“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 […]
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 […]
Get a costume ready, bike decorated, and ride with Bike Friendly Oak Cliff in the 5th annual Oak Cliff Mardi Gras Parade. Line-up begins at 3:30 p.m. at N. Montclair/7th street and rolls promptly at 4 p.m. BFOC is leading this family-friendly event on bikes as it heads down Davis for a super slow Sunday […]
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 […]
UPDATE– Max Kalhammer, the Dallas Bicycle Coordinator for the city has informed us they’re preparing the briefing to the council on February 20th, NOT this Wednesday, February 6th. We will continue to host a group ride to the meeting for those that can attend. We encourage any other Bike Friendly groups to rally their troops […]
Due to unforeseen circumstances, it is with regret and disappointment that we must cancel the Official Dallas Tweed Ride and reschedule for November 2013. The Tweed Ride has grown to be one of Dallas’ best and most entertaining group rides that Bike Friendly Oak Cliff organizes, and we value it’s popularity and importance to the […]
Attention Tweed ladies and gents! Due to a scheduling snafu we are moving the Tweed ride to February 9th! We’re planning a smashing day of top notch music, games, food and drink that you and your favorite beau will not want to miss. Meet up: Klyde Warren Park Date: Saturday, February 9th Meet up time: 1:00 […]
As discussed in a recent post of ours, the Dallas City Council will be briefed about the progress of the 2011 Dallas Bike Plan. BFOC is hosting a group ride that morning to city hall from Oak Cliff. We encourage any other Bike Friendly groups to rally their troops and meet up at 8:30 AM […]
The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2012 annual report for this blog. Here’s an excerpt: 19,000 people fit into the new Barclays Center to see Jay-Z perform. This blog was viewed about 92,000 times in 2012. If it were a concert at the Barclays Center, it would take about 5 sold-out performances for that […]
Don your best woolen knickers, press your finest fancy cap, and share the ride with your favorite Tweed Heart at the official Dallas Tweed Ride. Jason Roberts is back, and leading the ride from Klyde Warren Park. We’re cooking up a great afternoon, so be sure to join the event, share the event with your […]
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