Photo for illustration purposes only. cycleSMARTdallas does not endorse hanging grocery bags off your handlebars (the bags can get caught in the wheel, leading to a serious fall). Also, please note that the bicycle is parked (illegally) in a handicapped parking space... not a blue handicapped-bike lane. ;-) More of this, please, from everyone (including Oak Lawn, Uptown, East Dallas, North Dallas, Lakewood and Lake Highlands... and add grocery stores), and more parking devices. Kudos.
Local businesses offer perks to Oak Cliff bikers
10:59 PM CDT on Wednesday, May 27, 2009
By ROY APPLETON / The Dallas Morning News
rappleton@dallasnews.comIt's getting where it really pays to ride a bicycle in Oak Cliff.
In its quest to get more people wheeling about the area, Bike Friendly Oak Cliff has rounded up 20 local businesses offering freebies or discounts to pedaling patrons.
"We're blown away at what they've done," said Jason Roberts, a Bike Friendly organizer.
The businesses include restaurants, salons, clothing stores and others.
"It's just a great thing for the area," said Matt Spillers, owner of Eno's Tavern and a bicyclist himself. "We're trying to provide different forms of entertainment."
A BFOC goal is to get average folks and families out and about on bikes – for the good of their health, the environment and neighborhood energy.
"We were surprised at how well it's been received," Roberts said of the business support. "We're trying to show we're a bike-able community. Anything we can do to spur that community will help."
2 comments:
When I first saw the picture I thought this was would be a post about how some people see cycling as a disability/lesser form of travel. Glad to see that isn't the case.
I would've thought that this might be something that the FOKT would have tried by now, but alas, they're only in to lights and running tracks, and the odd (rare) water fountain...
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