Category Bike News
Copenhagen Bike Lane Concerto
Someone should inform all of these unwitting cyclists about the dangers of bike lanes. 😉
Fact Check: Population Density
We noticed on the anti-bike lane website, Cycle Dallas, authored by Dallas bike coordinator PM Summer, a continual reference to the following: “it’s important to remember that the Dallas area has the lowest population density of any statistical metropolitan area in the world.” This is a point PM has made on multiple occasions to defend […]
BFOC’s Exclusive Interview with Boston’s Bike Coordinator, Nicole Freedman
(Photograph by Yoon S. Byun) We recently profiled Boston’s new bike coordinator, Nicole Freedman, after reading the impressive Boston Globe article spotlighting the city’s recent transformation into a bike haven. As we noted in our article, Boston was the former title holder of “Worst City in the US for Bicycling”, by Bicycle Magazine. Since Dallas […]
Dallas police ticketing bicyclists without helmets
Heads up out there…we’re getting several emails about Dallas police ticketing riders for not wearing helmets. The fine is a staggering $147! Ironically, motorcyclists are allowed to ride without helmets…don’t try to find an explanation. Sadly, this is the quickest way to lower ridership in our city. A friend of BFOC spoke to us this […]
Boston enjoying new bicycle renaissance
(Nicole Freedman, Boston’s new Bike Czar) Two years ago, Boston faced the same doldrums Dallas currently does in regards to bicycle facilities. There was little movement from city officials advocating bike infrastructure, anti-bike lane groups were shouting their misguided and biased “Bike lanes are death traps” argument, and ridership levels were the same that we […]
6 Year Old on Bicycle in West Dallas, Run Over by SUV
We were just forwarded the following heartbreaking story about 6 year old Juan Rey Marin, who was run over and dragged by an SUV in West Dallas. BFOC will plan a ride to honor the young boy, and to advocate for better/safer bicycle facilities in Dallas. We’ll plan on updating everyone with more details soon.
Photopol.us and BFOC teaming up for Art/Bike Crawl in April. Call for Artists on now!
Call for DFW Artists Photopol.us and Bike Friendly Oak Cliff invite you to apply to exhibit and sell your artwork at the first annual Oak Cliff Art Crawl. Several Oak Cliff galleries will be open on April 25th from 4pm – 9pm, as well as the historic Texas Theater. Hundreds of visitors and art collectors […]
Bicycle Crazed Portland Fuels $125 Million Industry
The January 2009 issue of “Oregon Business”, wrote a cover story on the highly successful bicycle industry which has grown throughout Portland since the advent of bicycle infrastructure. As we noted from a past interview with Portland’s bike coordinator, Roger Geller, cycling as a main form of a transit has risen to 8% modal share […]
A Quick Primer on DART’s new SLRV Light Rail’s with Bike Racks
DART rolled out its newest trains a few months back, called SLRV’s. These have several enhancements including ground level entrance for better ADA compliancy, and two bike hooks per car! Right now, there’s only a handful of these cars, and you don’t see them on every grouping of trains, but the indicator to look for […]
Outside the OC: New Bikeshop near SMU/Katy Trail with Bike Rentals!
While riding down Mockingbird the other day, we ran across a new bike shop located in the old Segway store. You’ll notice from the image above that remnants of the old sign are still in place. This new shop is called Fleetwood’s Kit-Kat, and is filled with new retro styled cruisers built by Felt: They […]
Bike Friendly Oak Cliff 