Tag: Texas
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Slow Down!
A few weeks ago, I made an observation about the new guard rails, along Arapaho Road in Garland. Through not very attractive, it was agreed that their functionality was much more important than their aesthetics. The rails were built to serve as a safety barrier for the adjacent homes, from the speeding traffic. This morning,…
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Spring Creek Trail – Central and Renner Road Underpass Updates
It’s been a few weeks since we’ve been on the Spring Creek Trail, so we thought we would share some updates. Central Underpass (south of Renner Road) Let’s start with the – almost complete – Central Expressway (US75) underpass, the one located just south of Renner Road. The last time we checked, all of the…
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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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2011 North American Handmade Bicycle Show – This Weekend
This weekend, I’ll be heading to Austin for a little weekend getaway. While we’re there, I plan on spending some time at the 2011 North American Handmade Bicycle Show to check out some amazing builds by some of the greatest bicycle craftsmen in the country. Go here for a complete list of exhibitors. This will be the…
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Pics From The BFOC Tweed Ride
Here are some images of the Bike Friendly Oak Cliff, Dallas Tweed Ride (from Suburban Assault):
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Here We Grow Again – Please Welcome Bike Friendly Deep Ellum
Please welcome the newest member to the Bike Friendly DFW family, Bike Friendly Deep Ellum. We’re not sure if they’ve gone public yet, but we are following each other on Twitter. You should follow them too. We hope to see some great group rides from down there.
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Richardson’s Point-Of-View On Different Types of Bicycle Users
With all the new trails and bike lanes in Richardson, (which we love) one might think that the city is trying to get cyclists off the road. That’s not true. One of the things that impressed us about the City of Richardson is their open point-of-view towards bicycle users. Instead of focusing on one specific…
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East Dallas Veloway – Connecting Richardson To East And Downtown Dallas
Last night I stopped off at the public meeting that discussed the new East Dallas Veloway Master Plan. There was a lot of detail discussed and I couldn’t catch all the specifics about phases and timing. So, I’ll just give you some of the top-line information. More details will come as we get them. THE…
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DON’T FORGET Veloway Public Meeting – Tonight
IF bicycle movies aren’t your cup of tea and you happen to be curious about the East Dallas Veloway Master Plan, don’t forget about the public meeting tonight: Veloway Trail Phase 3 and YMCA, Public Meeting/Workshop is scheduled: Date: Tuesday, August 31, 2010 Time: 6:30 p.m. Location: The Ridgewood-Belcher Recreation Center, 6818 Fisher Road at Trammel…
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More Trail Progress
It’s amazing what could happen in a week. They had the forms set up last weekend for the addition to the trail at Renner Road and Central. This week we have about 70-80 yards of hike and bike trail, leading us closer to the pass under Central. Check back and we’ll keep you posted with…