Streetsblog has just posted the latest ridership numbers released by the New York City Department of Transportation and over a two year period, they’ve seen an increase of 66% in ridership! What’s changed in that time? Over the last three years, they’ve installed 200 miles worth of bicycle facilities. And what about fatality rates compared […]
(Jeff Plunk of Dallas Silverback Bikes – photo by Danny Fulgencio) Jeff Plunk (aka DJ Typecast) has recently setup a custom bike build shop called Dallas Silverback bikes. So far, he’s uploaded some pretty amazing shots of his work. If you bring him an old frame, he’ll strip it, repaint/rebuild it to your specs. You […]
Be sure to head to the Bishop Arts this Sunday for Oak Cliff’s first Cliff Fest. There’s going to be samples of food from area restaurants, artists, musicians, performances and more. The bike shop is set to have a booth as well. More details are available on the CliffFest 09 site here. There are a […]
There was a great turnout last night for the Gold Sprints competition at Eno’s benefeting the family of William Busch. Raul Bonifacio snapped a ton of incredible pics here. Here’s a few:
Don your best pantaloons, knickers, argyle socks, and two-wheeler, then make haste to the Grassy Knoll as BFOC presents Dallas’ first tweed ride, November 22nd at 3:30PM. For a taste of what is in store and for apparel ideas, view the galleries of the original New York Tweed Ride, and San Francisco Tweed Ride. Prepare […]
The Freakonomics blog posts a letter from a DFW area police officer asking: “Why does driving bring out the worst in people?” There are interesting rationales discussed in the comments section. One that I’ve heard most is that people tend to feel anonymous inside of a vehicle, causing them to dehumanize others around them. A […]
Today marks the one year anniversary of the BFOC blog! We’re excited to note the occasion, and to mark all of the fun accomplishments we’ve managed and or assisted with in such a short time, including: – A community pledge drive to bring 7 bike racks to area businesses – Reclamation of two bike racks […]
(photo by Danny Fulgencio) If you missed the last Bike Polo night next to the Oak Cliff Bicycle Company, be sure to clear your calendar for the next event this Monday night from 6:30PM to 9PM. The same lot will be used at Tyler & Seventh Street, but this time we’ll have tamales on hand […]
Streetfilms in New York released this great video of Oregon Congressman Earl Blumenauer bicycling around New York City’s new bike lanes. Blumenauer is the most prominent government official who is an advocate for bicycle and pedestrian infrastructure initiatives in the nation. Dallas council member, Angela Hunt, met with him last week in Boston during Railvolution […]
The Dallas Observer posted a slideshow from the Terror on Two Wheels ride here. Danny Fulgencio grabbed some incredible pics.
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