Category Bike News
A visit to the Vintage Bicycle Swap Meet in Garland
I presume Richard Wezensky with BFR will do a much better post about this great event than me, but I thought I’d give the event a shout out, and a possible preview for Cyclesomatic 2012 in the Fall. The event was held at a great local bicycle shop in Garland, TX called Don Johle’s Bike […]
Mary Suhm: Why doesn’t the Continental pedestrian bridge have bicycle infrastructure?
An opinion editorial from BFOC Board Member, Jonathan Braddick: Last week, Robert Wilonsky at the DMN reported about the delays in converting the old Continental bridge into a pedestrian park. Because I was curious about bicycle infrastructure, and hadn’t fully seen the design plans for the new park. I wasn’t shocked to find there are […]
Jefferson Boulevard Viaduct to be a Complete Street this Fall
Update: There is an upcoming town hall meeting that will a meeting with neighbors at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, June 14, at the Hampton Illinois Branch Library This came to us from Councilman Scott Griggs this morning! Complete streets are coming to our Jefferson Boulevard Viaduct! The Jefferson Boulevard Viaduct is being transformed from a one-way, […]
Le Tour de Bastille and the Hot and Sweaty Tandemonium Bike Race, July 14th
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! Le Tour de Bastille will be a group ride to the event […]
North Texas Vintage Bicycle Swap Meet, Saturday, June 9th
No time posted but seems like something to check out!
New to the block, Welcome, Bike Friendly Greenville Ave!
Continuing the progression of great, local bicycle advocacy, Bike Friendly Greenville Ave is now official (actually we’re just late in reporting it :)! Looks like they’ve got an event happening on May 31, 2012 called The Gville Weekly, 6pm. Here’s the rub: Break out your student ID’s and get ready for some live music in […]
Dallas Parks Foundation’s $100,000 Challenge
Yes, we’re late posting this but hey, sue us, we have lives. Below is from Chris Paddison Hike & Bike Co-Chair of the Dallas Parks Foundation. They’re creating a Dallas Hike and Bike Initiative Fund to help spur development of 6 City of Dallas highlighted projects. You can donate to help raise matching funds here! […]
Updated: Local Discounts for Bicyclists!
BFOC is proud to have partnered with several local businesses to offer discounts for anyone who rides a bicycle to the merchants listed below. This discount program has been recently updated and expanded. The list of merchants is permanently on the right side of our homepage. If you see the sticker above on a merchants […]
Newly Updated Fort Worth Bike Lane / Bike Route Map
Reposted from Fortworthology.com Written & Photographed by Kevin Buchanan Thanks to the City of Fort Worth for passing this along – it’s a fully up-to-date map of central city Fort Worth bike infrastructure, as of this moment. Solid blue lines are on-street bike lanes, solid red lines are shared lane routes, solid green lines are […]
Film Festival Discounts for Cyclists!
The Oak Cliff Film Festival organizers have a special place in their hearts for cyclists. They’ve put together quite a line-up June 14-17th and they’re offering cyclist discounts. For those of you who plan to make it a weekend-long biking affair, you’re entitled to half-price festival badges (use password f4iend50f0akclifffilmfest). You can park blocks away […]
Bike Friendly Oak Cliff 