Tag Archives: Oak Cliff
First Buffered Bicycle Lanes in Dallas Installed at Rosemont Elementary
It’s hard to believe the day has finally come when we no longer say Dallas still doesn’t have a dedicated bike lane. A plan to include bicycle infrastructure at the lower Rosemont Elementary School campus has started bearing fruit this past week when the City of Dallas laid down buffered bicycle lanes and a new […]
This Weekend: July 14th is Le Tour de Bastille and the Hot and Sweaty Tandemonium Bike Race
On July 14, 7:00 PM, the third annual Bastille on Bishop event celebrating everything French will take place in the Bishop Arts District. This year BFOC is adding a bicycle element to the mix of crepes, wine, mussels, music, French cars and more! We’ll also be showing Stage 13 recorded from that day’s Tour de […]
Don’t Miss the Ride that Started BFOC: On the Trail of Lee Harvey Oswald, June 16th History Tour
In partnership with the Oak Cliff Film Festival, BFOC is bringing back the On the Trail of Lee Harvey Oswald history tour bicycle ride on Saturday, June 16th, at 11:30AM starting at Dealey Plaza in Downtown Dallas, and passing the infamous residences of JFK’s alleged assassin. This was the group ride that launched BFOC in 2008, […]
Le Tour de Bastille and the Hot and Sweaty Tandemonium Bike Race, July 14th
On July 14, 7:00 PM, the third annual Bastille on Bishop event celebrating everything French will take place in the Bishop Arts District. This year BFOC is adding a bicycle element to the mix of crepes, wine, mussels, music, French cars and more! Le Tour de Bastille will be a group ride to the event […]
Group Ride: On the Trail of Lee Harvey Oswald, June 16th History Tour
In partnership with the Oak Cliff Film Festival, BFOC is bringing back the On the Trail of Lee Harvey Oswald history tour bicycle ride on Saturday, June 16th, at 11:30AM starting at Dealey Plaza in Downtown Dallas, and passing the infamous residences of JFK’s alleged assassin. This was the group ride that launched BFOC in 2008, […]
Heads of the League of American Bicyclists visit Oak Cliff
(Jason Roberts, Andy Clark – president of the League of American Bicyclists, Gail Spann – LAB Texas rep, Elizabeth Kiker – vp of LAB, and Amy Cowan) The president and vice president of the League of American Bicyclists were in town from Washington D.C. to show support for the Dallas Bike Plan and stopped by […]
One Car No Car Series: 2011 1 day/52 week No Car Challenge
The New Year invokes change. Our calendar resets itself, we get back to the gym after a long hiatus, and we usually look for something to improve upon in the next year. Here is our challenge for you: Go without a car one day a week for 52 weeks Here are the rules: Must chose […]
Bishop Arts gets the first car parking space converted to permanent bike parking in Dallas
The single tenet that BFOC helped promote in the recently passed Bishop Davis Land Use study was to allow businesses to supplement the zoning requirements for car parking with bike parking. Prior to the study, many of our historic structures were unleaseable by business owners due to having too few parking spaces required by code. Today, […]
A Stroll Down the Sidewalks of the Dallas Development Code: I Owe How Much?!
In anticipation of the Oak Cliff Art Crawl, which takes place April 10th and 11th and will include Make’s Urban Bazaar, Bolsa’s outdoor market, the Better Block Art Installation and much more, BFOC thought it would be fun to dismount our bicycle saddles. Let’s take a stroll down the sidewalks of the Dallas Development Code […]
The Streetcar is Returning to Oak Cliff!
It’s been an amazing week, and we haven’t had a chance to make the formal announcement about our latest big news. Our parent organization, the Oak Cliff Transit Authority, officially received word this week that North Oak Cliff and Dallas were awarded $23 Million from the TIGER grant to return the streetcar to our community […]
Bike Friendly Oak Cliff 