Author Archives: jrbraddick
Welcome Bike Friendly Garland to the Family!
We’ve got another bike friendly group in the DFW to welcome. Bike Friendly Garland, at bikefriendlygarland.blogspot.com has been launched by Jonathan Guzman, @BicyclePOV. We met at a recent bicycle swap in Garland and I encouraged him to take the initiative and start it up, and he’s done just that. He also is a pretty good […]
2012 Cyclesomatic Sponsorship Opportunities
2012 Cyclesomatic Sponsorship Levels September 29th – October 28th 2012 Bike Friendly Oak Cliff was established in 2008, and is an all-volunteer run, non-profit for bicycle advocacy in Dallas, TX. As a premium local advertisement opportunity, you’re certain to maximize your sponsorship dollars with the event that helped launch BFOC’s name recognition. Cyclesomatic is a […]
Richardson Adds More Bike Lanes
Re-posted from Bike Friendly Richardson New Bike Lanes On Canyon Creek Drive The City of Richardson does it again. We now have some new bike lanes on Canyon Creek Drive, along with some newly repainted bike lanes on Yale Boulevard. As usual, we are grateful that the city has been doing this for cyclists. These are […]
Group Ride to DADA’s Fall Gallery Walk, September 22nd!
Cyclists of all age levels and abilities are invited to the Dallas Art Dealers Association and Bike Friendly Oak Cliff’s Bike Swarm as part of the DADA Fall Gallery Walk on Saturday, September 22, beginning at 1:30 p.m. at DADA member Oak Cliff Cultural Center, 223 W. Jefferson Boulevard. The event is free and includes […]
Stolen Bike Alert: silver gray Trek “7.5 FXTrek
This is from a local in Kings Highway: A silver gray Trek “7.5 FXTrek 09” bicycle Serial No WTU016C1150J was stolen off of my truck’s bike rack on Saturday, July 14, 2012 between the hours of 9:30 and 10:30 am. My pickup was sitting in the parking lot in front of the “Lizza” hair salon/barbershop […]
Help House Ride for the Future Youth Riders
`This just came across to us and we thought we’d try and help spread this message about bicycles and environmental issues. From May 22nd – July 30th, the Ride for the Future team is traveling exclusively by bicycle from New Orleans to Dallas. Along the way, the participants will learn from and highlight local efforts […]
Recap of the Hot and Sweaty Tandemonium Bike Race
Amongst the 4,000 attendees of the 3rd Annual Bastille on Bishop, a group of hungry racers showed up and competed in the first annual Hot & Sweaty Tandemonium bike race. The race started and finished during the event in the Bishop Arts District, traversing over 6.5 miles around north Oak Cliff. The field of riders […]
This Weekend: July 14th is Le Tour de Bastille and the Hot and Sweaty Tandemonium Bike Race
On July 14, 7:00 PM, the third annual Bastille on Bishop event celebrating everything French will take place in the Bishop Arts District. This year BFOC is adding a bicycle element to the mix of crepes, wine, mussels, music, French cars and more! We’ll also be showing Stage 13 recorded from that day’s Tour de […]
TONIGHT: Show up to support Bike Lanes on Ft. Worth Ave, pass it along!
JOIN THE EVENT ON FB SHOW UP TO SUPPORT BIKE LANES ON FT. WORTH AVE! We need as many bike friendly supporters TONIGHT to attend at, 6:30 PM, June 27th at The Bataan Community Center 3232 Bataan Street, Dallas, TX 75208 for a city of Dallas public meeting. PLEASE share this with as many people […]
Downtown TIFs allocate funds to crucial bicycle infrastructure
The kick in the pants we needed as a city to rev up the implementation of the 2011 Dallas Bike Plan has spurred more entities to help in getting wet paint on asphalt. Robert Wilonsky reports today that the Central Core Connector has received small, but significant funding from two local TIF entities to help […]
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