Buck$ 4 Bikes Photo Essay

 Posted on December 16, 2010

This is a little late, but on December 4th, The Oklahoman published a neat photo essay about the Buck$ 4 Bikes assembly day event:

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Buck$ 4 Bikes is a program organized by The Salvation Army and the Oklahoma Bicycle Society, acquires and builds new bicycles for kids throughout the area.

buck-4-bikes  obs  oklahoma-bicycle-society  oklahoma-city  photos  salvation-army 

New Tulsa I-244 Bridge to Handle Cyclist Traffic

 Posted on December 16, 2010

In what I believe is a first for the state, the new I-244 bridge across the Arkansas River will allow for not only car traffic, but also bicycle and pedestrian traffic as well as future rail lines: According to ODOT the replacement bridge will be “multi-modal”; incorporating a new section of the westbound highway, two dedicated future rail lines and an area for bicycle/pedestrian traffic into a double-decker style bridge. [Read More]
bike-path  bridge  multi-modal  odot  tulsa  urbanism 

Stolen Bicycle Alert: Red & Black Cervelo R3

 Posted on December 9, 2010

UPDATED 1/1/2011: This bicycle was recovered in perfect condition by the Moore Police Department. Full details here. Many of you probably met Jim Reading at some point. He was a local cyclist who passed away on July 17th after a battle with leukemia. Well, to make matters worse, on Monday his beautiful Red & Black Cervelo R3 was stolen from the family in Oklahoma City. The family has set up a Facebook Page and a Twitter account to disiminate information about the theft. [Read More]
alert  oklahoma-city  stolen-bike 

14 Year Old Killed in Oklahoma City Crash

 Posted on December 2, 2010

Another cycling fatality occurred yesterday near the corner of Northwest Expressway and MacArthur: Anthony Guzman, 14, was riding a 20-inch BMX bicycle in the 5700 block of Northwest Expressway when he tried to cross from south to north and was hit by an eastbound car. Guzman was dead at the scene, said police Maj. Hugh Osborn. He lived in the area, Osborn said. via Name of boy killed on bicycle in Warr Acres released | NewsOK. [Read More]
crash  fatal  metro  northwest-expressway  oklahoma-city 

New Bicycle Lanes in the Works

 Posted on November 11, 2010

The Oklahoma Gazette is reporting that Oklahoma City is beginning to lay down the first of many new miles of designated bicycle routes: The city of Oklahoma City is laying out the first of what will be approximately 200 miles of new bike routes around town. The designated routes are individual bike lanes or lanes shared by cars and bicycles, known as “sharrow” lanes — named as such because of the combination of “share” and “arrow. [Read More]
bicycle-routes  infrastructure  metro  oklahoma-city 

SB 1329 and Bicyclists -- Updated

 Posted on November 1, 2010

There are reports in the news that SB 1329, which went into effect today, allows bicyclists to cross intersections on a red light when the street is clear: Senate Bill 1329 allows motorcycle and bicycle riders to go through red lights at traffic lights that are engineered to detect motor vehicles. In Tulsa, two types of automobile-detection lights are used - an underground loop tripped by the weight of a vehicle and a camera-based laser that turns lights green when the beam is broken by a vehicle, Murray said. [Read More]
laws  red-lights  sb-1329  sb1329  stoplights 

Good News in Sad Data

 Posted on October 29, 2010

Photo By: Velo_City As I’ve commented on earlier this year, it’s felt like a really awful year on the safety front. However, I think some of that feeling may come from an increase in welcome attention on cycling and cycling accidents. It appears that while there has still been an unacceptable number of accidents and especially fatalities, it seems that this year has been safer than last year. Additionally, things are better nationally as well: [Read More]
accident  oklahoma  ridership  statistics 

Tausha Borland Sentenced to 24 Years For Hit-and-Run

 Posted on October 29, 2010

Tausha Borland Tausha Borland, who earlier plead guilty to last year’s Hit-and-Run crash in Sand Springs that left two cyclists dead and one injured has been sentenced to 24 years in prison: A Sand Springs woman was sentenced Thursday to 24 years in prison in a manslaughter case linked to the deaths of two bicyclists. Tausha Borland, 39, pleaded guilty Sept. 13 to two counts of first-degree manslaughter. She waived her right to a trial, and she had no plea agreement with prosecutors regarding her punishment. [Read More]
fatal  hit-and-run  sand-springs  sentence  tausha-borland  trial 

Request for Shoulder Information

 Posted on October 28, 2010

I’m sure most of us have gone out for a ride on a new route only to discover yourself stuck on a road that’s busier than you thought with no shoulder. Grant Volle is attempting to compile information on shoulder widths of roads throughout Oklahoma. He sent the following request to the Oklahoma Bicycle Society mailing list: Hello! I live in Tulsa, and have done several short self-contained tours in [Read More]
highway  requests-for-information  shoulder 

Vandals Attack New Bicycle Signs

 Posted on October 28, 2010

These absolutely wonderful, and given the limited nature of the cycling efforts around here, very surprising signs have been appearing around town. Finally, some recognition about the rights of cyclists on the roads and what is expected of motor vehicles. However, someone has decided that these signs shouldn’t be put up in the first place: Oklahoma City workers began installing signs to promote cycling in October, but vandals have torn down some of the new signs. [Read More]
crime  full-lane  oklahoma-city  signs  vandals