Education is a key component in helping build a bike friendly community, however it usually gets put aside because it’s too expensive, too timely or not cool! We’d like to help change those notions by introducing an Educational Series that will hopefully encourage more riders to take up bicycling as part of their lifestyle or […]
Bike: Trek 7.1 (21 speed) Serial: 270c2075f Silver with bike pump, all black bell and front and rear lights Bike belongs to Anthony Blake and was taken from 75204 (old East Dallas) on Sunday 3/31/13. If you FIND a stolen bike please lock securely with your u-lock and call police! Anthony can be reached at […]
Late last year, a few BFOC members were told at a meeting about the ill fated plans to NOT create a separated cycle track on the Continental Viaduct that the City Council would be briefed on the status of and future plans for the Dallas Bike Plan. That was in November 2012. After several delays, […]
Iris and Brennen Bechtol have lived in Oak Cliff for some time now. They love the neighborhood, how bike friendly it is, and how BFOC always had great group rides for them to participate in. One thing though, they didn’t always feel comfortable taking their 8 year old daughter with them. In the same vein […]
No doubt you’ve heard several of the local television stations and news sources do stories about the closing of the Houston St. Viaduct for construction on the upcoming streetcar line. With that change came a seriously planned reconfiguration of the traffic flow on the Jefferson St Viaduct, it’s younger, and less architecturally interesting partner. In […]
Want to do something that can actually make a difference for bicycling in Dallas? Attend Texas Bike Lobby Day on Monday, March 25th. Bike Texas is organizing the event that takes place during our great state’s legislative session. This year, Bike DFW, our regional bicycle advocacy organization, is handling the registration process and organizing transportation […]
The Better Block project, which started in Oak Cliff by several members of BFOC, has since become an international movement taking place in countries as far away as Australia. Today marks the first guerrilla street repair project in Iran! A student working on his dissertation at UT Arlington met with leaders of the original project […]
Dear Loyal Bike Friendly OC Bike Lovers, We’re growing! And we need some assistance keeping track of everything finance-related. We have a great treasurer who’s been keeping track of things up till now but she’s calling in for backup! If you’re an accountant or know one, shoot an email to bfoc-board-2013 (at) google-groups.com. Sincerely, Your […]
We probably just made another signature Bike Friendly Oak Cliff event yesterday at the inaugural Bicycle Brewery Tour! With the help of some of the best winter weather in our parts, we managed to convince over 150 bicycle riders to sample a great selection of our best local, craft brew. A huge thank you to […]
*ATTENTION: YOU MUST BE 21 YEARS OR OLDER TO SAMPLE BEER. IF YOUNGER, YOU’LL NEED A PARENT OR GUARDIAN TO ATTEND THIS RIDE! Please bring your IDs for verification at each location We all know that beer and bicycles fit like mustard and hot dogs. It just feels right! So, now that Dallas’ craft brewery […]
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