Category Bike News
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Stop everything – call Senator Hutchison about bike funding now!
The League of American Bicyclists sent this to one of our board members. It could not be more urgent for everyone who supports bicycle infrastructure, in light of Michael Tripp McNair’s horrific accident with a vehicle and is currently fighting for his life. He was a meticulously observant vehicular cyclist who followed all rules and […]
UPDATE: Show up to support Bike Lanes on Ft. Worth Ave, pass it along!
*Original post had the wrong date of June 20th in the opening paragraph. The actual date is June 27th. The post has been corrected below JOIN THE EVENT ON FB SHOW UP TO SUPPORT BIKE LANES ON FT. WORTH AVE! We need as many bike friendly supporters to attend Wednesday, 6:30 PM, June 27th at […]
Kings Highway Conservation District Makes Donation for Bicycle Infrastructure on Kings Highway
We just received word from the president of Kings Highway Conservation District, Jonathan Braddick, also a BFOC Board Member. Here’s an excerpt from the press release: OAK CLIFF – On Tuesday, June 12th 2012 Kings Highway Conservation District residents approved donating $3,000 of privately raised funds to the City of Dallas for installing bicycle infrastructure […]
What Makes a Bike Friendly City?
In the latest Bicycling Magazine issue, Dallas came out on top. That’s the top of the Worst Bicycle Friendly city in the country. We all know there’s great bicycle culture here. It’s been here for years going back to 1973 when the Greater Dallas Bicyclists first organized. We also have claim to Lance Armstrong, spending […]
Oak Cliff Film Festival for Cyclists!
The first annual Oak Cliff Film Festival begins this Thursday! Bike Friendly Oak Cliff has partnered for half-price discount on full-access badges for cyclists who bike to the events (use password f4iend50f0akclifffilmfest to purchase online). This is your pass to all the film screenings and parties throughout the weekend. You can park blocks away and […]
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