Transforming Central Florida into a Premier Biking and Walking Community! 
We all know and love Winter Park’s Park Avenue. A quick ride on the SunRail takes you to the bustling street full of great dining, fun events, and some delicious desserts on a pedestrian-friendly street. New York Avenue runs parallel to Park Ave. and gets a lot of the overflow foot […]
Operation Best Foot Forward made headlines in August with over $100,000 in earned media value from local news coverage. Media outlets who reported on the Aug. 26 crosswalk enforcement include WESH, WKMG, WFTV, Fox 35, News 13, Orlando Sentinel, HobNob Orlando, Magic 1077 and Mayor Dyer’s blog. Media coverage totaled an estimated […]
BFF joined the Orange County Citizen Corps for their faith-based breakfast last week and learned about a variety of preventable tragedies from other speakers. Melissa Belmont from Orange County Sheriff’s Office discussed crime, specifically car theft. They handed out bags with the slogan “Bring It, Bag It, Take It” to […]
In July, BFF connected with more than 100 nurses at Orlando Health about pedestrian safety. Our partners at Orlando Health are always ready to learn about pedestrian laws and how they can be a voice for prevention. Dr. J. Ibrahim shared with us a case study of a 75-year-old man […]
Fourth- and fifth-graders and families at Clermont’s Pine Ridge Elementary School saw a big problem with the lack of sidewalks for the students living within the two-mile “walk zone” of school. And they presented the solution to policy makers and community stakeholders at the Lake-Sumter Metropolitan Planning Organization’s “Sidewalk Summit” […]