Category Oak Cliff
YouPlus Video Interviews BFOC’s Jason Roberts during Better Block
Dallas’ YouPlus Media interviews BFOC’s Jason Roberts about community activism, the Better Block, and what people can do to make change in a neighborhood. There’s some great footage of before and after scenes from last month’s project.
CYCLESOMATIC 2010
Cyclesomatic is back! This year we’re packing all of the bike love into four days including another Dallas Bikes to City Hall event, Lee Harvey Oswald historic themed group ride, Bicycle Block Party, a 75208 Group ride to the feature film “Pedal” at the Hotel Belmont, Photopol.us’s Photo Scavenger Hunt Polaride, a Fort Worth to […]
Group Ride: On the Trail of Lee Harvey Oswald
Join BFOC for a group bicycle ride on Sunday, October 17th, at 2:30PM starting at Dealey Plaza in Downtown Dallas, and passing the infamous residences of JFK’s alleged assassin. This was the group ride that launched BFOC in 2008, and is one of our favorites. Our ride will take us over the 1912 Houston Street […]
Recap of the Better Block 2
(reposted from Go Oak Cliff) Amid the wonderful smells of smoked barbeque, and just beyond the music, we managed our second “Better Block” project, where we took a gray, concrete, and car-focused block and converted it into a more humane space that placed people first. First off, big thanks go to SWA Group, and Metheney […]
Observer Cover Article on BFOC’ers and Community Activism
BFOC made the cover story for the Dallas Observer this week in an article that details our work with bicycling, community gardens, and civic activities.
Art Bike Rack Using Original 1903 Streetcar Rail in OC
Next time you’re in the Bishop Arts District, head over to Dude, Sweet Chocolate and check out the new bike rack built by David Spence. David used part of the original streetcar rail laid in Oak Cliff in 1903 that he had acquired after the city had done road repairs on Bishop Boulevard. A handful […]
Oak Cliff’s Streets to Plaza Program Announced
(photo from inhabitat.com) Over at Go Oak Cliff, we officially announced our Streets to Plaza project modeled after San Francisco’s uber-successful “Pavement to Parks” program. The DMN scooped the story late last week, so we’re just now getting around to showing more details of the work. It will be an exciting demonstration project, and if […]
Bike Discounts offered at the Greek Cafe & Beckley Brewhouse
We’ve been meaning to update the list of BFOC discounts…additions include: 5% off total ticket at the Greek Cafe in Bishop Arts District when you bicycle. AND 10% discount on food at the Beckley BrewHouse when you bicycle. So head out and support these locals. We’ll have BFOC stickers in their windows shortly.
Unveiling of Complete Street Option for Bishop Blvd Tonight
Head out to Hitt Auditorium tonight at Methodist Hospital at 6:30PM to see the city’s proposed options for a redesign of Bishop Boulevard. Among the options presented will be a “Complete Streets” rendering. We haven’t seen the example presented yet, but our hopes are that we’re presented with a “Floating Parking” cycle track that uses […]
Brew Riot in Bishop Arts District with Gold Sprints!
We’re closing down the street in Bishop Arts for the first ever Brew Riot Festival sponsored by Eno’s, with proceeds going to Go Oak Cliff! The event is on Saturday, June 12th from 6PM to 10PM. There’s going to be 8 homebrewer’s on hand giving samples of their brews along with a handful of micro […]
Bike Friendly Oak Cliff 