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Bike to Symphony in the Park – Thursday, June 2, 2011
Friend of Bike Friendly Richardson, Sharon Bruner, is hosting a fantastic ride next week. It’s called Bike to Symphony in the Park. It sounds like the perfect way to kick off the summer season. From her Facebook event page: It’s time for some summer bike fun NORTH of 635!! The Dallas Symphony Orchestra is putting…
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Pics From The 2011 Richardson WildRide!
I shared this on Suburban Assault, but thought I should share it here as well. This past weekend, I decided to participate in the 8th annual Richardson WildRide! Against Cancer benefitting the Methodist Richardson Cancer Center, home of the Lance Armstrong Shaped Beam SurgeryTM program. The ride consisted of three distances of your choice –…
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Cottonwood Trail Ribbon Cutting Ceremony – Friday, May 20
BFR friend Howard sent us a link from Bike Friendly North Dallas. This Friday, there will be an official ribbon cutting ceremony for the completion of the Cottonwood Trail. If you weren’t aware, the Cottonwood Trail provides us a safe riding route into Dallas. From their Facebook event page: On Friday, May 20th at 10:30am there will…
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The Collins Street Bridge
The Collins Street Bridge is a popular way for cyclists to cross Central Expressway, partly because it has a relatively low amount of auto traffic compared to Spring Valley, Belt Line, Arapaho, Campbell, and Renner (Richardson Traffic Count Map). However, it is not perfect. The biggest problem is that many motorists tend to drive well above…
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WildRide! Against Cancer Is This Weekend
In case you didn’t know, The Richardson WildRide! Against Cancer is happening this weekend and it’s not too late to register! I’m signed up to do the short ride and I hope to see some of you out there too. Click Here for all the information. Event Schedule – Saturday, May 21, 2011 6:30 a.m.…
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Ride of Silence – Wednesday, May 18
The mission of the world wide Ride of Silence is to honor bicyclists killed by motorists, promote sharing the road, and provide awareness of bicycling safety. Click here for more info. You can find ride event locations and times for Dallas, Plano and Fort Worth here. Here is their Facebook page.
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A Ride From Richardson To White Rock Lake
One of the great things about living in Richardson is that we are so close to Dallas. We get some of the great suburban amenities, like really great schools and quiet neighborhoods, but also the convenience of having such an great urban center within biking distance. Yesterday, I decided to try out our newest connection…
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B-Cycle – Bike Sharing Might Come To Fort Worth
The folks over at Fortworthology have a great report on the possibility of bike sharing coming to Fort Worth. You should really check it out. B-Cycle is a bike sharing service that is making it’s way across the country – giving communities an alternative mode of urban transportation that’s inexpensive, healthy, fun and environmentally friendly.…
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Finally, Bike Parking At The Cottonwood Art Festival
We really enjoy going to the Cottonwood Art Festival. It’s probably one of the best artisan events in the Metroplex and it happens in one of our own neighborhood parks. Our only complaint about the festival is the insane automobile traffic and limited car parking during the event. There is no reason an event like…
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Updates To The Central Expressway and Renner Road Underpasses
A bunch has happened since our last report on the almost completion of the first Central Expressway underpass , just south of Renner Road. It now appears that the second Central underpass, just north of Renner Road, has been poured as well. That portion of the Richardson trail – from Alma Road (at the PGB…