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In Praise of Our Founding Farmers Markets and Budding Urban Agriculture
At BFOC, we like nothing more than to ride our bicycles to a local neighborhood or farmers market and buy local. So, we have been following the discussions of the Transportation and Environment Committee, which is considering new City-wide policies for regulating both community gardens and neighborhood farmers markets. One anti-farmers market talking point is […]
Dallas’ First Complete Street a Success!
This weekend, BFOC and Go Oak Cliff combined efforts to install Dallas’ first complete street for two days only. Taking up two blocks from Seventh Street to Eighth Street, along Tyler, we converted a 43′, 3 lane car-only road, to a street that included a bike lane (cycle track) with outside parking creating a dedicated […]
Better Block Shops are gearing up for this weekend
In preparation for the Oak Cliff Art Crawl this weekend, we’re planning on posting something each day in regards to events and happenings occurring throughout North Oak Cliff. Today, we wanted to focus on the three pop-up businesses being installed for the weekend: Philospophia Cafe, 415 N. Tyler Saturday 10am-8pm; Sunday 10am-6pm This fun little […]
A Stroll Down the Sidewalks of the Dallas Development Code: I Owe How Much?!
In anticipation of the Oak Cliff Art Crawl, which takes place April 10th and 11th and will include Make’s Urban Bazaar, Bolsa’s outdoor market, the Better Block Art Installation and much more, BFOC thought it would be fun to dismount our bicycle saddles. Let’s take a stroll down the sidewalks of the Dallas Development Code […]
Update on Better Block Planning and other News
BFOCer Doug Costin uploaded a video of our planning work for the Better Block project for the Oak Cliff Art Crawl. We have architects modeling the block now in SketchUp and will start showcasing some of the design changes here soon: Our hope is to eventually work with our area high schools to model all […]
BFOC Presents: The Ninjas vs. Pirates Ride!
Pick a side, dress the part, and come join us on April 25th for the BFOC Ninjas vs Pirates themed ride! We’ll meet at Main Street Garden Park at 3:00pm and head out from there. (Details on the route coming soon.) Prizes will be awarded to the best dressed Pirate and Ninja!
Eno’s New Upstairs Pub Soft Opening with Karaoke!
Come out this Thursday night (March 25th) from 6pm to 10pm and check out Eno’s brand new upstairs pub! This is a soft opening for one night only where you’ll get a chance to see the new space, enjoy incredible views of downtown, and sample free microbrewed beers. We’ll also be busting out the karaoke […]
Free Chrome Shoes. Hurry!
(per http://www.trackosaurusrex.com) In an attempt to let the world know how committed they are to their footwear line, Chrome announces their Turds For Gold Shoe Exchange. For two days only, Chrome will be slinging a new pair of shoes to anyone that sends them a worn-out pair of kicks. “There are a lot of great […]
SXSFixed | The Countdown To Glory is Here!
(From left to right: Jacob, Dallas, David, Nate, Alicia, Randall; not pictured, but also shot: Jon, Thomas, Tim, Viktor.) Starting tomorrow, some of our pals embark on the inaugural SXSFixed fixed-gear ride from Dallas to Austin for SXSW. Check out their site for a complete list of rider bios, photos (Randall’s cracks me up!), route […]
Dispelling the Dallas Density Argument
(photo by Flickr user Willyf) The Dutch blog, A View from the Cycle Path, thoroughly dismantles the “high density needed for successful bicycle infrastructure” argument, by highlighting the fact that infrastructure alone is all that is needed for increasing ridership. By example, the author uses his home city of Assen, which has no large universities […]
Bike Friendly Oak Cliff 