Transforming Central Florida into a Premier Biking and Walking Community! 
As any pedestrian or cyclists knows, crossing the streets in this car-obsessed state can be an adrenalin-pumping rush or an unplanned trip to the hospital. State and local transportation planners, traffic engineers, and bike/ped advocates took note and are questioning the 20th century roadway design doctrines and looking at alternatives that […]
By David Breen An outdoor oasis is coming to one of Orange County’s most urban areas — within sight of traffic-choked West Colonial Drive. Shelved for years by the economic downturn, the long-delayed Pine Hills Trail is finally taking shape. County commissioners on Tuesday took another step forward in the […]
By Dan Tracy The planned bike-share program in downtown Orlando is behind schedule but appears to be closing in on financial sponsors that could get things rolling by year’s end. Cyclehop, based in Miami Beach, is in talks with Florida Hospital and the transportation consulting firm VHB to underwrite at […]
By Megan Elliot For the last few years, Keith Wiedemann wasn’t sure if he could make it across Aloma Avenue alive. If a car ran a red light or turned right on a red, the blind Winter Park resident couldn’t see it. “They run those lights so much, it’s very […]
By Dan Tracy, Orlando Sentinel In a notion that has been talked about for years, downtown Orlando’s roads could be reworked to slow cars and trucks as a way to encourage more people to walk or ride their bikes. Among the possibilities: returning two-way traffic to streets such as Orange Avenue, narrowing Robinson Street […]