A handful of BFOCer’s were on hand for the capping of the Calatrava bridge at Singleton and Beckley. Other notables in the area were Mayor Leppert, and Senator Kay Bailey Hutchinson. One major oversight of the new bridge is its lack of bicycle facilities. Given that the bridges in Dallas can live up to 100 […]
(photo from inhabitat.com) Over at Go Oak Cliff, we officially announced our Streets to Plaza project modeled after San Francisco’s uber-successful “Pavement to Parks” program. The DMN scooped the story late last week, so we’re just now getting around to showing more details of the work. It will be an exciting demonstration project, and if […]
This year’s Brew Riot in Bishop Arts easily eclipsed last year’s in terms of turnout, events, and more. Over 600 people made their way to the district to sample a ton of great homebrews and microbrews. Eno’s unveiled a new bike rack that they’ll officially being placing within an existing parking space…one of the first […]
We’ve been meaning to update the list of BFOC discounts…additions include: 5% off total ticket at the Greek Cafe in Bishop Arts District when you bicycle. AND 10% discount on food at the Beckley BrewHouse when you bicycle. So head out and support these locals. We’ll have BFOC stickers in their windows shortly.
Head out to Hitt Auditorium tonight at Methodist Hospital at 6:30PM to see the city’s proposed options for a redesign of Bishop Boulevard. Among the options presented will be a “Complete Streets” rendering. We haven’t seen the example presented yet, but our hopes are that we’re presented with a “Floating Parking” cycle track that uses […]
We’re closing down the street in Bishop Arts for the first ever Brew Riot Festival sponsored by Eno’s, with proceeds going to Go Oak Cliff! The event is on Saturday, June 12th from 6PM to 10PM. There’s going to be 8 homebrewer’s on hand giving samples of their brews along with a handful of micro […]
If there was any doubt about Oak Cliff’s resurgance in bicycling, last night’s performance by the Dallas Symphony Orchestra officially put it to rest. At last year’s performance, BFOC was in its earliest stages and we counted 3 bicycles at the show…this year, I counted 42! That’s a pretty dramatic increase, and it was great […]
Bicycle out to Kidd Springs park tonight at 8pm for a free outdoor concert by the Dallas Symphony Orchestra. If you missed last year’s event, it was a great night where everyone laid out blankets and watched an amazing performance at dusk. The DSO will be performing songs by Rossini, Strauss, Verdi, and more. Bring […]
If you feel like riding from Oak Cliff our buddy Jeff is going to lead up a ride to the lake so come along too. May 19 6:00P.M. Meet at Bishop and Colorado and roll shortly after. A very easy 30 mile ride. Jeff’s suggested route here. Either way try to make it out to the […]
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