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Meeting at City Hall TODAY re Fort Worth Avenue Bike Lanes
From the Forth Worth Avenue Development Group: Dear Supporter of Fort Worth Avenue Development Group, The City of Dallas is having a public meeting TODAY, Wednesday, July 10, 2013 at 4 pm to solicit Fort Worth Avenue stakeholder input on proposed thoroughfare amendments which include reducing the number of travel lanes on Fort Worth […]
How to create an uninviting and unloved public space
“It is difficult to design a space that will not attract people. What is remarkable is how often this has been accomplished.” – William Whyte There are a handful of exciting public space projects on the horizon in North Oak Cliff that will soon dot a stretch of Seventh street, creating an inviting pedestrian/bicycle experience […]
SM Wright a Complete Street?
Cities around the country are moving to reduce the impact of highways and large arterial on local economic development and quality of life. They are doing it by replacing the dinosaurs of the transportation world (grade seperated highways) with at-grade multi-lane boulevards. Boulevards move high traffic volumes while creating a generous pedestrian realm and living environment by separating […]
Chic Boutique Ride December 11th
Dallas Cycle Chic has planned a holiday bike tour of locally-owned boutiques in the West Village and on Henderson Ave. Starting at Transit Bikes, the group will leave for Demerara at 1pm, then head off to Gypsy Wagon, Pandemonium, Another Time & Place, and We Are 1976, to return to the West Village around 4. […]
Dallas Poll Finds Majority Would Reduce Car Lanes for Bikes
Rock star of transportation administration and design, Janette Sadik-Khan, the Commissioner of the New York City Department of Transportation, while addressing a room full of cyclenerds at the National Bike Summit earlier this year commented, “It’s important to recognize how far we’ve come in such a short period of time. “You can see the kinds of progress […]
Poll: Should Colorado Boulevard be a 2 Lane “Complete Street” or 4 Lane “Vehicular Only” Street?
The Oak Cliff Chamber of Commerce is endorsing a plan to remove the City of Dallas’ 2011 Bike Plan recommendations and convert the portion of Colorado Boulevard from Bishop Avenue to Beckley from a 2 lane “Complete Street” to a 4 Lane vehicular only suburban modeled street. See the full recommendation and discussion, here. Examples […]
Time to get Spooky!
The Spooky Cross Halloween Bike race is coming to Oak Cliff Saturday! Apart from hot crepes and waffles served up all day by the Oak Cliff Crêperie, we’ll have costume prizes in each race and we’re capping the day off with a free kids race with prizes for all. So bring your appetite, a costume, […]
Map for Saturday’s Ray Charles History Ride
We have 70+ people signed up so far for Saturday’s “Hit the Road Jack” bike history tour ride. Highlights of the ride will be visits to Ray Charles house in South Dallas, the historic Oakland Cemetery where some of the city’s most renowned leaders are buried, the Cedar Crest Better Bridge demonstration, and the Blues/Bandits & […]
High Line Inspired Better Bridge Demonstration set for Cedar Crest Bridge
On October 22nd, we’ll be launching our first “Better Bridge” project alongside the City of Dallas, taking two lanes of the Cedar Crest Bridge which connects South Dallas to East Oak Cliff, and converting it into a large pedestrian and bike esplanade complete with landscaping, seating, historical markers, and more. The project is being developed to test […]
Help us connect the Trinity Trail!
North and South Dallas will be united on October 23rd with the community built Trinity Trail project that began this summer. The City of Dallas, the Trinity Trust, DORBA, Groundwork Dallas, the Trinity Strand and Team Better Block are asking for you to join our effort. With over nine miles of off-road trail already completed it is […]
Bike Friendly Oak Cliff 