Transforming Central Florida into a Premier Biking and Walking Community! 
Orange County, FL – Orange County Mayor Teresa Jacobs announces that she accepted U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx’s nationwide Mayors’ Challenge to help make roads more pedestrian and bike friendly. Mayor Jacobs is one of the 200 nationwide mayors – including the Mayors of Orlando, Casselberry, Kissimmee, Orange City and Longwood […]
A big “thank you” to the MetroPlan Orlando Board for putting trails a priority this legislative session. Seated at number one on the list is funding for the Coast to Coast Trail. The trail ultimately will provide a safe and continuous multi-use route from the Gulf of Mexico to the […]
Pedestrian and bicyclist safety has a champion in MetroPlan Orlando. The organization has announced their plans to develop a regional Complete Streets program, in line with the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT)’s new Complete Streets policy. Complete Streets is latest set of buzzwords to come to Orlando – but for […]
What is an RRFB? It stands for Rectangular Rapid Flashing Beacon, and these flashing lights do a great job of alerting drivers to pedestrians crossing the street. North Reddington Beach, a town just north of St. Petersburg, Florida, used RRFBs to lower the number of pedestrian fatalities and saw great results. […]
Top 15 Intersections for Bicycle Crashes in Orange County Intersection City Bicyclist Injuries UNIVERSITY BLVD & FORSYTH RD Unincorporated 13 SR436 & CURRY FORD RD Orlando 10 ORANGE BLOSSOM TRL & AMERICANA BLVD Unincorporated 7 CONWAY RD S & CURRY FORD RD Orlando 7 GOLDENROD RD & PERSHING AVE Unincorporated […]