Author Archives: jrbraddick
Spring DADA Bike Swarm and Uptown Ciclovia
There’s always an opportunity to ride a bicycle in our great city of Dallas, TX, but these two upcoming events are expecting a big bicycle crowd to take part! First up, the Spring edition of Dallas Art Dealer’s Association or DADA will host another Bike Swarm in conjunction with their bi-annual gallery tour. Here […]
Dallas Bicycle Task Force Meeting, Tomorrow!
Not sure Mayor Mike will be in attendance, but if you want your own voice to be heard about how we as a bicycling community can shape our cities’ future, you need to try and attend the first Dallas Bicycle Task Force meeting tomorrow. Councilmen Kingston, Griggs, and Medrano are heading up what the city […]
#DPDSafeCycle to Help Make Dallas Safer to Cycle!
Local Dallas Bike Friendly advocates are organizing and looking for quick wins to help make Dallas a safer place to bicycle. BFOC recently met with the Chief of the Dallas Police Department and several issues were discussed. One very important issue that came out of that meeting was how the DPD and Bike Friendly groups […]
Portand Bicycle Advocates at Dallas Bike Works, tonight!
BFOC and local advocate Zach Ford was able to arrange this last minute gathering while they’re in town. Come meet Elly and Joe (and their dog Ruby) who are on a national tour with their folding Brompton bikes and AMTRAK! They’ll have finger food from The Classic Cup Cafe as well a presentation from Joe. […]
SoPac Trail Phase 3 Meeting | Biking In Dallas
Be sure to try and attend a meeting this Thursday, November 14, at 6:30pm at Ridgewood Recreation Center on 6818 Fisher Rd (map), read more here SoPac Trail Phase 3 Meeting | Biking In Dallas. Here’s a map of the proposed SOPAC Trail:
Riding the NETT
written by Jonathan Braddick I love rail corridors that are no longer in service, have been rail banked, or abandoned for private purchase. They have layers of history that end up over lapping with new ones when rail trails are developed, like a palimpsest does. They provide a glimpse into our past when this form […]
Bike Love In Oak Cliff
Originally posted on Suburban Assault:
If you live near Dallas, you know how local neighborhood, Oak Cliff, is working hard to be bike friendly. Although they aren’t there yet, they have a very strong bike community which has come a long way. Even when you aren’t looking for bike love in Oak Cliff, it finds…
Bicycle Brewery Tour
Originally posted on Bill Chance:
“Good people drink good beer.” —-Hunter S Thompson, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas Back in February I went on a bike ride organized by Bike Friendly Oak Cliff that went from Klyde Warren Park to a couple of local breweries. It was a blast and a lot of fun…
Full List of Cyclesomatic 2013 Events
The ONLY annual bicycle festival of it’s kind in North Texas, Cyclesomatic is back for it’s 5th edition. For full information on each event, check out the Cyclesomatic 2013 menu on the right side of the home page! Also, join the Bike Friendly Oak Cliff Facebook group to keep up to date on the happenings […]
Griggs and City Staff Explain 5th St Bicycle Sharrows
Please see FAQs prepared by Staff regarding shared bike arrow markings or “sharrows” in Kidd Springs. Please let me know if you have any questions. The FAQs below were prepared by City Staff. We are also in the process of preparing additional maps showing bike facility development in North Oak Cliff. Thank you for your […]
Bike Friendly Oak Cliff 