Group Riding from Dallas to Austin on Fixed-Gear Bikes
This is one of those “so crazy you can’t help but admire it” sort of things – a group is making the journey from Dallas to Austin for South by Southwest, and they’re doing it entirely on fixed-gear bikes. They have a blog set up so you can follow along – they’re heading out in [...]
Read more »Google adds new Bike Route beta to Google Maps
Google has taken the wraps off a new beta feature on Google Maps: bike route support. The feature was turned on as the National Bike Summit in Washington, D. C. got underway this week. Google has added the bike route system to the maps of 150 cities thus far, and Fort Worth is one of [...]
Read more »Bike Friendly Fort Worth Velocache_001 Found!
We’ve heard via Twitter that reader KMuncie has found the Bike Friendly Fort Worth Velocache_001! Congrats! Tell us what you found – we’re curious what was in it.
Read more »Mayor Moncrief’s State of the City Address: Car-Centric Planning a Mistake
Edit: Added the full transcript of the Mayor’s discussion related to this topic.
Mayor Moncrief has given his State of the City address, and one of the items he discussed was the city’s transportation and planning. The mayor stated in no uncertain terms that Fort Worth is facing severe transportation challenges, that they stem from too [...]
Bike Friendly Fort Worth Velocache_001 – Photo Clue 2
We have received Clue #2 from our friends at Bike Friendly Fort Worth.
Below, you’ll find Clue #2 as to the location of Bike Friendly Fort Worth’s Velocache_001. If you can recognize this spot after figuring out Clue #1 posted yesterday, we think you’ll be closer to uncovering the cache.
On-Street Bike Corral
From BikePortland.org, here’s a great shot of the sort of bike parking infrastructure we’d like to see in Fort Worth’s urban areas (for example, in the Near Southside, Downtown, and the Cultural District) – the on-street bike corral, with space for large numbers of bikes.
We can imagine several spots where this sort of setup would [...]
Read more »Bike Friendly Fort Worth Velocache_001
We are pleased to announce that Bike Friendly Fort Worth Velocache_001 is up and running!
“Bike Friendly Fort Worth Velocache_001 is now in play.
The Rules:
1. Get out of the car, and get onto a bike.
2 .The cache is on public property.
3. You will not have to dig, break, or climb anything,
4. The cache is very [...]
Photos from the Fort Worth South Banquet
Last night, at the beautiful Masonic Temple, Fort Worth South, Inc. held its latest annual banquet celebrating the ongoing continued success of the Near Southside’s revitalization. Fort Worth South president Paul Paine gave a stirring presentation on the accomplishments in the Near Southside thus far, and several upcoming projects and developments.
In the photos above, you [...]
Bike Friendly Fort Worth presents Velo-Caching!
Bike Friendly Fort Worth has combined two things we really love – bikes and treasure hunting – into something we like to call Velo-Caching. We have caches of gifts from local bike friendly businesses that have been cleverly hidden throughout the city, and we want you to find them.
You will not need GPS devices, shovels, [...]
City Council unanimously approves Bike Fort Worth plan – plus photos from Bike Friendly Fort Worth ride
Last night was a history-making night for Fort Worth’s transformation into a more livable, sustainable city.
At last night’s Fort Worth City Council meeting, a mass of bicyclists turned out in support of the Bike Fort Worth plan, which the council would be voting on adopting and implementing. Groups from the newly formed Bike Friendly Fort [...]
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