Transforming Central Florida into a Premier Biking and Walking Community! 
By Dan Tracy One of the least enforced, most ignored laws on Orlando’s books says it is illegal to ride a bike on the sidewalk within the city limits. There are exceptions, such as bike- and pedestrian-only paths, but regular, old sidewalks are off-limits. The rule has been around since […]
Shout out to David Wayne, Executive Director at the JCC, and Robby Etzkin, Assistant Director, for installing new bike racks at the Jewish Community Center in Maitland. They know the importance of bikes to community health and fitness, which is also a central part of the JCC’s mission. Purposely installed […]
A sizeable crowd gathered in late October at the Comfort Inn on Sand Lake Road to hear from the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) and Orange County about the plans to improve multi-modal travel along the Orange Avenue corridor – from Sand Lake Road to Hoffner Road, touching parts of […]
MetroPlan Orlando uses Bike and Ped Counts to learn how many pedestrians and cyclists use crosswalks and sidewalks here in Orlando. As an intern with Bike/Walk Central Florida, I got the chance to volunteer for the September 11th count at the intersection of Webster and Denning in Winter Park. It was […]
It’s official. The City of Orlando entered into an agreement with Cyclehop on Nov. 17 to allow bikeshare stations on city right-of-way starting with the OUC building, Gertrude’s Walk (west of the rail road track), Skyhouse (near Orange County Courthouse), and Lake Eola (near Central Blvd. and Osecola) by year […]