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Articles written by: Bike/Walk Central Florida

Metro Orlando streets are again nation’s riskiest for walkers
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Metro Orlando streets are again nation’s riskiest for walkers

By Dan Tracy, Orlando Sentinel Metro Orlando once again is the most dangerous place in the country to take a walk, followed closely by three other Florida regions: Tampa-St. Petersburg, Jacksonville and Miami-Fort Lauderdale. Wide roads designed to speed traffic and far-flung subdivisions served by strip centers have combined in Orlando and much of […]

Stepping Up for Pedestrian Safety: BFF Annual Report
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Stepping Up for Pedestrian Safety: BFF Annual Report

Best Foot Forward is a powerful coalition of community leaders coming together to reduce pedestrian injuries and fatalities in Central Florida.  Read about BFF’s progress in our Annual Report.

People On Bikes

$15.5 million secured for Coast to Coast

“A big thank you to the entire Florida state legislature and bill sponsor Senator Andy Gardiner for approving $15.5 million for the Coast to Coast Connector Trail in this recent legislative session. The money will help fill in the gaps in the planned 275 miles of unbroken bicycle path stretching from St. Petersburg […]

Community Events

All Aboard the SunRail

On April 30, Central Florida made history with the opening of the first commuter rail line.  The first phase of SunRail is complete with twelve stations from the northernmost station in DeBary to the southernmost station in Sand Lake Road. After years of debate and political hurdles, construction got the […]

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Bike to Work Day with Mayor Dyer

On Friday morning, 257 participants made the most successful Bike to Work Day Orlando has ever seen. The Orlando Sentinel interviewed Bike/Walk Central Florida board member, Lisa Portelli, about the Bike to Work Day celebrations: “WINTER PARK— On Friday morning, Lisa Portelli went from her home in downtown Winter Park […]