Transforming Central Florida into a Premier Biking and Walking Community! 
Children are the least predictable pedestrian and the most difficult to see. Last year in Orange County, 74 children under the age of 14 collided with a car. Motorists failing to yield are sometimes to blame. That’s why the Orlando Police Department (OPD) and Orange County Sheriff’s Office (OCSO) will be conducting crosswalk enforcement details at targeted locations Wednesday, Aug. 26.
FOX 35 joined BWCF Project Director, Amanda Day, BWCF Board Member, Rick Geller, and his daughter Melissa on the first day of school for Orange County students. Rick and Melissa got to enjoy their ride to school on the new cycle tracks near the Cady Way Trail that lead to […]
To become a world-class city, the City of Orlando is working to become more “complete” – with an addition of a Complete Streets policy. This ensures that roads are repainted and redesigned with bicyclists, pedestrians, drivers, and transit users in mind. In September, the City of Orlando reviewed and approved the draft of a proposed Complete […]
When you’re driving down E. Washington Street near Thornton Park, you may notice the crosswalk at N. Summerlin Avenue, or you should! The City of Orlando recently placed reflective pavement markers at the approaches to the crosswalk. The reflective markers, which are visible during inclement weather and at night, are common […]
Lisa Portelli is an avid bicyclist who rides more than 200 miles a week on roads and trails throughout Central Florida. But what she finds unnerving is bicycling on trails with missing sections. It forces her to get off the trail, ride on the roadway for the length of the […]