. We’re asking any of our members who are interested in taking part, submit to […]
Welcome the latest member of the BF Family: Bike Friendly Knox-Henderson!
We’re ecstatic at Team BFOC to welcome the latest member of the BF family, Bike Friendly Knox Henderson. These guys have some great plans in the works, and we expect to see some incredible advocacy coming from their end of town. Be sure to show them all the support you can, and sign up for […]
Bike Friendly Oak Cliff 