Bike Friendly Richardson

May 19, 2013 • 9:16 am 0

Pics and Recap From National Bike To Work Day – Bike Commuter Energizer Stations

Richardson

Last Friday was National Bike To Work Day. Based on last years success in Richardson, BikeDFW and Dallas Area Rapid Transit hosted 5 Bike Commuter Energizer Station in the Dallas area: Plano, Garland, Richardson, Downtown Dallas, and Oak Cliff. Joined by local cities of Plano, Garland and Dallas along with local bike groups, Bike Friendly Richardson, Bike Friendly Garland and Bike Friendly Oak Cliff, we were able to provide these support stations around town.

Dozens of bike commuters and hundreds of other transit commuters visited these stations that morning. Cyclists were able to eat some breakfast, grab some snacks and drink some coffee and water before heading into work. Local bike shops performed bicycle safety checks, while DART and local cities provided commuter information and swag.

This was a great success for DFW bike commuters and and cycling community. With the help of more sponsors and local volunteers,we hope to expand it to even more stations next year.

Special Thanks To Our Sponsors and Volunteers:
We plan on adding a complete list of volunteers and sponsors, as soon as we get all the information in. Until then, here are some key people:

SPONSORS:
KIND Healthy Snacks Arthuro Garza
Clif Bars Jeanine Romine
Neuro Energy Drinks Kasey Smith
Re-Geared Rachel Spire
Generator Coffee House JimD
Zang Triangle Apartments
Cycling Savvy DFW Waco Moore and Eliot Landrum

LOCAL BIKE SHOPS FOR SAFETY CHECKS:
Plano Cycling and Fitness (Plano)
Richardson Bike Mart (Richardson)
Don Johle’s Bike World (Garland)
Richardson Bike Mart (Downtown Dallas)
Oak Cliff Bicycle Company (Oak Cliff)

DART: EVENT CO-SPONSOR/ORGANIZER:
Dan Dickerson and his team of great volunteers from DART:
Chris Walters, Steve Biba, Shaun Tooley, Jennifer Jones, Charylene Crayton, Jennifer Hall (and more).

CITY CO-SPONSORS:
Ann McGinnes and her team (City of Garland), Renee Jordan (City of Plano), Max Kalhammer, Kevin Lefebvre, Kimberly Mackey (City of Dallas)

VOLUNTEERS:
Jonathan Braddick, and his team (names to come) (Oak Cliff), Michael McNair (Garland), Jared Cook (Garland), Robert Cherry (Garland), Joshua McNeely (Richardson)

BIKEDFW: EVENT CO-SPONSOR/ORGANIZER:
Marc Mumby (Akard), Richard Wezensky (Richardson/Garland), Jenny Rilling (Richardson), Anita Mills (Oak Cliff), Michael Freiberger (Plano), Warren Casteel (Multi-Location Support)

For a more detailed account of how these stations came together, click here.

Pics Of The Event (Richardson and Garland) See full set here:

Richardson

Garland

Richardson

More Pics can be found here:
(coming)

Filed under: Advocacy, Bicycle Events, Bike Friendly, Bike Friendly, Bike To Work Day, BikeDFW, Clif Bar, Cycling Savvy DFW, Dallas, DFW Biking, Don Johle's Bike World, Energizer Stations, Garland, Generator Coffee, KIND, National Bike Month, Neuro, Oak Cliff, Oak Cliff Bike Company, Plano, Plano Cycling and Fitness, ReGeared, Richardson, Richardson Bike Mart, Zang Triangle Apartments

May 8, 2013 • 7:42 pm 2

Bike To Work Day – Bike Commuter Energizer Stations – MAY 17

Mark your calendars! Friday, May 17, 2013 is National Bike To Work Day. IF there is ever a day to ride to work, make it this day. Think about the positive statement we’ll be making as cyclists, safely using an alternate form of transportation throughout the DFW Metroplex.

Based on our great success in Richardson last year, BikeDFW and DART have partnered up to host 5 Bike Commuter Energizer Stations in:

GARLAND - Downtown Garland Station (Partnered with The City of Garland)
DALLAS - Akard Station (Partnered with the City of Dallas)
OAK CLIFF - Jefferson St. Viaduct (Partnered with Bike Friendly Oak Cliff)
RICHARDSON - Arapaho Station (Partnered with Bike Friendly Richardson)
PLANO - Intersection of Bluebonnet & Chisholm Trail (Partnered with The City of Plano)

DATE: Friday, May 17, 2013
TIME: 6:30-9:00 am

If you are in the area, please stop by. Also, let them know on Facebook.

MORE DETAILS TO COME.

EVENT SPONSORS:

KIND Healthy Snacks - on Facebook (All Stops)
Clif Bars - on Facebook (All Stops)
Neuro Energy Drinks (Akard Stop)
Re-Geared - on Facebook (Akard Stop)
Generator Coffee House - on Facebook (Garland Stop)
Zang Triangle Apartments - on Facebook (Oak Cliff Stop)

Plano Cycling and Fitness - on Facebook (Plano Stop)
Richardson Bike Mart - on Facebook (Richardson and Akard Stops)
Don Johle’s Bike World - on Facebook (Garland Stop)
Oak Cliff Bicycle Company - on Facebook (Oak Cliff Stop)

ALSO: There will be other stations available:

Dallas Bike Works will have coffee and doughnuts and free minor repairs from 7:30 – 9:30am at White Rock Creek Trail where it passes under NW Highway (opposite the shop on Lawther). Facebook Event here.

The City of Fort Worth will have food and beverages and a bike share station set up at the Inter-modal Transit Center from 7:30 – 9am. There will be group rides to the Fort Worth event starting from various locations (map).

Filed under: Advocacy, Bicycle Events, Bike Friendly, Cool Richardson Destinations, Bike Commuter, Bike League, Bike Rest Stop, Bike To Work Day, BikeDFW, Dallas, DART, Energizer Station, Garland, League of American Bicyclists, National Bike Month, National Bike To Work Day, National Bike To Work Week, Plano, Richardson, Texas

May 2, 2013 • 6:02 am 0

Ride Your Bike To The Cottonwood Art Festival – THIS WEEKEND

Unfortunately, because of scheduling conflicts, Bike Friendly Richardson won’t be hosting a “Cruise To The Cottonwood” ride this spring. That doesn’t mean you can’t ride there. In fact, we think bicycling the best way to get to the festival – especially on such a beautiful weekend.

Also, thanks to the folks at the City of Richardson, we were told that there will be plenty of bike parking at the entrance, close to Belt Line. While we’re on the topic of bike parking, there will also be parking set up at the Wildflower Festival in a couple of weeks.

So, kick off National Bike Month with a fantastic ride with your friends and family and enjoy the wonderful art of the Cottonwood Art Festival.

Filed under: BFR Misc, Cool Richardson Destinations, Cottonwood Art Festival, Bike Parking, City Of Richardson

April 28, 2013 • 5:55 pm 0

Richardson Cyclists – 2013 Voter’s Guide

There is a city election coming up. Richardson residents must choose the office holders for City Council and, for the first time in many years, Mayor. The election will be held on May, 11 2013, but early voting will start as soon as April 29.

Most of the positions are unopposed, but the Mayoral position is up to the voters.

As an advocacy group, Bike Friendly Richardson does not have any official endorsement for any of the candidates. However, as cyclists, we were concerned about each candidate’s position on cycling issues. We sent each a questionnaire covering several bicycling topics, and many of them sent in their responses. We’ve posted those responses here so that Richardson cyclists can have a perspective of who they are voting for.

Don’t forget to vote.

CANDIDATES
Mayor
Laura Maczka
Amir Omar

City Council
Place 1: Bob Townsend
Place 2: Mark Solomon
Place 3: Scott Dunn
Place 4: Kendal Hartley
Place 5: Paul Voelker
Place 6: Steve Mitchell

Filed under: City Stuff, Amir Omar, City Council, Laura Maczka, Mayor, Mayoral Election, Place 1: Bob Townsend, Place 2: Mark Solomon, Place 3: Scott Dunn, Place 4: Kendal Hartley, Place 5: Paul Voelker, Place 6: Steve Mitchell

April 26, 2013 • 7:08 pm 0

A New Breed Of Richardson Cyclist

What a nice surprise on my way home from work – I saw a small group of cyclists heading over to the Arapaho DART Station. They were taking the train into Dallas to be part of the Dallas Critical Mass. Read more about this at Suburban Assault.

Filed under: BFR Misc, Bike Friendly, Arapaho Station, Critical Mass, DART, Richardson Cyclist

April 24, 2013 • 7:56 pm 1

Mayor & Council Survey – Mark Solomon

Mark Solomon is running unopposed for re-election to City Council Place 2. Thank you Mr. Solomon for taking the time to give your perspective on cycling issues in Richardson.

Read the rest of this entry »

Filed under: Advocacy, City Stuff

April 24, 2013 • 7:46 pm 1

Mayor & Council Survey – Kendal Hartley

Kendal Hartley is currently the Place 5 councilman and is running unopposed for the Place 4 seat (Laura Maczka’s seat). Thank you for sharing your thoughts with us, Mr. Hartley.

Read the rest of this entry »

Filed under: Advocacy, City Stuff

April 23, 2013 • 9:11 am 3

Mayor & Council Survey – Scott Dunn

Scott Dunn is running unopposed for re-election to City Council Place 3. He is also a member of the Bike Friendly Richardson Facebook group and comments there from time to time. Mr. Dunn pointed out that although we did not ask about an east-west bicycle & pedestrian connection across 75 in the southern part of Richardson, he will continue to look for possible solutions.

Read the rest of this entry »

Filed under: Advocacy, City Stuff

April 18, 2013 • 8:03 am 0

Cycling For Libraries

Bike Friendly Richardson friend, Barbara Fullerton sent us an email wanting to share her cause:

My name is Barbara Fullerton and I live in and cycle in Richardson/Plano area. This summer three librarians from Texas are participating in the Cycling for Libraries event in Europe. About 100 cyclists around the world were accepted to participate in this event. We are cycling from Amsterdam to Brussels, visiting public and special libraries. Check it out here.

We have set up a fundraising page.

We are trying to raise around $1000 for traveling funds.

Thank you for your consideration!

I think this is a fantastic opportunity for these ladies, and I’d love to hear about their journey. If you have a few bucks to spare, please help them out.

Filed under: Good Causes, Cycling For Libraries

April 15, 2013 • 10:50 am 2

Pearl Cup Coffee Comes To IICreeks Plaza In Richardson

Pearl Cup Coffee has opened in Richardson, giving us another great destination that’s easy to access by bike. Being right off one of the city’s bike lanes, Pearl Cup Coffee could potentially be a great, bike friendly hangout. However, being pretty new, they’re not set up with any bike racks. There are a few in the IICreeks shopping center, but none close to the coffee shop.

Pearl Cup Coffee has a couple other locations in Dallas. Both are very successful destinations that pull in a nice crowds and build stronger communities. We’re hoping the same thing happens in Richardson.

Here is where you can find them:
II Creeks Plaza (on the Custer Road side)
2701 Custer Pkwy‎
Richardson, TX 75080

Be sure to politely ask them for some bike racks out front.