Transforming Central Florida into a Premier Biking and Walking Community! 
Our region is working hard to make roads for safer for everyone, especially bicyclists. The City of Orlando is no exception. Fifty sharrows are planned for Orlando’s roadways. The first one is in the of process being installed and will be completed by February or March of this year. Orlando […]
Thought the Orlando Police Department (OPD) only tickets drivers who don’t yield to pedestrians during Operation Best Foot Forward? Not so much. Since 2012, OPD has partnered with Best Foot Forward (BFF) and the Orange County Sheriff’s Office (OCSO) several times a year to conduct “crosswalk crackdowns” on drivers. Now a $40,000 […]
Traditional sidewalks typically cost $250,000 per block according to national averages. But in Seattle the bill runs $300,000 or more due to the city’s geography and other factors. The higher costs have made installing more sidewalks in the city a challenge. Though Seattle is currently ranked the 8th most walkable […]
NYC-based data scientist Max Galka has mapped out ten years worth of traffic fatality data (2004-2013) from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS). The map contains 373,377 points each representing a person who was killed in a traffic crash over the past decade. To view your […]
Communities that are unsafe for bicyclists and pedestrians not only miss out on opportunities for economic development but may also see negative economic impacts – including hefty healthcare costs. A new report from the Florida Department of Health measures the economic impact of bike/ped injuries statewide by looking at hospital […]