It has been brought to our attention that the Oak Cliff Chamber of Commerce is recommending a change to the 2011 Dallas Bike Plan that would directly endanger the lives of pedestrians, bicyclists, and drivers by removing safety buffers originally developed by roadway engineering experts, the community, and city leaders. This alternate solution dramatically changes […]
Last night, a 55 year old man was critically injured by a hit-and-run vehicle at Cedar Springs Road and Reagan Streets. The individual was crossing a 4-lane road in a popular area of Oak Lawn. Though the accident was tragic, the potential to reduce this man’s risk is possible with an engineering solution that reduces […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
Here’s another great bicycling inspired event this weekend! Starts: 10/29/2011 8:00 AM (Saturday) Ends: 10/29/2011 7:00 PM (Saturday) Central Standard Time Duration: 11h Repeats: No Location: Taqueria “La Chilanga” 602 Singleton Blvd. Dallas, Texas 75212 Map: View on Map VECINOS UNIDOS, INC. and Los Altos /La Bajada Neighborhood Association Coalition will be holding […]
Thought we’d promote a couple of great non-profits helping to salvage and refurbish donated bicycles for children and adults. Check out these great local organizations: Spokes for Folks is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that refurbishes donated bicycles that are then given to children of families that could not otherwise afford to buy them. Check out […]
Once again, it is time for Dallas’s 3rd Annual Tweed Ride! Don your smartest apparel and make haste to the grassy knoll in Downtown Dallas (at Dealey Plaza) on November 13th at 1:30PM. The ride will take us through historic Oak Cliff with stops at the Turner House for lawn games and merriment, the Bishop […]
It’s that time of year again! Along with all the other cycling events going on this month, we can’t forget to show City Hall our continued support for our updated BIKE PLAN! We all spent hours upon hours pulling together one heck of a Bike Plan for Dallas. Next Wednesday the 26th join Councilman Scott […]
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 & […]
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