Archive for Category: "Chapter News"
BWCF works with UCF police to keep Bike Bus rolling
It was a beautiful Friday morning in April. Sgt. Troy Williamson, Community Relations Officer with the University of Central Florida Police Department was on his way to work when he saw something unusual – a squad of eight bicyclists, traveling two-abreast, spinning their way up University Boulevard. A veteran officer, Sgt. Williamson was absolutely certain [...]
Bike/Walk Central Florida in the News
Bike/Walk Central Florida featured in the October issue of Central Florida Lifestyle Magazine
Time to get rid of bollards on our trails. Tell your story.
Bike/Walk Central Florida is collecting stories from Central Florida bicyclists who have had close encounters of the bad kind with “bollards,” those wacky, tacky, uh-oh… smacky posts used to keep cars off of trails. Based on feedback we have received from area cyclists, we are planning to work with Orange and Seminole counties to have [...]
HB 971 – Veto effort gains traction
OrlandoSentinel Florida cyclists fight bill requiring them to stay in bike lane By Dan Tracy, Orlando Sentinel 4:22 PM EDT, May 19, 2010 A 16-word addition to a state highway-safety bill sounds innocuous enough, directing, as it does, bicyclists to use marked bike lanes when available or to hug the right side of the [...]
Welcome to Bike/Walk Central Florida
The Florida Bicycle Association (FBA) is pleased to announce our second local chapter to advocate for a healthier, safer community for walkers and bicyclists throughout Orange and Seminole counties thanks to a two-year, $95,600 grant from the Winter Park Health Foundation (WPHF). Bike/Walk Central Florida will enable FBA to localize its advocacy and educational efforts [...]