Transforming Central Florida into a Premier Biking and Walking Community! 
Gov. Rick Scott signed the 2015-16 Department of Transportation budget, on June 23, which totals $9.9 billion. Of that total budget, $9.1 billion of it supports the Transportation Work Program and funds the construction and maintenance of Florida’s roads, bridges, rails, seaports and other public transportation systems. Here’s a few […]
Big news, Florida bikers: new bike lanes are getting wider. FDOT has changed its buffered bike lane standards from 5 feet to 7 feet. That’s 24 extra inches for you and your bicycle to be protected from fast-moving traffic. This means that the white painted line that normally separates humans on […]
The News-Press looked at the state’s law that a driver must pass a bicycle at “not less than 3 feet” and found that of the 500 tickets issued to drivers who passed bicyclists illegally, only eight of those drivers were found guilty. Billy Hattaway, Bike/Walk Central Florida chair and FDOT’s “champion” for […]
Florida Department of Transportation District 1 Secretary and Bike/Walk Central Florida Chair Billy Hattaway and his mission to make Florida safer for walkers and bikers was featured in Streetsblog USA. By Angie Schmitt Monday, March 30, 2015 Billy Hattaway just might have the most challenging job in any American transportation agency. As […]
The CNU Florida Summit had Bike/Walk Central Florida written all over it. Perhaps the most rewarding aspect was watching the BWCF Board Chair and FDOT District 1 Secretary Billy Hattaway receive the John Nolen award, recognizing his outstanding body of work and achievements in transforming the public sector of transportation in Florida. Congratulations. […]