Category Editorial
A Changing Tide in City Planning – The Hope for Complete Streets
“We baby boomers are in a state of denial. We grew up with a love for the open road, big cars, and bigger houses. Our favorite shows were “Route 66”, and the book that defined many of our generation was Jack Kerouac’s “On the Road”. Density was a bad word, and public transit considered the […]
Complete Streets!
So why do we fight for better bike facilities, and complete streets programs? Simple…we want to return the streets to the people. An anti-bike lane commenter recently posted here stating, “Take the lane! We already have roads you can use!” What he doesn’t realize is that he’s not advocating the promotion of bicycles, but the […]
Safety in Numbers
A 2003 study performed by Public Health Consultant, PL Jacobsen, noted the following unexpected results: “The likelihood that a given person walking or bicycling will be struck by a motorist varies inversely with the amount of walking or bicycling. This pattern is consistent across communities of varying size, from specific intersections to cities and countries, […]
Cycling Safety on Bikeways vs. Roads
[Reprinted from the Archives of Transportation Alternatives] Cycling Safety on Bikeways vs. Roads by John Pucher The following article by John Pucher appears in the autumn 2001 issue of Transportation Quarterly, vol. 55, no. 4. It is Pucher’s reply to John Forester’s spring 2001 TQ article “The Bikeway Controversy,” where he opposes separate rights of […]
Copenhagen, Bike Capitol of Europe
[reposted from the Oak Cliff Transit Authority Blog] This incredible film clip, from the documentary Contested Streets, outlines how Copenhagen took on the challenge of introducing multi-modal transit options into their downtown. It’s particularly interesting to see entire streets that were once filled with parked cars being transformed into pedestrian only markets. Also, take note […]
Is Dallas part of the League?
The League of American Bicyclist (LAB) is currently lobbying for legislation in Congress that promotes the Complete Streets concept. Basically, the bill requires state and local agencies to build roadways that can be used by all, not just cars. And yes, that means bike lanes! Doesn’t it seem a bit odd that a bike coordinator […]
The Worldwide Bikelane Conspiracy?
Dallas Bike Coordinator, PM Summer, claims that there’s a mass conspiracy going on in regards to On-Street Bike Lane studies throughout the world. Each year, the figures come in showing monumental growth in ridership levels, and staggering decreases in accident rates, yet somehow, this data is “dubious”. Hundreds of cities are now adopting on-street bike […]
Building the Cause for Change
Portland (ie. BFOC’s “Magic Kingdom“) Bike Lane. While interviewing area cycling advocates, BFOC spoke to shop owner, Beth Farrell, of B&B Bicycles in Cedar Hill. In a sad revelation, Beth noted a conversation with Dallas Bike Co-Ordinator PM Summer, where he stated, “As long as I’m the Bike Coordinator for the city, Dallas will never […]
Why doesn’t Dallas have bike lanes?
Image from Gunnisal on Flickr So you’ve probably been on vacation in some uber-cool city like Portland or Boulder, and/or overseas to Amsterdam or London, and noticed hundreds of residents, young and old, on bicycles meandering slowly around bike lanes built through the heart of their respective downtown’s. Then you hopped on a plane, landed […]
Bike Friendly Oak Cliff 