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Articles written by: Bike/Walk Central Florida

People On Bikes

Biking 3,568 miles in 31 days

Bike/Walk Central Florida Board Member, Lisa Portelli, recently embarked on the “trip of a lifetime.” On July 8th, Lisa hopped on her bike and left Everette, Washington to start the 3,568-mile journey across the states. Her experience so far? “A dream come true.” Lisa’s tour guides are focused on following […]

Community Events

BFF joins Commissioner Siplin for her annual Family Wellness Affair

This past weekend (July 28), the BFF team joined members of the community at Barnett Park for Commissioner Siplin’s annual Family Wellness Affair. Every year, families from all over the county come and join the festivities in preparation to go back to school. With all of the community support, there […]

Community Events

BFF joins OPD to talk safety for National Night Out

This week, the BFF team headed to the Orlando Police Department (OPD) for their annual Leader’s Training event. The training, hosted by OPD, is a gathering for neighborhood watch leaders to learn about hosting a National Night Out (NNO) block party in their own neighborhoods. NNO is an annual community-building […]

Community Events

DTO wants to hear about your vision for the North Quarter

Want to be a part of transforming an area of downtown Orlando? The city wants to hear from you. Learn and share your thoughts during their upcoming workshops and studios. Help develop the transportation vision for the North Quarter Join the city in developing a Transportation Vision for the North […]

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Curry Ford temp transformation encourages biking, walking

For people biking and walking, many areas of Orlando present a serious traffic safety problem. In just 5 years, cars struck 16 people biking and 8 people walking along a 1.6-mile stretch of Curry Ford Road. As part of their Safe Streets Academy grant, Smart Growth America hosted a month-long road […]