Transforming Central Florida into a Premier Biking and Walking Community! 
Thank you to Healthy Central Florida Executive Director Jill Hamilton Buss for giving Bike/Walk Central Florida and Best Foot Forward a shout out in the Orlando Sentinel. Read her Nov. 6 editorial below – it’s a powerful call to action for both promoting walking and designing walkable communities. Take a walk on […]
A whopping 71 percent of Lake County voters approved an infrastructure sales tax on Nov. 3 to help fund sidewalks, trails, and roadway improvements among other capital projects throughout the county. The landslide yes vote extends the existing penny sales tax another 15 years. First approved in 1988, Lake County residents […]
Bike helmets can save lives. Though they don’t prevent all injuries, helmets are critical to reducing the risk of severe head injuries. One study estimates that helmet use reduced the odds of head injury by 50 percent and the odds of head, face, or neck injury by 33 percent in […]
Communities that are unsafe for bicyclists and pedestrians not only miss out on opportunities for economic development but may also see negative economic impacts – including hefty healthcare costs. A new report from the Florida Department of Health measures the economic impact of bike/ped injuries statewide by looking at hospital […]
The News-Press recently shared an article that hit the nail right on the head – Our future depends on walkable communities. They are absolutely right. Traffic gridlock is not the only way of the future, though. By building walkable communities, we can reverse the gridlock and provide residents with a different […]