Category Bike News
Bogota’s Transportation Planning…a model for Oak Cliff
Bogota, Colombia, under the stewardship of New Urbanist Mayor Enrique Pena, implemented some of the most progressive transportation changes in recent history, with much of the reason due to its high number of low income households who simply could not afford a car. The video above shows how the city quickly embraced multi-modalism and how […]
Toole Selected as Dallas Bike Plan Consulting Firm
(image from apbp.org) Just got word from NCTCOG that they have officially selected Maryland planning firm, Toole Design, to head up Dallas new bike plan. Toole lead the bike planning for DC, Charlotte, and Seattle, and are partnering with local planning firm, Bowman-Melton Associates, Inc., and Kimley Horn Engineering, who has Cliffdweller Andrew Howard on […]
From Oak Cliff to New Zealand, Bike Friendly Communities Taking Off!
We’ve been amazed at how quickly momentum has built for fostering bike friendly communities in our region. What started out as a handful of friends sitting around a table wondering what could be done to change our community for the better and promote a bicycle culture has spread beyond our wildest imaginations. From Richardson, to […]
BFKH Spring Ride Announced, and Reminder for BFR Raffle Ramble
Bike Friendly Knox-Henderson has announced their first group ride, on March 21st! Mark your calendars, and be sure to ride out in support. Also, don’t forget this Saturday is Bike Friendly Richardson’s Raffle Ramble. Prizes and more will be available at this amazing charity event. There’s a facebook event page here.
Three Major Bike Infrastructure News Stories this Week in the US
(photo by BikePortland.org) With the rapid pace US cities are beginning to adopt complete streets initiatives, each week seems to offer a new amazing story. This week, three areas took the headlines: – Fort Worth city council unanimously endorsed the Bike Fort Worth plan, which will bring 900 miles worth of trails and bike lanes […]
Reminder: Bike Friendly Fort Worth City Hall Ride Tonight!
Tonight’s the BFFW inaugural ride to city hall. It’s gonna be a chilly evening, so bring your thermals, and maybe the guys will stop off for hot toddys along the way. This is a chance to show your support for the incredibly ambitious Bike Fort Worth plan (full details available here at Fortworthology). Hope to […]
Bike Friendly Knox-Henderson Bike Discounts!
BFKH has just lined up some pretty awesome discounts for cyclists at local retailers! Check’m out here.
A New Bike Friendly Organic Grocer in the Cliff
For years, we’d hear friends and neighbors alike bemoan the fact that North Oak Cliff lacked a Whole Foods store, and while we probably joined the chorus for a time, a new, authentically Oak Cliff option has surfaced…Urban Acres. Billed as an organic farm store, the owners have taken up shop in the old De […]
Photos up from BFOC in Oak Cliff’s Mardi Gras Parade
Even though it was a bit cool, and a little drizzly, we still had an incredible turnout for the Mardi Gras parade. Below are a few pics from the ride, with more here: (photo by Can Turkyilmaz)
Portland set to become the next Amsterdam
(photo by J. Maus) If you haven’t been paying attention, head over to BikePortland.org and check out the latest news on the city’s extremely progressive bike plan to install 700 MILES WORTH of bike paths, with 300+ being developed as European styled, separated bike lanes. They’ve set an ambitious goal of increasing ridership to 25% […]
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