Author Archives: Jason Roberts
Bike-In Movie at the Belmont June 3rd.
(photo from Melissa Sharkey) Mark you calendar’s…the Belmont Hotel on Fort Worth Avenue in Oak Cliff is having their next Bike-In Movies Under the Stars on June 3rd. This is actually open for cyclists and non-cyclists alike, but the owner’s of the Belmont are major New Urbanists and want to get as many bicyclists and […]
The Other Flying Machine
(the Wright St. Clair) So we’re obviously advocates for building Frankenbikes, not just for keeping costs down, but also the idea of recycling old and forgotten velos. My commuter has now become a mainstay for riding around town, but for my next project, I would like to recreate the beautiful lines of an old racer. […]
BFOC Merchandise Available!
After much delay, we’ve finally got some more merchandise available! We’ve had multiple requests for the BFOC t-shirts but didn’t have a lot of spare time to print them ourselves, so we’ve partnered with one of our favorite local shirt designers, Free Lisa, to start churning out beautiful, all organic versions for us. They can […]
Bishop Arts Summerfest and homebrew beer competition benefiting BFOC on June 14th!
Come out to Bishop Arts on Sunday! Our favorite beer tavern is judging the District’s first annual Summerfest and homebrew beer competition on June 14th from 2pm to 6pm. It will be outdoors with live music by the Happy Bullets, and City Folk and plenty of great brews to sample. It’s bike and dog friendly, […]
A Return to Cycling
(image from ecovelo.info) Bike Friendly Oak Cliff is nearing a year in existence, and we’ve learned quite a bit in that short time. It’s been heartening seeing the number of people come out on our rides, and the businesses get excited about helping us out with discount programs. Some events have been well received, and […]
An interview with Tempe, Arizona’s transit planner, Eric Iwersen
First of all, congratulations on your ranking of “Silver” by the League of American Bicyclists. How long did it take for Tempe to get on the list? Our funding and dedicated staff for bicycling has been an ongoing process, but the first stages of our bicycle program really began in 1971 but stopped around 1977. […]
Blueprint America: Road to the Future
PBS released their latest documentary on the future of US transit planning titled Blueprint America: Road to the Future. In it, they profile Denver’s sprawl and contrast it with Portland’s multi-modal planning. They go through the process of federal spending which promoted car-only modes, where the US Government would give .90 cents on the dollar […]
BFOC in the News!
Channel 11 News filmed some BFOC members talking about our new Discounts for Cyclists program: You can read the full story here as well.
BFOC Bonnie and Clyde Video Posted
The Dallas Morning News just uploaded their video of our Bonnie and Clyde ride. I still can’t believe the turnout…it’s a site to behold.
With Proof of Other US City Successes, Dallas Finally Looks to Adopt Bike Friendly Infrastructure
Prior to the late 1990’s, data regarding bike lanes in North America was scarce, as few US cities had adopted their use. Now, with close to 10 years of data adding up from these early programs, we’re beginning to see the results pour in. The outdated VC cries of, “Bike lanes are dangerous death traps” […]
Bike Friendly Oak Cliff 