Transforming Central Florida into a Premier Biking and Walking Community! 
Students at Winter Park High School are going above and beyond by implementing a bike share program that reminds everyone that biking is great exercise. Meg Pietkiewicz, a teacher at WPHS, believed that having a bike share program would benefit students that needed a ride home or to get some exercise. […]
Which community has the most sole? Winter Park, Maitland, or Eatonville? The three mayors asked and received their answer at Healthy Central Florida’s Third Annual Mayors’ Sole Challenge. The winner? Eatonville! They took the top spot because they had the highest percentage of people (based on population) in attendance. The prize – […]
BFF visited Mrs. Gordon’s gifted class at St. Mary Magdalene in Maitland last month to talk about today’s pedestrian safety challenges and tomorrow’s planning solutions for walkable communities. Future engineers and game-changers, these students are entering the Florida Engineering Society’s 20th annual “Project CREATE” competition. This year’s topic is right up BFF’s […]
Now playing at a City of Orlando office near you: Best Foot Forward for Pedestrian Safety videos! Produced through the city’s talented communications department, these are the first two in a series of public service videos to get more drivers to yield to peds and for peds to use crosswalks. The 40-second spots explain the driver […]
Trail history was made in October. The Office of Greenways and Trails (OGT), the Florida Greenways and Trails Foundation (FGTF), and FDOT hosted more than 140 planners, business owners, elected officials, and trail enthusiasts in Winter Garden where ideas were exchanged about making the Coast to Coast Connector (C2C) American’s best […]