Author Archives: Jason Roberts
Kessler Theatre Returns to Life! Open House Sunday With Some Proceeds Benefiting BFOC.
(photo by Melissa Davis Hennings) The beautiful and historic Kessler Theatre, which opened in 1942 by Gene Autry, comes roaring back to life with a special holiday open house this Sunday, December 27th from 4PM to 6PM. If you mention BFOC at the door, $2 will be given to support our efforts. The official grand […]
More Details on the Upcoming Bicycle Friendly Gastro Pub
(Photo by Flickr User Bahi P) SideDish wrote up a piece about the soon to be opened Nova (formerly Kavala) in Oak Cliff. We wrote about the new business going online a few weeks back, and it looks like they’re officially announcing it to the press. We have a couple more bike friendly businesses coming […]
Oak Cliff Pedicab Effort in the News
NBC covered our BFOC and local businesses efforts to bring pedicabs to North Oak Cliff to help ferry around everyone crossing the river to take in our restaurants and entertainment. Matt at Eno’s and Councilwoman Delia Jasso are interviewed for the piece also: We’re very close to putting everything into place now, and will be […]
Dallas Santa Ride Update
Thanks to all who came out yesterday for the Dallas Santa Ride! We had a great turnout and were able to donate a load of toys to the Toys for Tots group. The Dallas Morning News posted a short online video of the ride here: And David Wilson posted a few pics from the Houston […]
Dallas Santa Ride Map and Details Announced
This Sunday’s Santa Ride looks to be a pretty nice day of 53 degrees and mostly sunny. We’ve just posted the route map here, and plan on passing through Deep Ellum, circiling Dallas Heritage Village, passing over the Houston Street Viaduct to Bishop Arts, then heading back past Lake Cliff Park and returning to Downtown. […]
Far North Dallas Suppressing People-First Developments in Oak Cliff
(An Oak Cliff open-air market which North Dallas reps seek to restrict) As Oak Cliff slowly shakes off the decades of neglect due to car-first planning which saw the dismantling of our streetcar system, destruction of historic structures in favor of parking lots, the creation of wide one-way thoroufares through the heart of our residential […]
Dallas to Portland transplant discusses differences between cycling in both cities
Lydia Pierce, a former Dallasite who recently moved to Portland, answers a few questions for BFOC regarding the differences between pedaling in the “worst city for bicycling” vs. the “bike friendliest” city in the nation. What is it that makes Portland more appealing for you to bicycle in, over Dallas? I bike more often here […]
OC Bookstore “Cliff Notes” Latest Small Biz to Offer BFOC Discount!
Just in time for Christmas, Oak Cliff’s newest indie bookstore “Cliff Notes”, two doors down from the Oak Cliff Bicycle Company, has signed on to offer 10% discounts to anyone bicycling to their shop! The address is 416 N. Tyler Street, and they offer a mixed selection of books, with a prominent focus on the […]
Jefferson Median Beautification Project
This morning, a handful of volunteers lead by community organizers Van Johnson and Patrick Boyd, set to work planting the first round of trees on Jefferson’s wide medians in North Oak Cliff as part of a beautification project for the area. These medians run a distance of 1.6 miles and account for the former right-of-way […]
Oak Cliff set to get new Bicycle gastro pub!
(OTB Bicycle Cafe in Philadelphia) We can’t reveal the complete details at the moment, but as of January, work will begin on a new gastro pub in Oak Cliff modeled after those found in Portland. It will be located near the Tyler and Davis area with a large patio and plenty of bicycle parking. This […]
Bike Friendly Oak Cliff 