Tag: Texas
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Pics From The North Texas Vintage Bicycle Swap Meet – Garland
Yesterday, we drove out to Garland, Texas to check out the North Texas Vintage Bicycle Swap Meet – sponsored by Don Johle’s Bike World and Rat Rod Bikes. I love bike swap meets because they’re clearing houses for bike hoarders – my kind of people. Fortunately, my wife always comes along and brings me back…
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Reveal The Path Movie – Coming To North Texas
It’s here! Reveal the Path is officially in theatrical distribution. Now you can experience the new bike film on the big screen, right here in north Texas. For those of you who aren’t familiar with the movie, you can learn about it here. A visually stunning adventure by bike: Reveal the Path explores the world’s playgrounds in…
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Safe Passing Approved In Plano
BFR stopped by to show our support for cyclists who were working to get a Safe Passing Ordinance approved in Plano – which was on the Plano City Council’s meeting agenda last night. There was a crowd of about fifty cyclists, who also came out to show their support. I have to give some recognition…
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Report from the 2012 Texas Trails & Active Transportation Conference
I spent the latter half of last week down in sunny (and humid!) San Antonio with hundreds of other cycling advocates, public officials, and planning and design professionals. This conference is put on every other year by two state-wide organization—BikeTexas (a cycling advocacy organization that spends the odd years lobbying the state legislature) and the…
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5th Annual Great Southwest Bike Swap – March 4, 2012
For some reason, I always miss this event. This year, I’m going to do my best to make it out to the 5th Annual Great Southwest Bike Swap Meet. This is a one-day event where bicycle shops, frame builders and independent bike geeks can buy, sell, trade and show bicycle stuff. Sounds like a perfect…
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Spring Creek Trail Looks Worse Than I Thought
Last week the City of Richardson announced that they would be closing off portions of the Spring Creek Trail for repairs. Since I typically ride the west section, from the Routh Creek Parkway ramp to the Central Expressway underpasses, I didn’t know the extent of the wear and tear on the trail. I took a…
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City of Richardson Receives “Safe Routes to School” Funding Grant
Again, if you get the City’s newsletter, you’ve probably already seen this: The City of Richardson has been awarded federal funding through a Safe Routes to School grant from the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) for two schools in Richardson: Richland Elementary and Yale Elementary. At Monday’s work session, the City Council was briefed by…
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Spring Creek Trail Extension Officially Open
If you’ve been following us for the past couple of years, we kept you updated on the progress of extensions of the Spring Creek Trail. These new extensions provide safe passages under Central Expressway and Renner Road. This past Thursday was the ribbon cutting that officially opened the trail extension. From the city newsletter: City…
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BFR Goes To The Bike Friendly Oak Cliff, Richardson Bike Mart Cyclesomatic Bicycle Fair
A small group of us took the DART Red Line train into Dallas, to take part in the 2011 Bike Friendly Oak Cliff, Richardson Bike Mart Cyclsomatic Bicycle Fair. This was the first of it’s kind for Bike Friendly Oak Cliff and for Dallas. There was a great collection of exhibitors, including Bike Friendly Oak…