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Did you know that there are no fat people in San Francisco? Actually that’s probably not true, but  during my short jaunt there last summer I was struck by the hordes of skinny people on every street corner. I’m pretty sure that this demographic trend can be explained by one of two things:

-The lack of decent pizza restaurants, or
-The fact that everyone (and I mean everyone) rides a bicycle.

When I got back to Dallas the contrast was staggering. Dallas is a car-loving city for sure, and as a result has been consistently ranked at the bottom of government records that track bike ridership and  has the distinction of being known as the “worst city for cyclists” in the United States. Definitely a sad revelation for a new Dallas-ite who loves to get around on his two-wheeler.

However, all is not lost. A couple of months ago I was taking a walk around my neighborhood when I  noticed something that had escaped my attention up to this point; a blue sign with a pegasus and the welcome words “bike route” emblazened on it. After some brief research I discovered that Dallas had indeed established a rather thorough web (somewhere in my research I encountered the figure “400 miles”) of bike routes throughout the city some time in the early ‘90s and marked the more prominent ones with these handy blue signs. Over the past few weeks I’ve started exploring some of the routes with great success, though I’ve learned a few things:

• The route maps, which can be downloaded here, are terrible. Pretty much useless unless you just want a general idea of where in the U.S. “Dallas” is. I think the bike routes are shown in actual highlighter and were drawn by someone who knocked back a few too many before getting down to business.

• Maps aside, the routes are extremely well marked and difficult to stray from. I was a bit worried at first that signs would be missing since at this point they have been up for a couple of decades and have no indication of being well used, but so far this fear has been unfounded.

• The routes, though well marked, are OLD. Some of the streets that were nice and quiet 20 years ago are now pretty high-traffic areas.

• Riding the bike routes is a great way to familiarize yourself with Dallas, especially if you’re new to the city. I still regularly get lost within two blocks of my apartment or office, but I’m making progress slowly  but surely.

Words of caution: Dallas is full of really bad roads, construction, and drivers who have no idea how to share the road with cyclists. Riding in Dallas requires constant alertness, a helmet (please?), an absence of earbuds from one’s ears while riding, and no shortage of assertiveness. Due to the city’s lack of bike lanes (a whole story within itself) claiming the lane is a must for leg-powered drivers.

So, get out and enjoy those bike routes. Once you start looking you’ll see them everywhere.

Resources:
Bike Friendly Oak Cliff - A great community resource for Dallas cyclists whether or not you live in Oak Cliff proper. Lots of interesting info on the bike lane debate as well as well as other relevant stuff. Also, I got many of my links for this article from BFOC, so thanks to them for that.

Cycle Dallas - The blog of PM Summers, the former official Dallas Bike Coordinator. It has a bit of inside information and is an interesting insight into a vehemently anti-bike-lane viewpoint.

Dallas Bike Plan - Here are those infamous maps. Be prepared to do a lot of squinting, but they’re worth a look.

Katy Trail - I mention this trail only because it is within spitting distance of my apartment (actually not, that’s kind of gross) and I’ve heard great things about it. Have I tried it myself? No. Have I heard glowing reviews about it from leisure cyclists who prefer to avoid Dallas roads altogether if possible? Yes.

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OK…admittedly Uncle G can’t seem to shake off his kick for Mexican fare lately. So, with that being said, let’s discuss another great find—The Taco Joint. Located at the intersection of Gaston Avenue and Peak Street, and open breakfast and lunch only, this place simply has it figured out. Serve creative Tex-Mex style tacos, and understate the burrito enchilada and tostada options. Everything I have tried has been great. For breakfast I’ve devoured a migas taco and the sausage, egg and cheese taco. Both were excellent. For lunch I enjoyed the steak fajita taco one visit and some funky special fajita beef burrito with spicy queso sauce and grilled onions another time. Fajita taco was strong, but the burrito special was phenomenal. So, high marks on the cuisine for certain.

Now let’s kick around some other notable reasons the Taco Joint is worth the journey east of downtown:

1. Management—great people. The owner / proprietor is super friendly, and somehow remembers my name each time I go in there (3 total)
2. Jalapeño Ranch—A solid option to round out your standard salsa offerings is a yummy ranch that is a great compliment to their tacos and burritos.
3. Pellet Ice—It’s just the best isn’t it? It makes every fountain drink better. Why is that?
4. Clean, fun, family friendly place—Walk up ordering, with spacious and simple dining room seem to be an unexpectedly great family consideration when I visited last Saturday AM.
5. Really just a fun and well branded experience—Sorry, I can’t shake the marketer in me sometimes.
6. Philanthropic—Offered a proceed of sales to the Rise School of Dallas for a couple of weeks last month. Very cool.

Check it out:

The Taco Joint
911 N Peak St
Dallas, TX 75204

(214) 826-8226
www.thetacojoint.com

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I love books. Any kind of book. Fiction, non-fiction, history, art, children’s books and especially cookbooks. I once told a doctor when he asked me if I had any vices that I thought I was addicted to books and magazines–no lie. The local library was one of my favorite places when I was little, but I until last week I hadn’t stepped foot in a public library in 18 years.

I first went to the new library that just opened up on the other side of Love Field, but I have to admit I was a little disappointed. Regardless, I signed up for a library card and decided to try a few other branches before giving up. The next library I checked out was the Preston Royal branch. This definitely felt a little more familiar and they had a bigger selection, but I still wasn’t satisfied. So I headed to the central library downtown last Saturday. It was all I had imagined and more.

It has seven stories of seemingly endless shelves of books to look through. The first floor houses a decent selection of dvds, books on tape, and a general collection of recently published books. The entire second floor is dedicated to kids. The Fine Arts section on the fourth floor has a large, but random selection of cds, and the rows and rows of cookbooks on the fifth floor left me breathless. If you haven’t visited the public library in a while, stop what your doing and head downtown immediately.

The best things about the Dallas Public Library.

1. You can check out up to 250 books at a time. Seriously.
2. You may return checked out items to any Dallas library branch.
3. You can renew your checked out items on-line or over the phone.
4. You can request items from any Dallas library to be sent to the branch closest to you.
5. If you are looking for something specific, you can look it up on the library’s website and see if they have it before you go.
6. It’s free.

Here’s the thing about the Dallas libraries, each branch has something different to offer so you may want to check several out in your area before you find the one that’s right for you. Also, the libraries are not perfect, but if you love books as much as I do you won’t be disappointed.

Get a map of all the Dallas Public library locations here.

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