DALLAS CITY HALL NEEDS A BIKE RACK
Photos by Kimberly Thorpe
Jason Roberts, organizer of today’s bike float to City Hall, and his central proclamation
“It’s nuts!” pronounced Hunt, who was station with alternative bikers on a cold sunrise in the plaza. “We’re going to get us a little bike racks for City Hall if I have to buy them myself.”
More than 100 musicians, artists, activists and city councilpersons rode to City Hall on their bicycles from Union Station this sunrise in an recognition eventuality orderly by Bike Friendly Oak Cliff.
Dallas has been rated a series of times as one of the worst cycling cities in the country. Jason Roberts, the 35-year-old musician, romantic and Best of Dallas-winner who co-founded Bike Friendly Oak Cliff, has lost sufficient friends to alternative some-more pedestrian-friendly cities, and motionless to do something about it.
Five legislature members — Hunt, Jerry Allen, Ann Margolin, Pauline Medrano and Dave Neumann — showed up to ride. So did assorted DART officials, Trinity Strand Trail members, as well as member from the Park Board. Roberts began organizing the eventuality some-more than five weeks ago after job Hunt and finding which she’d be on board. He spoke to multiform alternative legislature members, as well as the city’s brand brand new bicycle coordinator, Max Kalhammer.
“We additionally longed for to make use of the event to make known a integrate brand brand new initiatives,” combined Hunt, who stood articulate with Roberts in the plaza. And they have been …? Jump for it.
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Dallas City Hall Needs a Bike Rack
