Category: Bike Change
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Coming February 1-3, 2012 – Texas Trails and Active Transportation Conference
We met some of the Bike Texas folks at BFOC‘s Bicycle Fair last October and they were promoting an event that they helped organize in San Antonio next year. It’s the biennial Texas Trails and Active Transportation Conference, aka the Texas Bike/Ped Summit. Here is the info from their site: Register Now! The biennial Texas Trails and Active…
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Federal funding for bicycling is under serious attack
This is a message from PeopleForBikes.org. Below is a link to an easy online form that helps you contact your local US Senators. Federal funding for bicycling is under serious attack. Today or tomorrow, Senator Tom Coburn of Oklahoma will introduce an amendment to eliminate dedicated funding for Transportation Enhancements, which is the main source…
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Way To Go, Plano!
Here’s some great news from our neighbors in Plano. Bike Friendly Richardson friend Howard M, posted this on the BFR Facebook page. Fwd: City of Plano City Council to approve On-street Bicycle Signage project 8/8 7 PM From: “Renee Jordan” Date: August 2, 2011 2:37:09 PM CDT To: Plano Cyclists Subject: City of Plano City…
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Trail Under Renner Road – Progress
Just wanted to post a quick pick of the progress on the trail that will go under Renner Road (just east of Central). I doesn’t look like much, but there is actually quite a bit being done here.
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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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Oncor Transforms Rights-Of-Way In Richardson
Several folks have been sending us information about Oncor and their efforts to improve north Texas cities through the creation of hike and bike trails through their transmission rights-of-way. As reported through Pegasus News, the Oncor Texas Trails SM program will produce trails that “will help create pathways that will be integral parts of the communities Oncor…
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Trail Under Central – Serious Progress
Looks like the forms are up on the southern underpass (just south of Renner Road). It usually doesn’t take them long to pour the slab once it’s at this point. That doesn’t mean the trail will be open, yet. There is a bunch of finishing work that needs to be done before it will be…
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Opening Soon! Switching Gears Cyclery
There’s a new bike shop coming to the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex. It’s called Switching Gears Cyclery. If you’ve been on any of the 75208 or BFOC rides, you might have met local bike enthusiasts Colin Clark or Andee Pittman. Colin and Andee have decided to join the ranks of other great Dallas bike shops like Oak…
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New Group Formed – Friends of White Rock Creek Trail
Friend of BRF, Magnus, sent us a link to an article in Lake Highlands Today about the new Friends of White Rock Creek Trail group. From the article: The purpose of FWRCT, of course, is to support the betterment of the White Rock Creek Trail. Current President of the advocacy group Bike DFW, Marc Mumby, is…