Category Bike News
Dallas Helmet Law No Longer Enforced
One thing we forgot to note that we learned from today’s ride was that the helmet law in Dallas is no longer being enforced. We’d been told by a few others about this recently, but received official confirmation during the ride from uniformed officers who joined us in the Dallas Bikes to City Hall event. […]
Cyclesomatic – Video 2
This is the second video clip uploaded by Doug Costin of M-Streets Media on Cyclesomatic. This one highlights our Bike to City Hall event.
Kiddical Mass a Success!
One of the events for Cyclesomatic that received a little less attention today, due to our City Hall ride, was the Kiddical Mass ride we lead from Rosemont Elementary school to the Bishop Arts District. Special kudo’s to Eno’s Tavern for providing root beer floats to all the kido’s upon our arrival.
Dallas Bike to City Hall a Success!
(photo by Dallas Observer, Official City Proclamation Announcing “Bike to City Hall Day”) Thank you to all who came out in support of Dallas Bikes to City Hall! We had a great turnout, especially given the fact that it was a chilly, overcast day. 6 Council Members total were out in support, and most rode […]
Oct. 8th, Angela Hunt speaking at the Texas Theatre and Contested Streets Documentary
On October 8th, the Oak Cliff Transit Authority and the Fort Worth Avenue Development Group Present “Contested Streets” at the Texas Theatre On Thursday October 8th, at 7:30PM, Council Member Angela Hunt will host the evening and discuss infrastructure developments and initiatives noted from recent trips to Portland, Vancouver, and Copenhagen at the historic Texas […]
Dallas Bikes to City Hall Tomorrow!
Tomorrow morning is the official Dallas Bikes to City Hall Day! Please join us in riding to City Hall Plaza along with several city council members. Announcements will be made as to upcoming complete streets initiatives, and the city’s new bicycle coordinator will be introduced. There will be multiple organizations on hand showcasing Dallas trails, […]
Cyclesomatic on the News!
We’ve received some great press recently for Cyclesomatic. The Dallas Morning News wrote this wonderful piece about our efforts to involve the students of Adamson High School in building bike racks for some local Oak Cliff elementary schools and helping create a tall bike. Then later that morning, we showcase the tall bike along with […]
Oktoberfest, Photo Scavenger Hunt Rescheduled to October 25th
Since the sky decided to look more like Seattle today than Dallas, we’re going to reschedule the Photo Scavenger Hunt, and Oktoberfest event at Eno’s to October 25th. Stay tuned for updated information on the events, and we apologize for the delay.
How to bring bicycle boulevards to your community guide
Reconnecting America has just uploaded a handbook for those who want to bring modern bicycle boulevards to their communities created by the Initiative for Bicycle & Pedestrian Innovation and Alta Planning + Design. For those unfamiliar with bicycle boulevards, the guide notes that they are “In essence…low-volume and low-speed streets that have been optimized for […]
New York Unveils Latest Bike Lane Project
New York City just unveiled their latest bike lane project, the Budnick Bikeway. Check out the incredible before and after pictures as the roads transformed from vehicular only to streets with facilities.
Bike Friendly Oak Cliff 