Transforming Central Florida into a Premier Biking and Walking Community! 
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 […]
Orlando’s own Edgewater Drive is a national model for Complete Streets, according to a new report released by Smart Growth America’s National Complete Streets Coalition. A Complete Street accommodates people of all ages and abilities traveling on foot, on bicycle, in transit, and in cars. Complete Streets legislation and policies […]
The WGCU Gulf Coast Live radio show hosted a segment that explores what’s behind the dangerous conditions Florida bicyclists face – from driver aggression and a lack of safety education to ill-designed roadway infrastructure and a lack of effective legislation to protect cyclists.
Team Florida – which was made up of 13 Floridians – worked from the “top down and bottom up” to advocate bicycling. Bike/Walk Central Florida’s own Lisa Portelli and Amanda Day were among Team Florida – who represented the state at this year’s League of American Bicyclists’ National Bike Summit in […]
Orange is the new spandex. That was the talk around wild Winter Park when residents, shop owners, and visitors spotted the sea of orange cyclists cruising the city streets for the first official Bike to Work Day, dubbed “Biking Works” a few weeks ago. After the two-wheeled ride, folks celebrated with […]