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Two Clermont residents commit to advocate for safe, walkable and bikeable transportation

ORLANDO, Fla. — (June 25, 2015) — Two Clermont volunteers, Shannon Hidalgo and Sean Parks, will further propel their “Choice of Champions” city as a bicycle-friendly community as new members of the Bike/Walk Central Florida (BWCF) Board of Directors. Clermont has become the destination for athletes to train for the […]

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Walkability is pushing businesses downtown

There’s a trend happening – more businesses are moving to downtowns across the country. Smart Growth America recently released a report titled Core Values: Why American Companies are Moving Downtown that discusses why these businesses are moving downtown. One huge factor? Walkability. Businesses are moving to downtowns that are walkable. […]

Newsletter / People On Foot

Ped talk: Monsters in the Morning 104.1

The Monsters are talking peds – and not just once, but on two occasions during June’s enforcement. Unfamiliar with the Monsters, well, they are Orlando’s very popular Real Radio 104.1 morning show hosts, Monsters in the Morning. They blasted both drivers and walkers for being careless – careless to walk […]

News To Use

$25 million set aside annually for SUN Trail

What do you get when you combine Florida sunshine and a huge demand for outdoor lifestyles? Florida SUN Trail Network. Haven’t heard of it? Well… Recently approved legislation designates a minimum of $25 million annually in funding for SUN Trail through the Florida Department of Transportation. SUN Trail, which stands for […]

Community Events

Orlando Sentinel: Off-road cycling club hopes to share the fun

Think there’s no mountain biking here amongst the pancake landscape of Central Florida? The Orlando chapter of the Southern Off-Road Bicycle Association would like to show you otherwise. Granted, you won’t find Colorado-ish climbs or Utah-esque canyons, but there are other varieties of off-road thrills. This Saturday, the 2-year-old club […]