Author Archives: Jason Roberts
Video showing mixed traffic on Ross
reposted from the betterblock.org site One of the key assumptions we were excited to test and debunk during the Ross Project was that Dallas could not create viable pedestrian spaces due to being too hot and car-centric. Specifically, the thought of placing a market in the center of a major arterial was formerly considered untenable […]
BFOC’er rolling out Dallas Bike Signage Concept for the Ross Boulevard Challenge
If you’re planning on heading out to Ross Avenue on Sunday, expect to see some awesome wayfinding signage developed by BFOC’er Robbie Good, of focusEGD.
Dallas Cycle Sunday planned for this weekend
The city of Dallas is sponsoring its first Ciclovia inspired ride, dubbed “Dallasvias”. Coordinators are planning a “meet-up” downtown at Main Street Garden Park at 10:00AM. At 10:30AM riders will loop around the downtown then head to the Dallas Complete Streets Kickoff/Better Block on Ross Avenue at approximately 11AM. With enough willing participants, Cycle Sunday […]
Ride with us to the Mavs Parade!
We’re meeting this morning at 9AM at Oddfellows in Bishop Arts to ride over to the Mavs Parade downtown. Join us!
Dallas Complete Streets Kickoff!
The Dallas Complete Street’s Kickoff is on Sunday, June 26th from 11AM – 4PM. Head out to Ross Avenue between Pavillion and N. Hawkins to take part in a “Complete Street” demonstration which will incorporate bike lanes, traffic calming measures, cafe seating, shade, improved landscaping, and change a portion of Ross from a thoroughfare, to […]
Recap of the Hellhound on My Trail Ride
Mayoral candidates David Kunkle and Mike Rawlings visit before the ride. photo by Andrea Roberts Thanks to all who made it out to the Hellhound on My Trail history ride. We had nearly 100 take part, including both mayoral candidates David Kunkle, and Mike Rawlings. The temperature hovered around 95 degrees, but everyone did […]
The 2011 Dallas Bike Plan is Unanimously Adopted!
Dallas’s Bike Coordinator, Max Kalhammer, Reviews the 2011 Dallas Bike Plan map Yesterday, Dallas made great strides in removing itself from the list of “auto-dominated cities” to one that is now embracing the worldwide movement of “complete streets” with bicycling leading the charge. After a year in the making, the city’s 2011 bike plan was unanimously adopted […]
Ross Avenue to be turned into Ross Ramblas on June 26th
The Dallas Complete Streets plan is under way, and Team Better Block is working with the city to create a series of demonstration projects to show the potential for road redevelopment. The first project is set to take place on Ross Avenue, the “gateway to the Arts District”, where the area currently lacks a strong […]
2011 Dallas Bike Plan on the agenda for tomorrow’s City Council Meeting
(image from Paul Kreuger) After a year in the making, and with coordination between council members, regional transit authorities, city staff, and community members, the 2011 Dallas Bike Plan is officially set to be adopted by City Hall tomorrow afternoon (Wed. June 8th). The meeting begins at 1PM with the bike plan set as item #64. […]
BFOC’s Q&A with Dallas Mayoral Candidate David Kunkle
Team BFOC interviewed both of Dallas’s mayoral candidates to learn their positions on bicycling initiatives, and complete streets efforts in the city. Below is our Q&A with David Kunkle. Click here to view candidate Mike Rawling’s interview. Side note: Both candidates have agreed to join us on our upcoming “Hellhound on My Trail” Blues History Bike […]
Bike Friendly Oak Cliff 