Transforming Central Florida into a Premier Biking and Walking Community! 
Congrats are in order to Lee County for its commitment to being a bike-friendly community. According to a recent report by the Lee County Metropolitan Planning Organization and BikeWalk Lee, bicycle infrastructure has increased by 18 percent with more than 130 lane miles since 2010. You can view the progress […]
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 […]
Bicycling is good for business in Orlando. Investing in bike lanes, bike racks and other types of bike infrastructure is also great for the job market. Bike-friendly projects have proven to create jobs – an estimated 11.4 jobs statewide per $1 million spent. In 2014, 655,000 jobs were created by the bicycling industry […]
Two very different visions of leadership were on display in Tallahassee and Orange County this past month. It boils down to the difference between focusing on the next election and the next generation. A special session of the Florida Legislature belatedly produced a $78 billion state budget that featured a […]
Lighting is crucial to saving pedestrian lives – according to MetroPlan Orlando, lack of lighting is a major contributor to pedestrian fatalities. Only 20% of pedestrian fatalities occur in the daytime. The rest occur at night. Thank you, City of Orlando, for getting these changes made that will brighten our […]