June 3, 2026
Remember the days when you could ride your bike to a friend’s house, the corner store, or even to school? I do.
In many places, those experiences have faded. As development has increasingly prioritized cars—especially in Texas—our communities have become less accommodating and less safe for children to move around independently. Instead, many kids are now reliant on being driven everywhere by a parent or guardian. The shift is striking.
October 1, 2025
Watching cars inch down expressways—especially poignant during this year's Week Without Driving—really makes you wonder if anyone actually enjoys getting around the metroplex by car. Seems at best a boring necessity, more often than not frustrating, stress inducing, and occasionally worse. Wouldn’t it be a dream if there were a pretty bike trail right by your house and it went everywhere you needed to go? Yes, yes it would be a dream. Fortune has not smiled so brightly on us in DFW. But, is there really no lemonade to be made here? Are there any wins to be had, however modest? I mean, could you even go on a bike ride without having to get in the car first? This blog post will consider these questions. We’ll do a bit of “transit hacking,” expand our thinking, and explore what’s possible in reality.
