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Best Foot Forward Presents to the Rotary Club of Avalon Park

BFF Program Manager Katy Magruder presents to local groups and organizations to talk to people about pedestrian safety. If you are interested in having her speak at your event or to your group, please email her at [email protected]. Pulling into the Avalon Park community, I was impressed with the low speed roads, prominent pedestrian […]

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StreetsBlog: The Critical Difference Between 30 MPH and 20 MPH

StreetsBlog Network shared an article about reducing vehicle speed the discusses why decrease of just 10 miles an hour can save lives: It might seem like a small thing: reducing motor vehicle speeds 10 miles per hour. But that 10 mph can make an enormous difference for the safety of […]

Orlando Sentinel: Orlando adding many sidewalks
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Orlando Sentinel: Orlando adding many sidewalks

Orlando residents can expect to see more than 22 miles of new sidewalks along city streets as part of a push to make life safer in an area often described as the most dangerous for pedestrians in the United States. The City Council is expected to approve a winning $3.1 […]

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Children take a break from the books to learn about bike safety at South Trail Library

The South Trail Library is a busy place on a Saturday afternoon. And it was a perfect opportunity for BWCF and BFF to talk with residents and children about pedestrian and bike safety. There were many kids eager to answer our questions about ped safety. The children were well-aware of the need to look left-right-left […]

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Hopping into Spring at the Ocoee Spring Fling

Lakeside breeze and bike helmet fittings go nicely – that’s how Ocoee residents felt at the Ocoee Spring Fling. About 500 people attended the event and BWCF and BFF spoke to nearly 70 of them about pedestrian and bike safety. A few residents expressed concerns about the lack of crossing guards […]