Archive for the 'Tucson ciclovia' Category

Ciclovia this Sunday — and it’s right in my neighborhood!

I’m very excited about the Ciclovia route this year. It goes down Meyer and to “restaurant row” in South Tucson. It’s a very good route with good pavement, no traffic, and lots of stuff to look at.
The bike ride is from 10:00 AM to 3:00 PM. Start anywhere you like, go whichever [...]

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That was fun!

I’m not going to recap yesterday’s festivities because it’s all been amply done over at Tucson Velo. Suffice to say that the Cyclovia, which has been a dream of mine for several years, was a huge success.
When I started this blog almost three years ago it was in part out of revulsion [...]

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Cyclovia needs volunteers

My readers know how excited I am that Tucson is having its first-ever Cyclovia. We are looking for volunteers for the event to help with the road-closures and other things. Please sign up for a slot to help out if you can! You can sign up for as little as one hour. [...]

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Cyclovia Tucson: it’s really happening!

Posted by Erik on March 3rd, 2010 filed in Joie de vivre, Tucson ciclovia, upcoming bicycle related events

Most of my readers know how excited I am about this. I even visited Bogota, Colombia last year to participate in and learn about their Ciclovia, which to this day is the largest and most impressive in the world. Here in Tucson, ours is just a fledgling operation, but it is going to [...]

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Date set for ¡Tucson Ciclovia! — April 18, 2010

Posted by Erik on December 16th, 2009 filed in Tucson ciclovia, upcoming bicycle related events

At yesterday’s meeting the date was set for the Tucson Ciclovia — April 18, 2010. This is the same day as the bike swap, which obviously is good in some ways, bad in others. Greg Yares, who puts on the bike swap twice a year, attended the meeting and gave his insights into [...]

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