Tag Archives: Bike Lanes
UPDATE: Show up to support Bike Lanes on Ft. Worth Ave, pass it along!
*Original post had the wrong date of June 20th in the opening paragraph. The actual date is June 27th. The post has been corrected below JOIN THE EVENT ON FB SHOW UP TO SUPPORT BIKE LANES ON FT. WORTH AVE! We need as many bike friendly supporters to attend Wednesday, 6:30 PM, June 27th at […]
Press Conference at City Hall Announced for Bike Lanes on Fort Worth Avenue
After the recent controversy surrounding the absence of recommended bike lane installations (per the 2011 Dallas Bike Plan) on Fort Worth Avenue, the non-profit organization Fort Worth Avenue Development Group spearheaded a rapid fundraising effort which began with an initial $15,000 contribution by the group. An additional $10,000 has been donated by local businesses, organizations, […]
Bicycling and the “elite”
A friend of BFOC just forwarded the following article from Salon magazine on the new wave of urban cyclists and perceptions of elitism. It brings up some interesting points on how this simple and inexpensive mode of transit is surprisingly being pegged as “high-brow” by some. With that being said, my favorite part of the […]
Bicycling NYC’s new infrastructure
We took the family to New York City this past week to get a first hand look at all of the new infrastructure projects taking place throughout the city. First off, I’d like to note that it is amazing how much has changed in so short a time. We bicycled and walked throughout Manhattan for […]
Scholars Review 23 International Studies. Bicycle Infrastructure Found Safer than Riding on Street
This month a group of scholars at the University of British Columbia conducted a literature review looking at all available studies linking bicycle safety with infrastructure. Their findings are clear, “taking the lane” is not the safest alternative: “Results to date suggest that sidewalks and multi-use trails pose the highest risk, major roads are more […]
Streetfilms Video on New York Bike Lane Installations
It’s hard to believe how far New York City has come with it’s bicycle infrastructure work in such a short time period. Hiring expert planners and engineers from Denmark proved to be a stroke of genius, and seeing the ridership levels grow is a testimony to the ideas of Jan Gehl, Soren Jenson, and others. […]
Area Bike Lane Updates
(image from K_Gradinger Flickr) We’re awaiting BikeDenton’s report on the recent NCTCOG Bike and Pedestrian meeting, but what we’ve heard so far, sounds pretty exciting. Specifically, Richardson has rolled out bike lanes along Custer and Grove roads. The neighborhood associations fought to have these implemented, and traffic planners in the city moved forward with these […]
Safely Navigating Intersections with Bike Lanes
DFW Point-to-Point provides an insightful post from a Vehicular Cyclist’s perspective on to how to best navigate in and out of intersections with bicycle lanes here. I hope we see more of such offerings from the more experienced cyclists among us. The post was born of a request made from an email thread we shared, […]
Bike Friendly Oak Cliff 