Author Archives: Jason Roberts
Block Party Wrap-Up
Thank you all for coming out and making the first ever Tyler Street Bicycle Block Party a success. The BBQ sold out within three hours, we floated a keg along with emptying 10 cases of beer…music was a blast, Go-Go Girls were in windows dancing away, the bike-in movie was hysterical, and the bike shop […]
Oak Cliff Bicycle Company receives C.O.!
We just got word from the guys at Oak Cliff Bicycle Company that they were finally able to secure their Certificate of Occupancy from the city. This is great news, and means that the OC is still on track to have a shop open shortly! Be sure to swing by the Tyler Street Bicycle Party […]
BFOC Member Profile: Malina Pearson
Since we’re nearing the 500 mark for the BFOC Facebook group, we thought it would be fun to start regularly profiling members and their bikes. We hope to make this a weekly feature, so feel free to forward us pics of you and your ride! First up: (photo by Andrea Roberts) Malina Pearson Which OC […]
Stop in the Name of Shop
Repost from Copenhagencyclechic.com: Ah, the freedom of the bicycle. Riding along the safe, separated bike lanes in the rain she spotted something in a shop window that tickled her fancy. Hand up, coaster brake gently to a stop and in under 20 seconds she was inside the shop. It’s no secret that bicycle lanes are […]
Balloon Tire Beauties
After posting an article on the stylish Velorbis Scrap Deluxe commuter bike with its beautiful silver finish and big white Fat Frank tires, I’ve since run across several other European manufacturers making nearly identical bikes: Retrovelo Paul City Bike Viva Kilo Velorbis Churchill Balloon Pashley Phantom Roadster And after reading the CommuteByBike review on the […]
Baguettes & Bicyclettes
The classic french image of bicycles with baguettes could almost be a trademark for Paris. And now, Oak Cliff may follow suit. The Rush Bakery in Deep Ellum is pulling up stakes and moving to our side of the river. Their specialty: French Pastries! They’ll be located just 3 doors down from Spiral Diner. Bon […]
Dallas home to some of the angriest drivers. 88% of teens text or use cell phones while driving
A recent survey picked up by the Dallas Observer notes that Dallas ranks second in the nation for angriest drivers. They also link to a second AllState survey of Texas teen drivers — 52 percent of whom say they’ve driven after drinking alcohol (or with a driver who’d been drinking). And “88% say they text […]
Tyler Street Bicycle Block Party! Saturday, June 27th
We’re all about block parties at BFOC, and the soon to be opened Oak Cliff Bicycle Company is all the more reason to celebrate. Come out to Tyler and Seventh Street on Saturday, June 27th from 6:30PM to 11PM. We’ll have bicycles, beer, food from Matt & Rob’s BBQ, two bands-The Happy Bullets & STEW!, […]
BFOC Interview with Fort Worth’s City Planner, Don Koski
As we noted in a recent article, Fort Worth has unveiled an incredibly progressive infrastructure plan based on a people-first model. 400+ miles of bike lanes, bus only lanes, streetcars, and “road diets” are being planned throughout the city with an ambitious timeline for implementation. To help pull the project together, the city hired Don […]
The Transect
Something we covered in the Bike Lane Primer article that I wanted to focus more on here is the concept in Urbanism known as Transect Zones. When we’re debating on how to properly build city infrastructure and specifically where bike lanes would work, one thing I’d stress is that how you build for one part […]
Bike Friendly Oak Cliff 