Author: bfradmin
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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.
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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…
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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…
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Mayor & Council Survey – Paul Voelker
The second response to our questionnaire is from Paul Voelker, Place 5 City Council candidate (running unopposed). This will be Mr. Voelker’s first council term, so it’s great to get an in-advance look at his views on cycling. Thank you for sharing your thoughts with us.
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Mayor & Council Survey – Amir Omar
Bike Friendly Richardson sent a questionnaire to all of the Mayor and City Council candidates for the May municipal elections. We requested this information not to make an endorsement, but to gather knowledge of where the candidates stand on bicycling issues and provide this information as a service to our members. We will publish all…
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Recap – Cyclists In Suits – Texas Bicycle Lobby Day 2013
When I first heard about the BikeTexas event, Cyclists In Suits, my first thought was (like perhaps a Tweed Ride) this is a bike ride where folks dressed up and rode around the capital. I would soon discover that this was not a dapper critical mass, nor did it even involve getting on my bike.…
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TxDOT to Study US-75 Corridor from I-635 to Highway 121
From the City of Richardson‘s weekly newsletter: The City Council on Monday discussed an ongoing TxDOT study of US-75 from I-635 to Highway 121. The study is designed to identify and address mobility needs in the corridor to meet future growth, enhance quality of life, support economic development and improve public safety. The City of…
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Join BikeDFW and Head To Austin For Cyclists In Suits
From the BikeDFW blog: Every two years in Texas, we get a unique opportunity to talk about cycling with people who can make a difference. Save the date, take the day off and take a road trip with a bunch of friends to Austin to participate in your democracy. You’ll meet the people that represent you…
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Richardson City Council Awards Bid for Central Trail Construction
From the City of Richardson weekly newsletter: The City Council on Monday awarded a bid of $3.4 million to Ed Bell Construction Company to extend the Central Trail 1.9 miles from the Arapaho Road DART Station to the southern city limit. Construction of the 10-foot wide concrete multiuse trail is expected to begin in…
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From The Suggestion Box – We Need More Bike Lids At Our DART Stations
One of the things we like to do at BFR, is listen to our community. We’ve had our Suggestion Box open for those who have ideas and suggestions on better ways to improve our community for cyclists. BFR reader Sam, sent this in: We need a whole lot more bike lids at our DART stations.…