Welcome

Help us make Central Florida a bettter place for cycling! Click pic for details.

When was the last time you saw a bluebird, or stopped to marvel at a wayward pelican perched improbably in a citrus grove more than 50 miles from shore?

When was the last time you smelled orange blossoms or watched a turtle cross the road? When was the last time you took the kids for ice cream – on a bicycle?

Do you even remember how good it feels to hear leaves crunching beneath bike tires, or to walk, holding hands on a hot day, in the cool, damp embrace of a shady oak canopy? When was the last time you took a walk, without a Walkman? What’s stopping you?

S-Cargo Ride to Maitland Farmer’s Market from Keri Caffrey on Vimeo.

Work? School? Kids? Everyone is so busy these days we can’t even drive across town without calling, eating, texting, applying makeup, watching a movie, hearing a book, or learning a foreign language. Who has time for crosswalks? And yellow means “floor it,” right? We don’t even have time to write down directions. We just plug addresses into our GPSs,  and have our cars tell us how to get where we’re going. And woe unto anyone driving the speed limit in the “fast” lane.  We spend so much time trying to get to whatever’s ”next,” that we lose touch with the “now.” And we call that living.

That’s not sustainable. And it’s certainly not much fun.  That’s where we come in. We’re Bike/Walk Central Florida, a not-for-profit dedicated to fun, fitness and sustainable transportation planning in Orange and Seminole counties. We’re moms, dads, aunts, uncles, neighbors, teachers and grandparents working together to make our community more livable and promote civility on our roadways.

Here (eventually) you’ll find information on upcoming walks, rides, and other events of interest, plus coupons, ride maps and links to restaurants, bike shops and other helpful resources to help you get out and walk or bike. Someday we hope to have forums and discussion groups. And, of course pictures of you and your neighbors – out having fun . . . at the speed of life!

Thanks for coming, and please come back often. We’re just getting started, but we think this is the beginning of a beautiful relationship.