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Articles written by: Bike/Walk Central Florida

Trails

Big Tree Park to Black Hammock Trailhead Along the Cross Seminole Trail

An Easy Way to Bike 20+ Miles – Out-and-Back by William Wills I’m mainly a trail guy.  Bike trail, trail mix, Portland Trailblazers. I enjoy the variety of paved multi-use trails throughout Seminole County and periodically will go off-road on relatively easy packed-sand pathways. I don’t typically bike on Seminole […]

Best Foot Forward

Law Enforcement of Driver Yield Laws Prior to Back-to-School

Eight agencies to enforce Florida’s driver yield laws in two-day Operation Best Foot Forward Before more than 340,000 students head back to school in Orange and Seminole counties, law enforcement agencies will remind drivers that they must stop for people in crosswalks. Deputies from Orange and Seminole counties sheriffs’ offices […]

Community Events / News To Use

MetroPlan Orlando Transportation Survey Shows Central Florida Wants More Bicycling/Walking-Friendly Communities

MetroPlan Orlando released the results of its regional transportation study. The study showed that there is strong support for building pedestrian-friendly and bicycle-friendly communities but still a great sense that these forms of transportation are unsafe in the region. In fact, 96% of respondents agreed it is important for transportation […]

News To Use

Florida CS/SB 950 – Bicycle and Pedestrian Safety Bill – Becomes Law July 1

The Florida CS/SB 950 – Bicycle and Pedestrian Safety bill was approved unanimously by the Florida house and senate, signed by the Governor and became effective July 1, 2021. The Florida Bicycle Association, who had been working diligently on the “Move Over for People” initiative, sent the following recap of […]

BIKE 5 / New Infrastructure / Trails

Bike 5 Cities Signs Become Permanent Fixtures in Casselberry

UPDATED: 09/01/22 | ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED: 06/30/21 The Bike 5 Cities Wayfinding Master Plan was in development for a handful of years, and the City of Casselberry’s Public Works Department was the first to install permanent Bike 5 Cities wayfinding signs in the summer of 2021! The signs were installed along […]