People On Foot
The Orange County Sheriff’s Office (OCSO) dropped by Conway Elementary on Oct. 27 to remind motorists to 1) yield to pedestrians in crosswalks and 2) follow crossing guard instructions. OCSO’s ped safety call to action comes on the heels of a series of incidents in school zones across Orange County […]
People On Foot
Counties across the state have been struggling to remove Florida from the top-rank of most dangerous state to be a pedestrian. Recent information shared from the Daily Commercial highlights that while we have come a long way, we still have a long way to go. Read about Lake County’s pedestrian […]
People On Foot
You may have already heard about the Orlando Walks Sidewalk Project. The first phase, which wrapped up in 2013, saw the installation of 17 miles of new sidewalks. Now the City of Orlando has entered Phase 2 – which will add an additional 22 miles of sidewalks. Completing 150 different […]
Newsletter / People On Foot
Best Foot Forward (BFF) continues to demonstrate progress with increased driver yield rates since its launch in June 2012. The BFF program’s 2014 18-Month Progress Report highlights Orlando’s pedestrian situation, BFF’s Triple “E” action plan (education, engineering & enforcement), and what’s happening at the crosswalks BFF is monitoring. Since 2012, […]
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The grand opening of the pedestrian and bicycle bridge in Kissimmee celebrated the imagination and partnership that made this new edition possible. The 220-foot bridge crosses over John Young Parkway just north of Colombia Avenue. It’s one of the final keys in the grand plan for the city’s bicycle path system and connector […]