A lot of Bicycle activities happening this weekend in the OC. For starters, tonight we’re featuring “Breaking Away” at the Belmont Hotel as part of our Bike-In Movie series. Movie begins at dark (7:30ish). It’s starting to get cooler at night, so be sure to bring a couple blankets.
Sunday, two events take place that run together. For starters, Photopol.us is putting on their Bicycle Photo Scavenger Hunt, and later that afternoon, Eno’s will be holding its rescheduled Oktoberfest event, behind their building. There will be dart throwing competitions, plenty of micro-brewed beer and food, music, and the winner of the scavenger hunt will be awarded there. Oktoberfest is from 2PM to 9PM, and the scavenger hunt is from Noon to 3PM so there’s plenty of time to take in the day.
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Dallas Tops Bicycle Magazine's Worst Cities for Cycling
Answers to most common talking points by those opposed to bicycle infrastructure
“There are times I ride in Austin, and I’m afraid of cars...Imagine what the beginner cyclist must feel like?”
- Lance Armstrong
The success of “complete streets” advocacy in cities such as San Francisco, Portland, New York, and Chicago has clearly demonstrated the effectiveness of infrastructural enhancement.
-Paul Dorn, League Cycling Instructor (#1237)
The CDC (Centers for Disease Control) Recommends cities adopt bicycle lanes to curb obesity trends
Portland Metro: 174 Miles of On-street bikelanes, 8% bicycle ridership, 0 Fatalities in 2008
Dallas Metro: 0 Miles of On-Street bike lanes, .2% bicycle ridership, 6 Fatalities in 2008
"Our story is build it and they will come. We’ve built it and we now are approaching 6-8% mode split."
- Roger Geller, Bike Coordinator for Portland
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