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Orlando Sentinel: City brightens with switch to 14,000 LED lights

Lighting is crucial to saving pedestrian lives – according to MetroPlan Orlando, lack of lighting is a major contributor to pedestrian fatalities.  Only 20% of pedestrian fatalities occur in the daytime.  The rest occur at night. Thank you, City of Orlando, for getting these changes made that will brighten our […]

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Making BFFs: Spreading the news

Spreading the news about bike and pedestrian safety – here’s a few highlights. Let’s start off with a May and June recap. Rain didn’t stop the fun at Get Fit Day at Eagles Nest Park in Orlando in May, where The No Limits vision to progressively influence the health, education […]

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MetroPlan Orlando and Winter Park Health Foundation: First HIA on SR 50

MetroPlan Orlando, Winter Park Health Foundation and the University of Central Florida are conducting the first transportation Health Impact Assessment (HIA) in the region, focusing on SR 50 (Colonial Drive). What’s this mean? Well, the assessment will look at how changes along SR 50 might affect people’s health – everything from […]

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OPD joined panel of experts about balanced enforcement

Speeding enforcement IS pedestrian safety enforcement. That idea was one of the many highlights from Pedestrian and Bicycle Information Center’s Pedestrian Safety Enforcement Operation webinar on June 18. Orlando Police Department’s (OPD) own Sgt. Richard Ruth spoke as part of the webinar. Other highlights: Drivers and pedestrians both have duties […]

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24 ped devices in Orange County

Come August, crosswalks in Orange County will see more pedestrian safety devices. Orange County’s Traffic Engineering Department will install 24 new pedestrian devices throughout the county. This comes after the county already installed more than 20 devices last year – along some important roads like Pine Hills Road and on Silver […]