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Dallas Wins “Streetsies” Award for Bike Plan and Streetcar
Just read the post by Unfair Park regarding DC’s StreetsBlogs…looks like Dallas received a “Streetsie” award for its recent Bike Plan and Streetcar initiatives. They’re going as far as to call us the “Next Portland”. That’s a pretty bold proclamation given that Portland just passed a $600 Million Dollar expansion of their bike plan, but […]
Dallas aging population could be hardest hit by 2011 gas price predictions
In December, gas prices hit a 2-year high nearing the $3/gallon mark, and experts are expecting more increases with speculation of $4/gallon by summer and, according to former CEO of Shell $5/gallon by 2012. It was only two years ago that we hit the $4 mark and DART experienced it’s highest ridership levels ever. People […]
Bike Friendly Oak Cliff’s 2010 Year in Photos
It was a pretty amazing year for bicycling in Oak Cliff. From Better Blocks to Bastille Days to Symphonies in the Park to Tweed Rides, we couldn’t have asked for a more memorable time. Here’s a few of our favorite pics of the year from the following photographers: Elliott Munoz, Darren Braun, Wendy Wezensky, Richard Wezensky, Ange […]
Beer in the Cliff
Today, we were able to buy our first six-pack of beer from the local convenience store at the end of the street thanks to the recent wet/dry election. To commemorate the momentous occasion, we picked up some Fat Tire then pedaled home where we sat on the front porch, kicked our shoes off, drank a […]
Texas Theatre holding New Year’s Eve Party with 1931 Theme
The Texas Theatre is having a 1931 themed party to commemorate the year the theatre was built. Dressing up is encouraged, so it’s a great time to break out your finest tweed gear again. The night will include performances by retro orchestra the Singapore Slingers, comedian Neil Hamburger, and DJ Wild in the Streets. The […]
DALTEX Custom Bike Frames Moving into Oak Cliff Bicycle Company
Some exciting news from this side of the river…DALTEX custom bike frame builders have moved their shop to inside of the Oak Cliff Bicycle Company. This means you’ll start seeing custom bikes roll out of the Bishop Arts District in 2011. The guys at the shop are going to start offering Wednesday night meets for […]
Bishop Arts gets the first car parking space converted to permanent bike parking in Dallas
The single tenet that BFOC helped promote in the recently passed Bishop Davis Land Use study was to allow businesses to supplement the zoning requirements for car parking with bike parking. Prior to the study, many of our historic structures were unleaseable by business owners due to having too few parking spaces required by code. Today, […]
Dallas Ranks on Bottom of Worst Commute List
Streetsblog.org just posted a link to a recent study put out by the financial websites Bundle and TheStreet showing the least and most expensive cities for commuters. Dallas rates as the most expensive city for commuters overall, while Eugene, Oregon ranks as the least. The article goes on to state that commutes have been an under […]
Bike Friendly Oak Cliff’s Christmas Display
In case you missed it, BFOC members created a Santa with 8 tiny bicycles display in the Bishop Arts District for Jingle Bells on Bishop. Our friend and fellow BFOC’er Elliott Munoz snapped this great pic.
Arlington Individual Against Safer Streets
(Collins and Abram – a Typical street in Arlington) After years of developing a dangerous, high-speed road network that was cold, desolate and uninviting to pedestrians, bicyclists, children, or elders, Arlington has finally decided to move forward with an impressive bike plan that looks to fundamentally change the road network into one that will make the city a shining […]
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