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May The Fourth B(ike) With You - 2022 Bike and Roll to School Day
Community Events / Safe Routes to School / Social Ride

May the Fourth B(ike) with You: Orlando Bike and Roll to School Day 2022

Every May marks National Bike Month here in the U.S. and one of our favorite events, without question, is Bike to School Day! The city of Orlando is going above and beyond this year for the 11th annual National Bike & Roll to School Day on May 4, 2022. Dubbed “May […]

Bikes and Trains
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BWCF Supports Placing Orange County Transportation Sales Tax on The Ballot

UPDATED 4/26/22 9:06 PM – Following BOCC Vote Orange County has been working on a transportation initiative for some time and early this year the Transportation Sales Tax Referendum effort was relaunched. On April 26, following three Board of County Commissioner (BoCC) Work Sessions and numerous open houses, a public […]

Change Makers

Florida Bike Educator of the Year (2021)

Roni Wood, Community Outreach Specialist with Bike/Walk Central Florida, was named the 2021 Florida Bicycle Educator of the Year by Becky Afonso, Executive Director of the Florida Bicycle Association. The award ceremony took place alongside the City of Orlando’s Bike to Work Day Celebration on March 25, 2022. A transcript […]

Bus and Bike
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Orange County Mayor Launches Transportation Initiative Online and In Person

Resident Survey and Open Houses Will Gather Community Feedback on Transportation Needs WHAT: On January 25, 2022, the Transportation Sales Tax Referendum effort was relaunched after nearly a two-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic crisis. Back in 2019, Orange County held over 200 community meetings and received nearly 11,000 surveys on local […]

Healthy West Orange Trails Connection / News Stories

Healthy West Orange Trails Connection Formed to Promote, Activate, Enhance Trail System in West Orange

Steering Committee to determine best use of $5.5 million grant February 11, 2022 – The Foundation for a Healthier West Orange (FHWO) announces the formation of a new steering committee – the Healthy West Orange Trails Connection (HWOTC). HWOTC promotes, activates, and enhances the trail system throughout West Orange to […]