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Articles written by: Bike/Walk Central Florida

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Project DTO: Asking for Your Ideas of What Makes a Great City

Orlando residents and downtown workers flocked to Wall Street Plaza in June to share their vision for the future of downtown Orlando. Divided into nine key topics ranged from transportation, open spaces, sustainability to arts & culture and the city’s identity – everything was on the table. Hundreds showed up […]

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Meet the New OPD Police Chief

This past month Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer visited city neighborhoods to introduce Orlando’s new Police Chief John Mina. Best Foot Forward met up with the Mayor and Chief at the Loch Haven Park event, along with Vicky Steely from Audubon Park’s Neighborhood Watch.  A big turn out from residents, local businesses […]

Community Events / Newsletter

BFF Making BFFs at Ivey Lane Park

Karate exhibitions, live R&B music and true community fun united at the Inaugural Juneteenth Festival at Ivey Lane Park.  Best Foot Forward was honored to be a participant at the inaugural festival along with community partners like Get Active Orlando. If you missed the festival, you must go next year.  It was […]

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All Things Considered Considers BFF

NPR – All Things Considered – produced a lengthy segment on region’s ped problem and detailing the steps FDOT, MetroPlan Orlando, Orange County and City of Orlando are taking to make our streets walker, biker, people friendly — especially since Central Florida was ranked #1 in preventable pedestrian accidents when looking at fatality […]

News To Use

Prioritization of Bike/Ped Projects

Keeping with the 2040 Long Range Transportation Plan theme.  MetroPlan Orlando’s Bicycle & Pedestrian Advisory Committee (BPAC) is responsible for prioritizing bike/ped projects based on set criteria and a defined process — data collection, systems analysis, and cost estimates. Check out  page 14 of the 2040 LRTP report for details. The resulting […]