[Update!] The Holiday Bike Crawl has been canceled. Will update everyone if it is rescheduled. This is a repost for a bike crawl on the other side of the river: Remember to bundle up and join us this Sunday, December 21st for a winter ride, or polar-ike depending on the weather. We will be meeting […]
A 2003 study performed by Public Health Consultant, PL Jacobsen, noted the following unexpected results: “The likelihood that a given person walking or bicycling will be struck by a motorist varies inversely with the amount of walking or bicycling. This pattern is consistent across communities of varying size, from specific intersections to cities and countries, […]
[Reprinted from the Archives of Transportation Alternatives] Cycling Safety on Bikeways vs. Roads by John Pucher The following article by John Pucher appears in the autumn 2001 issue of Transportation Quarterly, vol. 55, no. 4. It is Pucher’s reply to John Forester’s spring 2001 TQ article “The Bikeway Controversy,” where he opposes separate rights of […]
1. New York City, NY: 490 Miles of On-Street Bike Lanes 2. Los Angeles, CA: 481 Miles of On-Street Bike Lanes 3. Chicago, IL: 100+ Miles of On-Street Bike Lanes 4. Houston, Texas: 70+ Miles of On-Street Bike Lanes 5. Philadelphia, PA: 270 Miles of On-Street Bike Lanes 6. Phoenix, Arizona: 222 Miles of On-street […]
[reposted from the Oak Cliff Transit Authority Blog] This incredible film clip, from the documentary Contested Streets, outlines how Copenhagen took on the challenge of introducing multi-modal transit options into their downtown. It’s particularly interesting to see entire streets that were once filled with parked cars being transformed into pedestrian only markets. Also, take note […]
The League of American Bicyclist (LAB) is currently lobbying for legislation in Congress that promotes the Complete Streets concept. Basically, the bill requires state and local agencies to build roadways that can be used by all, not just cars. And yes, that means bike lanes! Doesn’t it seem a bit odd that a bike coordinator […]
Dallas Bike Coordinator, PM Summer, claims that there’s a mass conspiracy going on in regards to On-Street Bike Lane studies throughout the world. Each year, the figures come in showing monumental growth in ridership levels, and staggering decreases in accident rates, yet somehow, this data is “dubious”. Hundreds of cities are now adopting on-street bike […]
Sunday was a beautiful day for a bike ride and a handful of Dallas cyclists took the chance to peddle over to the Bishop Arts District for the first annual Oak Cliff Bike Fair. The Dallas Police department was kind enough to send out their mobile bike rodeo. The rodeo was a hit with […]
Portland (ie. BFOC’s “Magic Kingdom“) Bike Lane. While interviewing area cycling advocates, BFOC spoke to shop owner, Beth Farrell, of B&B Bicycles in Cedar Hill. In a sad revelation, Beth noted a conversation with Dallas Bike Co-Ordinator PM Summer, where he stated, “As long as I’m the Bike Coordinator for the city, Dallas will never […]
In our article titled Portland: Doing it Right!, Dallas Bike Coordinator, PM Summers, objected to Portland bike coordinator, Roger Geller’s, data as being unscientific, and collected by dubious means. We have noted that this a common response from bike lane opponents. First off, a recap of Summer’s charge: Oddly, Geller doesn’t mention the rash of […]
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