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A bikeable city is one where people ride bicycles because it is a convenient, fun, safe, and healthy choice. As the City of Orlando wraps up it’s bike study, expect a blueprint for a high-quality bicycle network that connects to places people want to go and provides a time-competitive travel option […]
People On Bikes
By David Breen An outdoor oasis is coming to one of Orange County’s most urban areas — within sight of traffic-choked West Colonial Drive. Shelved for years by the economic downturn, the long-delayed Pine Hills Trail is finally taking shape. County commissioners on Tuesday took another step forward in the […]
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By Dan Tracy The planned bike-share program in downtown Orlando is behind schedule but appears to be closing in on financial sponsors that could get things rolling by year’s end. Cyclehop, based in Miami Beach, is in talks with Florida Hospital and the transportation consulting firm VHB to underwrite at […]
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On November 4, 2014, Florida voters said yes to Amendment 1, which will set aside almost $20 billion in funding for water and land conservation over the course of 20 years. Clay Henderson with Holland & Knight recently wrote a summary highlighting some of the key takeaways of Amendment 1 and what this means […]
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By Dan Tracy, Orlando Sentinel In a notion that has been talked about for years, downtown Orlando’s roads could be reworked to slow cars and trucks as a way to encourage more people to walk or ride their bikes. Among the possibilities: returning two-way traffic to streets such as Orange Avenue, narrowing Robinson Street […]