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Articles written by: Bike/Walk Central Florida

Newsletter / People On Foot

Walking as therapy

David Moran, 32, is the program coordinator for Bike/Walk Central Florida and the related program Best Foot Forward. An avid walker, he put his feet in motion as he grappled with the aftermath of the Pulse shootings. Why walk?  Walking the city – biking – being out and about – […]

Newsletter / People On Foot

Metro Orlando least walkable city, says new report

Metro Orlando has a long way to go when it comes to being friendly to people on foot, at least according to a walkability study just completed by George Washington University and Smart Growth America, a pro-neighborhood group. The report looked at the nation’s 30 largest metro areas and ranked […]

Featured / Newsletter

Can Corrine Dr. become more biking and walking friendly?

Corrine Drive is a pothole-littered, five-lane road that bisects an eclectic community of homes, restaurants, boutique shops and businesses. The problem is many believe the roughly mile-long street is walker and biker unfriendly because it is too wide and often carries speeding cars and trucks. The Winter Park Health Foundation […]

News To Use

Politico: An Orlando America Doesn’t Know

In the wake of the Pulse Nightclub shootings, The City Beautiful was riding the crest of a wave.  Forging a new identity that still embraced its roots as an international tourist destination but also seeking out something more. A tech boomtown with a new bike-share program (Juice Bikes), commuter rail system […]

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No way around it – roundabouts safer than signals, signs

The Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) continues to make a case for roundabouts. And recent studies show them to be safer alternatives to stoplights and signals. Read the full story from The Daytona Beach News-Journal below. Florida studies show roundabouts safer than signals, signs The Daytona Beach News-Journal By Mark […]