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Engineers hard at work: Crosswalk makeovers

City of Orlando and Orange County engineers are hard at work to improve both your walking, biking, and driving experiences here. Some hand-picked favorite improvements happening now include: General Rees Avenue will soon see a new mid-block crosswalk to the South of Blue Jacket Park. It will appear at Sycamore Drive between […]

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Orlando recognized as Bicycle Friendly City

Orlando has once again been designated as a bronze-level Bicycle Friendly Community from the League of American Bicyclists. City leaders, businesses, schools, and community members are continuing to work hard to take this designation to the next level and make Orlando a city that is welcoming to our friends on […]

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Healthy Central Florida inspires organizations to get active

Healthy Central Florida helped hopeful nonprofits get inspired last month as part of its Health Innovation Grant Workshop where ten organizations will be granted $2,500 for projects and initiatives that aim to make the Eatonville, Maitland and Winter Park area the healthiest in the nation. Four Healthy Central Florida’s main […]

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League of American Bicyclists: Using the Mayor’s Challenge as a local advocacy tool

LOCAL AND STATE ADVOCACY FEDERAL NEWS by Carolyn Szczepanski Let’s face it: Bike advocates have it tough. Winning our goal of safer streets is a game played in multiple arenas, where different teams must come together and share in the ultimate victory — or defeat. Sure, bicycling may be a simple […]

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Operation Best Foot Forward: It only takes one ticket

Operation Best Foot Forward is about changing behaviors of both drivers and walkers. Look no further than the story that ran on WKMG about Orlando Police Department (OPD) and Orange County Sheriff’s Office (OCSO) June’s “crosswalk crackdown.” Here was a man who received a $164 citation for failing to yield at […]