Category Advocacy

Bike to City Hall Ride from Oak Cliff

Wednesday morning Oct 20th we’ll meet up with cyclists from across the City to meet with our Council Members & advocate for more bike & micromobility infrastructure – then we’ll hear what’s on the agenda for biking in Dallas straight from the staff and elected officials making it happen. Meet at Oddfellows at 7am (ride […]

Bike to Bastille On Bishop

We’ll be hosting the bike parking corral again this year with Bike DFW – right at Bishop & 7th near Bishop Street Market, from 5pm to 11pm. If you live in North Oak Cliff, you have the distinct privilege of being able to bike to Bishop Arts and not have to fight for parking! It’s […]

7 Share Bikes Blocking the Sidewalk

Dockless Bike Share: Community Asset or Public Nuisance?

A close friend of Bike Friendly Oak Cliff hadn’t ridden a bike in 5 YEARS until the bike shares came to town. Now he’s considering buying a bicycle. That’s what the bike shares have done for Dallas. People that otherwise wouldn’t have access or the means to own a bike, are able to ride. The […]

Sharing the City with Bike Share

It’s incredible how many bikes appeared so suddenly. And then came the users: experts to novices, biking EVERYWHERE. It’s a shame to see people defacing property the way we’ve seen people destroy some of these bikes. Thrown in the Trinity and into White Rock Lake? Rows of bikes driven over?! Seriously? There may be too […]

Our Solution to the Bishop Arts Parking Dilemma

Parking in The Bishop Arts District is a headache to say the least. Free, on street parking is rarely available and paying a parking valet is a pain. Well, Bike Friendly Oak Cliff has a solution! Ride your bike!!! Bike parking is free, traffic is a breeze and the businesses even offer DISCOUNTS to customers that […]

DSO Concert at Kidd Springs Park, Prizes for Bike/DART Riders

Please join us at the Dallas Symphony Orchestra’s Community Concert at Kidd Springs Park on June 3rd at 8pm. We encourage all attendees to ride their bicycle and/or DART. Participants that arrive with a bicycle or DART pass will be eligible for door prizes provided by our sponsors. Prizes include pairs of concert tickets to […]

¡Paletas y Bicicletas! Recap

To kick off Spring Break, Bike Friendly Oak Cliff hosted ¡Paletas y Bicicletas! at Kidd Springs Park and Lake Cliff Park. Highlights of the day: Kids collecting thousands of pieces of trash at Kidd Springs Park and Lake Cliff Park, 4 luchadores from Tornado Pawered, La Grande radio station playing rockin’ tunes, a ride through […]

¡Paletas y Bicicletas! Event Details

¡Paletas y Bicicletas! is right around the corner, on Saturday, March 7th! This FREE event will include a park clean-up and KIDS BIKE GIVEAWAYS!!! Children can earn a raffle ticket for picking up 10 pieces of trash at each park. Kids can earn one ticket at each park. For participants that are too old for […]

Bicycle Flash-Mob, Oak Cliff Style

Bike Friendly Oak Cliff is hosting a New Spring Break Event, ¡Paletas y Bicicletas!, that will include Multiple Kids Bike Giveaways, Luchadores, Pinatas, Mariachis and DOOR-PRIZES. More information about the event can be found here. We would like to invite all cyclists, groups, clubs and individuals to join us that day. The idea is that groups […]

Ride with BFOC to the St. Patrick’s Day Parade!

Please join Bike Friendly Oak Cliff as we ride over to Greenville Ave for the St. Patrick’s Day Parade! Deck yourselves AND your bikes out in GREEN and join us on a family friendly ride from Oak Cliff to the parade route. A bicycle really is the best way to navigate the crowds and traffic […]