Transforming Central Florida into a Premier Biking and Walking Community! 
Crosswalk infrastructure makes a difference. We can prove it. When Best Foot Forward launched in 2012, only 19 percent of drivers yielded to pedestrians in the marked crosswalk at the Lake Underhill Trail. Thanks to targeted education, high-visibility enforcement operations, and state of the art engineering enhancements by the City of Orlando, […]
When Bike/Walk Central Florida joined the Orange County Student Pedestrian Safety Committee, we learned the Orange County Sheriff’s Office is looking for 20-plus crossing guards. Interested? Click here for more information. Best Foot Forward will take part in both the City of Orlando’s crossing guard training and Orange County Public School’s […]
Orlando residents can expect to see more than 22 miles of new sidewalks along city streets as part of a push to make life safer in an area often described as the most dangerous for pedestrians in the United States. The City Council is expected to approve a winning $3.1 […]
Drop a stone into a pond and you’ll see the ripples in the water. Send a police officer out on a crosswalk and you’ll see drivers slowing down for pedestrians nearby. For February’s Operation Best Foot Forward, the Orange County Sheriff’s Office received requests to conduct enforcement at two crosswalks not […]
Tuesday was a great day for peds in Orange County. Mayor Jacob’s announced her participation in the USDOT Mayor’s Challenge for Safer Streets, Safer People. Click here to see the video footage. “Today I would like to announce that we are joining the USDOT’s Mayor’s Challenge for Safer People, Safer […]