Bikes officially allowed on river path… temporarily
This sign was recently pasted over the metal signs prohibiting bikes between Campbell Avenue and Mountain Avenue on the south side of the Rillito River Path. The signs say bikes…
Resources for Tucson cyclists
Now that more than 1,000 posts have been published on TucsonVelo.com, there are bound to be a few useful things that you missed or things you have forgotten about. I’ve…
How to: Get bike lane hazards fixed
As bike commuters, many of us often take the same route day after day and avoid the same cracks, potholes and tree branches day after day. That was the case…
1,000 posts and bike swap photos
This post is the 1,000th post I’ve created since I started the site in January 2010. It seems fitting that it is about one of Tucson’s most iconic events, the…
Tucson’s newest bike shop has Italian spin and vintage vibe
Owner Paul Domingue hopes Tucson’s newest bike shop, Velo Specialties, becomes part high-end Italian retailer and part nostalgic community hangout. With names like Bianchi, Cinelli and Masi on the new…
Sunnyside commits $10k to rebuild bulldozed bike track
Two weeks after a portion of a bicycle track at Elvira Elementary School was bulldozed because of safety concerns, the Sunnyside Unified School District administration committed $10,000 to see it…
One car for one month: What we’ve learned
My wife and I sold our second car one month ago and we’ve learned a few things since then. 1) We haven’t missed it yet. This isn’t entirely surprising because…
Influential planner blogs about Tucson’s bike community
Mia Birk, the bicycle planner who is largely credited with transforming Portland into one of the premier bicycling cities in the country, blogged about her time here in Tucson as…
Photos & video: 5 honored at bike commuter celebration
Joined by hundreds of bike commuters, five regional cyclists were honored at the 2011 Bike-to-Work Week celebration at Maynard’s Market on Friday. The celebration was the culmination of Bike-to-Work Week,…
Star highlights bike commuter stagnation in Bike-to-Work Week story
The Arizona Daily Star published a story this morning using Bike-to-Work Week to highlight the percentage of people who commute by bicycle. Here is an excerpt from the article: Hundreds…
Bike-to-Work Week photos and details about week’s finale
About 80 cyclists attended a pancake and bagel breakfast at There and Back Bikes Wednesday morning. There and Back owner Steve Vihel has been hosting his own breakfasts every month,…
Welcoming TriSports.com as a site sponsor
I’d like to take a moment to introduce TriSports.com, which has a giant retail space here in Tucson, as a site sponsor. I’ve written about TriSports when they were recognized…