Category: Bike Friendly
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How to Create a Bike to Work Day Event
Now that Bike Friendly Richardson has successfully held our very first Bike To Work Day event, we’d like to share the steps we took to make it happen. One of the goals for this year’s event was that it could serve as a template and an inspiration to other bicycling groups, cities, and organizations for…
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Pics From The Richardson Bike To Work Day Energizer Station
The BikeDFW/Bike Friendly Richardson Bike To Work Day Energizer Station was a great success! We had about 2 dozen bike commuters stop by to recharge for their ride to work – and we think we’ve motivated dozens of other commuters to think about biking. Here are some pics. Click here to see all of them.…
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Ride To Dallas’ First Ciclovia – This Saturday
A couple of us are volunteers for the Ciclovia de Dallas – happening this Saturday, April 14 from 9:00 am until 3:00 pm., and we’re heading down there by DART and bike. Our goal is to arrive at 8:00 (an hour before it actually opens) to help set up. Click here for more information about Ciclovia de…
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Some Exciting News
Bike Friendly Richardson is pleased to announce that we have just submitted the application to have Richardson considered for a Bicycle Friendly Community designation! This was an idea that we had had for a while and last November, Jenny Rilling took it on as a project. With the help of City staff, we made it…
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Plano Safe Passing Ordinance – Monday Night Vote – February 13th
Our friend Warren Casteel, with BikeDFW, sent us an email encouraging cyclist to come out and show their support at Monday night’s Plano City Council meeting. Apparently, they are voting on The – long awaited – Safe Passing Ordinance. There is hope that if we can pass this in Plano, perhaps we can pass it…
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Richardson Voted To Be The Most Bike Friendly Neighborhood
Bike Friendly Oak Cliff has announced their “Best Of” for bicycling in 2011. The city of Richardson has made it on their list for “Most Bike Friendly Neighborhood.” It’s nice to get recognized for something we already knew: Richardson is a bike friendly area. With 11 miles of bike lanes and 24 miles of multi-purpose…
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Way To Go, Plano!
I saw this NBC video on Facebook, talking about the city’s new bicycle signs. Click below to see the news report.
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Richardson Police Department Bike Patrol – On The Job
You know you live in a bike friendly city when the police department has a bike patrol. These guys were keeping spectators and attendees safe during last weekend’s annual Christmas parade. Now all we need is postal delivery and meter readers done via bike.
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Black Friday Ride Number 3 – November 25, 2011
It’s that time of year again. It’s the time to AVOID all the big crowds at the shopping mall, work off that Thanksgiving dinner and have a fun ride around town. You are invited to attend Bike Friendly Richardson‘s third annual Black Friday Ride. Started three years ago as the inaugural ride that launched Bike Friendly…
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BFOC Hosts Dallas’ Third Tweed Ride
For the third year, Bike Friendly Oak Cliff will be hosting the Dallas Tweed Ride. Here are the details: Date: Sunday, November 13, 2011 Time: 1:30 pm Start: The grassy knoll in Downtown Dallas (at Dealey Plaza) RSVP: via Facebook “The ride will take us through historic Oak Cliff with stops at the Turner House…