LAB recognizes local business
The League of American Bicyclists announced Tuesday that TriSports.com, which is headquartered in Tucson, is a silver-level Bicycle Friendly Business. According to Debbie Claggett, who is vice president and co-owner…
Google maps’ ‘Bike There’ includes Tucson
Tucson is one of the 150 cities who can now use Google Maps to “bike there.” Over 51,000 cyclists signed an online petition to have Google add the feature to…
TDOT on Mountain Ave.: ‘The end is near’
“The end is near,” says Fred Felix a Department of Transportation engineer in charge of the Mountain Avenue paving project, Signs appeared yesterday afternoon on Mountain Avenue announcing the dates…
BAC will revisit Mt. Lemmon trailhead
The Mt. Lemmon bicycle trailhead is once again on the the Tucson-Pima County Bicycle Advisory Committee’s agenda for their upcoming meeting. Jean Gorman organized a trip to see the other…
Is this Portland or Tucson?
This winter has made me wonder if we have magically been transported to the Pacific Northwest or if we do still, in fact, live in Tucson. Don’t get me wrong,…
Photo: New pavement marking
This is the new pavement marking the City of Tucson is trying out. They have dubbed it a “dinner-plate” marking. This one is located at the new “pork chop” crossing…
How are we doing?
It has been almost two months since TucsonVelo.com was launched. In that time I’ve posted 65 updates and received more than 125 comments. I’m hoping you can provide some feedback…
April’s Bike Fest highlights bikey events
In the 20 years since Bike Fest got its start it has been called Bike Week, Bike Fest, Clean Air Days, Clean Air Fiesta and back again, but regardless of…
Bikevertising hits Tucson streets
When Bill Wildman was approached about buying advertising on a bicycle, he was convinced the idea was so good he decided to buy his own billboard bicycle instead. Wildman, who…
Wild West Bike Ride gallery
There are 50+ images in the gallery.You can see them all by using the page navigation at the bottom of the post. Clicking on a thumbnail will enlarge the photos.…
Wild West Bike Ride roundup
Update: I’ve added links to photos and slide shows that other people took as well as a snippet of audio from Ken Scoville’s presentation at the bottom of this post.…
Reminder: Saddle up for Wild West Ride
There is only one day left to grab your garb for Saturday’s Wild West Bike Ride. We’ll leave BICAS (44 West 6th Street) at 3 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 27…