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Community Events / People On Foot

School is Out & Enforcement Ramps Up with $164 Tickets for Crosswalk Violations

  *MEDIA TIP* School is Out & Enforcement Ramps Up with $164 Tickets for Crosswalk Violations What:    School is out and summer is here.  No better time to remind drivers to expect to see more pedestrians, especially with the 184,000 Orange County students on summer break starting this week. The […]

Metro Orlando streets are again nation’s riskiest for walkers
People On Foot

Metro Orlando streets are again nation’s riskiest for walkers

By Dan Tracy, Orlando Sentinel Metro Orlando once again is the most dangerous place in the country to take a walk, followed closely by three other Florida regions: Tampa-St. Petersburg, Jacksonville and Miami-Fort Lauderdale. Wide roads designed to speed traffic and far-flung subdivisions served by strip centers have combined in Orlando and much of […]

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Go Hug your Orange County Commissioner & Mayor

Next time you see your Orange County Commissioner and Mayor Jacobs, shake their hand, pat them on the back, or even give them a hug for their unwavering support of the Best Foot Forward pedestrian safety program. Amanda Day, project director for Bike/Walk Central Florida, shared the BFF update with […]

People On Bikes / Trails

C2C Becoming a Reality

A big thank you goes to Senator Andy Gardiner and the Senate’s transportation and economic development committee who recently approved $15.5 million for the Coast-to-Coast (C2C) connector. The money will help fill the gaps in the planned 275 miles of unbroken bicycle path stretching from St. Petersburg through Metro Orlando […]

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It’s TIGER time

It’s that time of year again.  DOT Secretary Fox announced $600 million will be made available to fund transportation projects across the country by U.S. Department of Transportation’s highly successful Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) competitive grant program. This year’s TIGER grant focus is on projects that support reliable, […]