Author Archives: Jason Roberts
Group Ride: On the Trail of Lee Harvey Oswald, June 16th History Tour
In partnership with the Oak Cliff Film Festival, BFOC is bringing back the On the Trail of Lee Harvey Oswald history tour bicycle ride on Saturday, June 16th, at 11:30AM 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, […]
Dallas, You’ve Created a Monster
In our last post, I discussed how post-war government intervention systematically dismantled hundreds of years of pedestrian oriented environments by forcing property owners to carve up giant swathes of their private land for parking. What I failed to touch upon was the unsustainable levels of entitlement that now exist for people demanding endless parking and […]
Subsidizing Sprawl
In Dallas, we’re currently faced with a heated debate on growth and the need for improved infrastructure to facilitate future development. Jim Schutze wrote a post on Unfair Park about the recent tollroad debate and how the Mayor is promoting regionalism vs. localism. I was struck by several commenters who dismissed urbanism and multi-modal transit […]
How does this help South Dallas?
The mayor recently stated that construction of the Trinity Toll Road would help grow South Dallas because it would create greater connectivity to jobs in North Dallas and help spur development along the route. Currently, 175 and I-45 carve through incredible South Dallas neighborhoods, and yet the land directly beside these roads has depressed values […]
Highway Removal Projects around the world
Streetfilms did a great job documenting a series of highway removals around the world. The assumption was major traffic back-ups would occur and development would be stifled. You’ll be surprised to find out what really happened:
The First Lady Learns About Oak Cliff Bicycle and Better Block Projects
Last night, my wife and I were invited to have dinner with the First Lady Michelle Obama along with six other moms and dads to talk about our community initiatives to promote greater health and fitness for children. It was an amazing night and we were honored to have the opportunity to brag about all of the […]
Save Safe Routes to School!
We need as many of you as possible to write your congressman to oppose the recent House Transportation bill that removes Safe Routes to School, and bicycle infrastructure funding. We’ve come too far to have the clock turned back now on our nation’s infrastructure. The League of American Bicyclists has created a simple email form […]
Fort Worth Avenue/West Commerce Bike Lane Meeting
Councilmembers Scott Griggs and Monica Alonzo are hosting a townhall to discuss implementation of bike lanes on FWA/West Commerce and the future of FWA/West Commerce Corridor as a complete street. The Fort Worth Avenue Development Group and a consortium of property owners and groups including BFOC recently contributed $25,000 toward the striping of bike lanes […]
Cyclist severely injured in accident on Jefferson Bridge
Yesterday at 2PM, while riding from Oak Cliff into Downtown, cyclist Dallas Torres was hit by a car on the Jefferson Viaduct snapping his bicycle in half and leaving him with a broken neck and collar. Fortunately, another cyclist who knew Dallas happened upon the scene while riding into town minutes later and called his […]
Celebrate!
Thanks to all who came out last night to celebrate the Fort Worth Avenue bike lane fundraiser!
Bike Friendly Oak Cliff 