Category DFW
Committee Volunteers Wanted for Annual Alley Cat Race in West Dallas
Press Release from Mercy Street Dallas: The West Dallas Urban Pursuit Where is West Dallas? We hear this a lot at the Bicycle Co-Op, which is a social enterprise of Mercy Street Dallas, a non-profit organization, in its tenth year of community development in the neighborhoods of West Dallas. Being cyclists we think a unique […]
Pics from Last Night’s Critical Mass Ride
One of our favorite shutterbugs, Can Turkyilmaz, uploaded some nice pics from last night’s critical mass ride: More pics on facebook here.
BFOC & New Belgium Present Cyclesomatic!
Bike Friendly Oak Cliff is proud to announce Cyclesomatic, a week long bicycle festival in North Oak Cliff from October 2nd to the 11th. Events will include a history-themed group ride, bicycle competitions, Bikertoberfest! in Bishop, an Urban Bazaar/Bikefaire, a “Kiddical Mass” Ride, Bike to School Day, BBQ, Bands, Bicycle Films at the Texas Theatre, […]
DART’s most recent InMotion Quarterly focuses on Bicycles and TOD’s
If you don’t already subscribe to the free InMotion Quarterly put out by DART, I highly suggest you sign up. The most recent edition, which can be viewed online here, has an overview of the light rail, and bus bike-rack systems. Also, an article titled “Home on the Rail”, talks about the changing landscape of […]
Dallas home to some of the angriest drivers. 88% of teens text or use cell phones while driving
A recent survey picked up by the Dallas Observer notes that Dallas ranks second in the nation for angriest drivers. They also link to a second AllState survey of Texas teen drivers — 52 percent of whom say they’ve driven after drinking alcohol (or with a driver who’d been drinking). And “88% say they text […]
Fort Worth Becoming Bike Friendly!
So they’ve got a leg up on us here in Dallas, but it looks like we won’t be far behind! In case you missed April’s presentation in Downtown Forth Worth, their city planner is unrolling an incredibly ambitious bike plan which they’re hoping to implement by 2015. Highlights include: Striped bicycle-only lanes would massively increase […]
Ride Your Bike, Get a Discount..
We here at BFOC sometimes sit around and try to think up clever ways to increase ridership in the community. The goal is to get average people and families out on their bicycles, which not only creates a vibrant street life, but helps our environment and health of our community. Also, business owners are often […]
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” […]
Dallas hires new Bike Coordinator!
We just found out the news that Dallas has hired a new bike coordinator! His name is Max Kalhammer, and he’s from the East coast. He will be formally introduced to the council next week. According to our contacts, he’s an advocate for progressive bike infrastructure (read: bike lanes). We’ll present more details as they […]
More than $8300 saved yearly by going car-free in Dallas!
Ran across a post from Austin on Two Wheels which referenced a recently released report from the American Public Transportation Association listing 20 of the top public transit cities in the US, and the cost savings to the public for switching away from cars to public transit. According to the study, you save almost $700 […]
Bike Friendly Oak Cliff 