It’s hard to believe that this day has officially arrived! At 8:40AM, a handful of dignitaries, engineers, city staff, and DART officials met at Union Station in Downtown Dallas to ride the streetcar back to Oak Cliff. I sat beside my close friends and mentors, Luis and Sylvia Salcedo, who were my teammates in helping […]
We need a load of people on bicycles to attend a thoroughfare amendment plan meeting to notify the public about converting Tyler-Polk from Canty to Pembroke Ave BACK to two-ways and adding bicycle infrastructure to Polk St. Ride you bicycles and bring a friend! CITY OF DALLAS NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING TYLER STREET AND POLK […]
We know how difficult it’s been to deal with the street car construction as bicyclists and drivers (yes, we drive cars too, and pay to build road!) The city has been very accommodating when we’ve been frustrated at accessing the Jefferson St cycle track during so much change. However, see this post on BikeableDallas.com about […]
Bikes. Kids. Root beer. Fun. Pretty much sums up the 7th installment, we think?, of the awesome-st, raddest, coolest bicycling event BFOC puts on! In conjunction with the Rosemont Dad’s Club, kids at Rosemont Elementary in the Kings Highway Conservation District have seen ridership drastically increase since the very first iBike Rosemont week happened in […]
To kick off Spring Break, Bike Friendly Oak Cliff hosted ¡Paletas y Bicicletas! at Kidd Springs Park and Lake Cliff Park. Highlights of the day: Kids collecting thousands of pieces of trash at Kidd Springs Park and Lake Cliff Park, 4 luchadores from Tornado Pawered, La Grande radio station playing rockin’ tunes, a ride through […]
Join us for BFOC’s first Tour de Taco. On Saturday, April 11, 2015, we’ll ride to five Oak Cliff taquerías (9-10 miles). RSVP Here! We’ll start and finish at Wild Detectives (314 West Eighth Street, Dallas, TX 75208) with departure at 1 PM. Below is the list of stops (in order): Cool & Hot 930A E. Eighth St. Taqueria Tiquicheo 110 […]
RETREET is a kaleidoscopic group of tree and bicycle enthusiasts with strong backs, sharp minds, and big hearts who volunteer to replant communities whose trees have been lost to disaster. The non-profit 501 c 3 organization goes to a new state and organizes a weekend to remember with new partners Arbor Day Foundation, Tree Bank […]
Dinner and Bikes is coming back to Dallas on May 8th from 6:30 pm – 9:00 pm! Seats start at $25 and benefit Bike Friendly Oak Cliff. Learn more about this awesome event here: http://dinnerandbikes.com/about There are two ticketing options for this event and seating is limited. Pre-sale only; No on-site sales: $25 gets […]
A comprehensive Bicycle Parking Guide for developers or businesses interested in installation! Great work, City Staffer Ashley Haire
¡Paletas y Bicicletas! is right around the corner, on Saturday, March 7th! This FREE event will include a park clean-up and KIDS BIKE GIVEAWAYS!!! Children can earn a raffle ticket for picking up 10 pieces of trash at each park. Kids can earn one ticket at each park. For participants that are too old for […]
