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Orlando Sentinel Editorial: Bright spot in the new state budget? Bike trails

Orlando Sentinel July 8, 2015 Finally we have a topic that most of Florida’s squabbling politicians and skeptical citizens can agree on: bicycle trails. Don’t laugh. After a budget brawl that took a gut-wrenching special session and a blitzkrieg of gubernatorial vetoes to complete, any worthy survivor deserves respect. One […]

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Orlando Sentinel: Advocates want more bike and walking paths in Winter Park

Park Avenue sports a new train station and a commuter-rail stop, as well as some of the trendiest shopping and dining in Metro Orlando. Now it needs a network of bike and walking trails, says a group of health advocates. “It has extraordinary benefits,” said Forest Michael, a planner helping […]

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Orlando Sentinel: Better bike paths win out in Winter Park

Orlando Sentinel By Beth Kassab Politicians in Central Florida say they are tired of this region being labeled the worst in the country for pedestrians and cyclists. And maybe — just maybe — they are starting to prove it. For too long, walkers and bikers who want to share roads […]

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Orlando Sentinel: Maitland pedestrian bridge over I-4 – Icon or bridge to nowhere?

MAITLAND — The planned pedestrian bridge that will span Interstate 4 is supposed to be one of the iconic features of the $2.3 billion rebuild of the highway. But how will bikers and walkers get to it and will it, in the words of Maitland Mayor Dale McDonald, end up […]

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Orlando Sentinel: Clermont gets two appointments to bike safety board

Orlando Sentinel By Michael W. Freeman Lake County Commissioner Sean Parks has joined fellow Clermont resident Shannon Hidalgo, a member of the South Lake Chamber of Commerce, to serve as members of the Bike/Walk Central Florida Board of Directors. In doing so, Hidalgo and Parks said they hope to foster […]