Transforming Central Florida into a Premier Biking and Walking Community! 
City of Orlando and Orange County engineers are hard at work to improve both your walking, biking, and driving experiences here. Some hand-picked favorite improvements happening now include: General Rees Avenue will soon see a new mid-block crosswalk to the South of Blue Jacket Park. It will appear at Sycamore Drive between […]
Not all pedestrian laws are created equal. There’s laws that require a motorist to yield, some that specify that drivers stop and then there’s differences between a controlled (typically “marked”) crosswalk and uncontrolled crosswalk, (oftentimes “unmarked.”) To further drive home the point that pedestrian laws vary – of the 50 […]
Orlando has a problem with pedestrian safety – and it’s a big deal. I moved to Orlando from Michigan six months ago. And one of the big things – aside from the heat – that I immediately noticed was the high number of vehicle/pedestrian accidents, many of which were deadly. […]
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 […]
To increase the safety of students crossing from UCF’s Rosen College of Hospitality Management to the Lake Cay Commons shopping plaza, the Orange County School Safety Coordinator, along with other parties like Rosen Hotels & Resorts, installed new flashing signs along the crosswalk. As the Rosen area continues to grow, […]