We may be pushing the bike to city hall event back a week, to October 14th. The regularly planned briefing on the 7th has been cancelled. Stay tuned for updates.
We’re nearing Cyclesomatic, and want to put an open call out to anyone interested in volunteering for one or more of the events. Specifically, we’ll need a few extra hands to help at the theatre for the films (Oct. 2, 3, 8, and 11) , the history group ride, the Bike to City Hall morning […]
We’ve received confirmations for the Dallas Bikes to City Hall from these Council Members!: Jerry Allen Angela Hunt Delia Jasso Anne Margolin David Neumann Awaiting others now. Also, we’re still working on the Mayor, a State Rep, and a Senator! Will update soon. Oh, and Good Morning, Texas! Host, Robert McCollum may be riding with […]
October 7th, the City of Dallas Promotes Dallas Bikes to City Hall. Arriving at 8:30AM and Unveiling of Complete Streets Initiatives The city of Dallas, in cooperation with DART, the City Parks Department, and Bike Friendly Oak Cliff invites all to bicycle to City Hall to promote greater bicycle awareness on the morning of October […]
If you happen to be by a news stand this month, be sure to pick up a copy of the October issue of D Magazine. One of our co-founders, Jason Roberts, is spotlighted on page 16, in the “Person of Interest” section. Hooray, Jason!…and sporting a BFOC shirt to boot!
Press Release from Mercy Street Dallas: The West Dallas Urban Pursuit Where is West Dallas? We hear this a lot at the Bicycle Co-Op, which is a social enterprise of Mercy Street Dallas, a non-profit organization, in its tenth year of community development in the neighborhoods of West Dallas. Being cyclists we think a unique […]
Tonight (Thursday) the free TX Tough Grand Prix II in Victory Park will allow spectators to quaff cocktails while watching lycra-clad cyclists pedaling at speeds faster than you can drive on Woodall Rodgers at rush hour. For the rest of us – whether you ride a fixed-gear, cruiser, mountain bike, or a tricycle – Sunday […]
A handful of BFOCer’s hung and mounted a giant screen which was donated by a fellow BFOC member to the Texas Theatre just in time for our upcoming films at Cyclesomatic. We’re getting closer! All total, it took 7 guys, 3 chains, 2 pulley’s, a ton of rope, and 1 giant ladder. This is exciting […]
A BFOC reader passes along this Wall Street Journal article by David Byrne, singer of Talking Heads, as a precursor to his soon-to-be-released book, Bicycle Diaries. The article breaks down the components Bryne feels make up a “livable city”, including size, density, attitude, security, and more. Bicycle Diaries highlights Byrne’s love of living on two […]
So many incredible events happening this weekend. For starters, this evening pedal over to the Belmont and check out Kinky Friedman, Slobberbone, Sarah Jaffe, and enjoy some amazing bbq from SMOKE. Then on Saturday, DART unveils the new Green Line with its Super Saturday event. Each station along the line will have a series of […]
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