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Articles written by: Bike/Walk Central Florida

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BFF’s for LIFE! 

Pauline, Linda and Gloria are at the UCF campus early every Tuesday morning, usually with their boyfriends, to make sure they get to lectures on time.  Typical college coeds?  Not exactly.  They are students of LIFE (The Learning Institute for Elders) at UCF.   This over-50 crowd of life-long learners attends […]

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City of Orlando: Sidewalks for Safety

Shout out to the City of Orlando for adding 22 miles of sidewalk to make Orlando neighborhood streets safer.  The locations for the new sidewalks were picked based on schools, parks, bus routes and SunRail locations.  Construction will begin in a few months and is expected to be complete in […]

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Rash of Ped Fatalities in Sept. & Oct.

Speaking of not looking out for each other, September and October saw a rash of ped fatalities across our three counties.  According to the Orlando Sentinel, 6 of the 8 reported accidents were women ranging in age from eight to seventy-two years old. Five of the eight were in the dark […]

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Why Don’t They Stop? Operation Best Foot Forward

“They never stop for me. Never.”  That’s what our newest BFFer says about trying to cross the street at Pine Hills Rd. & El Trio Way every day. He normally watches 5-10 cars speed by at 45 mph before one driver will stop for him. During October’s Operation Best Foot Forwardefforts, the […]

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So What Is International Walk to School Day?

What began in 1997 as a one-day event in Chicago, International Walk to School Day has grown into a movement for year-round safety when it comes to kids and their routes to school. With participants in over 40 countries and all 50 states, Walk to School Day celebrates the many […]