Tag Archives: Bike Lanes
Ask the Experts: Søren Underlien Jensen and Dr. Lon D. Roberts, PhD.
A study released in Copenhagen titled “Road safety and perceived risk of cycle facilities in Copenhagen”, is sometimes referenced by local Vehicular Cyclists as proof that cycling infrastructure poses a greater safety risk, though they typically avoid the paper’s conclusion which clearly advocates in favor of infrastructure. Noting this confusion, a BFOC commenter posted the […]
Little Cyclists in the OC
(photos by Ange Fitzgerald at the Tyler St. Bicycle Block Party) It was great to see so many little ones out and about at the bicycle block party on Saturday. BFOC has several plans in the works to reach out more to young families and kids in the near future. For starters, we’ve met with […]
The Transect
Something we covered in the Bike Lane Primer article that I wanted to focus more on here is the concept in Urbanism known as Transect Zones. When we’re debating on how to properly build city infrastructure and specifically where bike lanes would work, one thing I’d stress is that how you build for one part […]
A Primer on Modern Bike Lanes
We had some great comments in an earlier post referencing concerns about bike lanes. With that in mind, BFOC wanted to post some images of poor and well planned bicycle infrastructure. As stated in a prior post, most US cities were well behind the curve in attempting to develop a bicycle friendly network. The planners […]
Planning for the 21st Century
After World War II, a push was made to redesign cities to allow for quick growth of the suburbs and moving people away from downtown. The model for planning followed suit with a single consideration: Build for cars, not for people. With this came a rush of new designs for skyways between buildings, widening streets […]
Davis, California – The Original US Bicycle Friendly City
When people think of a bicycle friendly city in the US, Portland is typically the place that comes to mind. If you want to see the model that Portland originally followed, you’d have to look southward to Davis, California. Progressive planners decided to make Davis a bicycle centric place as far back as the 1960’s. […]
Two Dallas Chambers Pass Complete Streets Initiative!
This is HUGE news! The Oak Cliff Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors (50+ business and community leaders) and the West Dallas Chamber of Commerce unanimously voted to push complete streets initiatives (Bike lanes, streetcars, pedestrian paths) for Beckley, and are asking to repeal the current Beckley/Commerce intersection. Council Members Dave Neumann, and Steve Salazaar […]
Which one would you rather ride on?
A fan of BFOC just alerted us to an Unfair Park blog article linking to the anti-bikelane Cycle Dallas video series on proper Vehicular Cycling techniques in Dallas. A woman in the comments section points out that she has no desire to take her Schwinn on Walnut Hill. That’s the reality for most cyclists. Another […]
It’s too hot in Dallas for bike lanes, right?
On the “It’s too hot in Dallas” reference often cited by opponents of walkable initiatives like bike lanes in our area, we’d like to note that of AAA’s top 10 walkable cities in the US, two of them, Charleston and New Orleans, have similar summer temperatures as Dallas…and both have higher humidity. New Orleans restaurants […]
Humor: The Inefficacy of Everyday Traffic Control Systems as Represented by Cycle Dallas
In keeping with our tradition of monitoring the anti-bike lane blog, Cycle Dallas, we’ve noticed a peculiar strategy regularly invoked by its author. Simply post pictures of a mangled bicycle in a bike lane, and state with bizarre logic, “See! This proves the failure/inefficacy of bike lanes!…Once again we haven’t found the magic paint that […]
Bike Friendly Oak Cliff 