Author Archives: Jason Roberts
Press Conference at City Hall Announced for Bike Lanes on Fort Worth Avenue
After the recent controversy surrounding the absence of recommended bike lane installations (per the 2011 Dallas Bike Plan) on Fort Worth Avenue, the non-profit organization Fort Worth Avenue Development Group spearheaded a rapid fundraising effort which began with an initial $15,000 contribution by the group. An additional $10,000 has been donated by local businesses, organizations, […]
BFOC Best of 2011 – Part 2
Now we bring you part 2 of our “Bike Friendly Oak Cliff Best of 2011” list. Special thanks to our judges, who were selected from throughout the region, for providing us their selections and write-ups. Congrats again to everyone who made the list! Most Bike Friendly Neighborhood: Richardson Who knew that our suburb to the North would […]
BFOC’s Best of 2011 List – Part 1
It’s been an exciting year for bicycling news in and around Dallas, and though we have a long way to go before we start catching up to leading-edge bicycling cities, we’re beginning to make strides in the right direction. BFOC polled bicycle advocates throughout the region to help us create our first “Best of the […]
What do all great retail streets have in common?
I attended a city council meeting today along with Patrick Kennedy from Walkable DFW to observe a vote taking place on a new development in West Dallas that’s been getting a lot of press recently. The development promises a new organic grocery store, apartments, shops and more. The problem is that what was being requested at the council […]
All Major US Cities beating Dallas for on-street bike infrastructure
The Dallas Observer has posted several articles recently highlighting the struggle our city has in installing a single mile worth of on street bike facilities. Meanwhile, the above graphic is from the Detroit Free Press highlighting the fact that even the “Motor City” has begun buildout of multiple miles worth of onstreet bike lanes. Below […]
Seventh Street Bicycle Boulevard passes TIF board unanimously!
Just left the Davis Street TIF board meeting where the plans for changing Seventh Street into a bicycle boulevard were unanimously passed! Look for more details on this project as it moves forward. A bicycle boulevard or “greenway” is simply a pedestrian/bicycle prioritized street. Cars are still able to use the roadway, but the street […]
Dallas Observer highlights major obstacle to implementing bike plan
During the Forward Dallas plan, planners from Kimley Horn noted that a major obstacle for implementing a change in city streets was a charter amendment made in the late 70’s that required every block to be notified when changing the street. The problem with this requirement is that a large network plan (ie. Complete Streets […]
City of Dallas Complete Streets Walk Through Tomorrow
Just received this notice from the city of Dallas: The City of Dallas Complete Streets Initiative Team invites one and all to the W. Davis Street Community Walk tomorrow (Dec. 10th) between the hours of 10:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m, between Bishop Avenue and Cedar Hill Avenue. Tell us how we can turn W. Davis […]
2% of cities existing street funds would create 100 miles of bike lanes
We’re pulling together our “Best of” list for the year at BFOC, but before that hits the blog we thought we’d post this tidbit: According to a Dallas Morning News chart, the city of Dallas capital budget for Streets and Thoroughfares for 2010/2011 was $142,304,779. The recently adopted bike plan notes that one mile […]
Bike Friendly Oak Cliff 