If you’ve spent any time in downtown Oklahoma City’s flourishing Bricktown, Midtown or surrounding entertainment districts, chances are you’ve caught sight of the Spokies bike-share stations. Spokies is currently the only bike-share program in the city and has been operating in downtown OKC since May 2012. It has changed management a couple of times through […]
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Riversport Adventures launches its first Indoor Golf Shootout
The golf simulator showdown is part of Riversport’s larger goal of getting people more active during the winter months.
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“All these tires are gel-filled. So if you get a flat, it’s kind of like Fix a Flat that is already built into it,” Smith said.
“All these tires are gel-filled. So if you get a flat, it’s kind of like Fix a Flat that is already built into it,” Smith said.
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Chicken-Fried News: Failing fitness
Oklahoma City ranked 49 in a recent study that graded cities on the health and activity levels of their citizens.
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Annual race takes riders through heart of OKC
Chad Hodges is excited to introduce tens of thousands of his neighbors to competitive cycling and nearly 1,000 cyclists to his city.
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Commentary: Sidewalks for a sense of community
He put down his cup of coffee, looked me in the eye, and asked, “Wait. Do you mean literal sidewalks?” I did mean literal sidewalks. It was the Thursday of Holy Week, so I wore my pastor’s collar, something not ordinarily required by our Presbyterian tradition. This group gathered for coffee and to discuss race-related […]
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Metro Briefs: Proposal draws ire from OKC cycling community
Cars are required by state law to maintain 3 feet of space from a bicycle. Ward 8 Councilman Pat Ryan wants the same rule to apply to cyclists.
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Biker life
Cassi hops on her bike, while her roommate is in a car. “A lot of times, I beat her or we get there at the same time,” Poor said. “I might beat her because she is having to look for parking and I don’t.” Poor has become a regular cyclist over the past year, since […]
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Easy riders
“National Ride to Work Day illustrates the growing number of motorcyclists on our streets and how important it is for drivers of all types of vehicles to share the road,” said Kevin Behrens, assistant director of the Oklahoma Highway Safety Office. The ride seeks to promote courtesy between motorcycles and their four-wheeled automotive brethren, as […]
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Pounding the pavement
Randy Entz, transportation planner for the Oklahoma City Planning Department, will discuss sidewalks and trails that are being paid for by a recent bond issue and out of the MAPS 3 program, which sets aside $10 million for new sidewalks and $40 million for new trails. “It’s a good way for people to get an […]