Guest Post: What does safe cycling in Dallas mean? – Eliot Landrum Cycling Savvy DFW
May 7, 2012 – 10:08 pm | 7 Comments

“Be safe”, you hear folks tell you as you cycle away. We hear it everywhere in cycling circles. But what exactly does that mean? Wear brighter clothes? Be more vigilant for rogue motorists? Wear 1500 …

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BikeDFW’s Cottonwood Trail Update
February 6, 2010 – 10:17 am | 2 Comments
BikeDFW’s Cottonwood Trail Update

I love anything bike trail related so I have to mention Marc Mumby’s Cottonwood Trail update, “Navigating The High Five on a Bicycle“,  over at BikeDFW.  The article is well written, nicely formatted, it has …

The Monk Parakeets of White Rock Lake
February 5, 2010 – 9:46 pm | 8 Comments
The Monk Parakeets of White Rock Lake

White Rock Lake was originally developed as a source of drinking water for the City of Dallas in 1911. It was created by the damming of White Rock Creek. It was not the City’s first …

Blue Plate Special on the West Side Bike Path
February 4, 2010 – 5:07 pm | 2 Comments
Blue Plate Special on the West Side Bike Path

This is the first submission from our intrepid reporter-at-large in The Big Apple, Mr. W. The “West Side Bike Path” shown here is the amazingly beautiful path down the west side of the Island of Manhattan. The …

Santa Fe Trail Update: Numero Dos
February 1, 2010 – 11:28 am | One Comment
Santa Fe Trail Update: Numero Dos

“Away we go, like a herd of turtles.”
That is what my late grandfather, Samuel Hubbard, always said when we were leaving on vacation. He was from Atlanta, Georgia, so you have to imagine a very …

Welcome – Bike Friendly Knox Henderson
January 30, 2010 – 8:29 pm | No Comment
Welcome – Bike Friendly Knox Henderson

There’s a new “Bike Friendly” group – Bike Friendly Knox Henderson They will be promoting, well, the Knox-Henderson part of town.  If you’re never been to their neighborhood now might be a good time to …

My Office
January 27, 2010 – 9:33 am | No Comment
My Office

I looked up from my desk the other day, and this is what I saw:

So I took a photograph of the scene. And I thought,
“It’s probably a good thing that I’m self-employed.”
-Hubbard

Go Get a Newspaper. See the World On a Bike!
January 22, 2010 – 11:01 am | 7 Comments
Go Get a Newspaper. See the World On a Bike!

I do a lot of my bike riding at White Rock Lake, or in that general area. I see a lot of people out there that are wearing spandex, and strange shoes, and riding very …

Promise of Peace Community Garden/Santa Fe Trail Update
January 18, 2010 – 7:31 am | 5 Comments
Promise of Peace Community Garden/Santa Fe Trail Update

Today was the ground-breaking for a new community garden in my E. Dallas neighborhood. It is located at 7446 E. Grand Ave. It’s called the Promise of Peace Community Garden.

I biked over to take some pictures …

The Santa Fe Trail Update
January 14, 2010 – 8:42 pm | 9 Comments
The Santa Fe Trail Update

The Dallas Morning News published an article last week regarding the status of the Santa Fe Trail construction through E. Dallas. It’s an interesting and timely article. Phase 2 of the trail is being constructed at …

Trinity River Levee Ride – Dallas, Texas
January 14, 2010 – 8:25 pm | 8 Comments
Trinity River Levee Ride – Dallas, Texas

 We went riding along the Trinity river bottom the other day.  Actually we stayed mostly on top of the levees.  We didn’t have a route in mind, mainly we just wanted to get some ideas …