Advancing Active Mobility Options for All

Advocating for safe, connected, and active communities where people can confidently walk, bike, and roll.

Empowering a Safer, More Connected Central Florida

Advocating for Streets That Put People First

Bike/Walk Central Florida (BWCF) is a nonprofit that envisions Central Florida as a healthy, active, and connected community where people safely walk, bike, and roll for transportation and recreation. Through education, advocacy, and strategic partnerships, we work to create a more connected and equitable transportation system that benefits everyone.

Making an Impact in Central Florida


In just one year*, Bike/Walk Central Florida has made incredible strides in creating safer streets and more connected communities. From equipping kids with helmets and bikes to advocating for life-saving infrastructure, our efforts are making a real difference.

107

Crosswalks Monitored

97

Events & Presentations

16,234

People Reached

688

Bicycles Distributed

1,958

Helmets Distributed

3,300

Students
Reached

326

Riders

24

Partners & Sponsors

64

Staff & Volunteers

And we’re just getting started!


See the full impact of our work and how you can be part of the movement.

*October 1, 2024 - September 30, 2025

Our Programs & Initiatives

Best Foot Forward, the nation’s largest grassroots pedestrian safety initiative, partners with communities across Florida to make crosswalks safer by increasing the number of drivers who stop for people crossing.

Bike/Walk Kids is a new program launched in 2024 that partners with schools and community groups to equip the next generation with lifelong walking, biking, and rolling safety skills through hands-on education and community-based events.

BIKE 5 is Bike/Walk Central Florida’s signature annual ride that brings people together to experience connected trails and communities while supporting safer, more active transportation across Central Florida.

Join our volunteer community

Join our growing community of over 120 volunteers across Central Florida, and make an impact in the lives of children and families.

Stay Connected with Our Latest News & Events

Rich Maladecki BWCF Board member

Welcoming Rich Maladecki to the BWCF Board of Directors

By Anna Rutherford • January 15, 2026
Meet Rich Maladecki, Bike/Walk Central Florida’s newest board member, bringing 45 years of nonprofit leadership, strategic planning expertise, and a passion for safer walking and biking in Central Florida.
Wheel of Achievement Awards

Celebrating Florida’s Changemakers: Highlights from the 3rd Annual Wheel of Achievement Awards

By Anna Rutherford • January 9, 2026
Celebrate Florida’s changemakers at the 3rd Annual Wheel of Achievement Awards, honoring leaders, projects, and policies advancing safer walking and biking statewide.
Police motorcycle and pickup truck at an intersection. A person crosses the street. Stop sign visible.

Crosswalk Enforcement Back in Action as Students Return to School

August 12, 2025
From July 29 through August 8, 2025, the Best Foot Forward (BFF) coalition partnered with law enforcement agencies across eight counties to carry out its summer Operation Best Foot Forward with a media theme of Back to School to help protect our youngest pedestrians as they are biking and walking to school at the start of the year. These efforts support FDOT’s Target Zero initiative, which aims to reduce traffic deaths and serious injuries to zero.

Sign Waving

Jan 26, 2026
10AM-11:30AM
Millenia Blvd & Timarron Dr, Orlando

Sign Waving

Feb 3, 2026

8:30AM-10:00AM

SR 100 & S. Chapel St., Bunnell

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