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Fox 35: MetroPlan gives $100k for pedestrian safety initiative

Fox 35 By Mike Synan, Reporter ORLANDO, Fla. (WOFL FOX 35 ORLANDO) – Metroplan Orlando, the region’s transportation planning agency will expand a program called Best Foot Forward to Osceola and Seminole counties at a cost of $100,000 to taxpayers. The program has already been in operation in both Orlando and […]

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Orlando Sentinel Editorial: Bright spot in the new state budget? Bike trails

Orlando Sentinel July 8, 2015 Finally we have a topic that most of Florida’s squabbling politicians and skeptical citizens can agree on: bicycle trails. Don’t laugh. After a budget brawl that took a gut-wrenching special session and a blitzkrieg of gubernatorial vetoes to complete, any worthy survivor deserves respect. One […]

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Orlando Sentinel: Advocates want more bike and walking paths in Winter Park

Park Avenue sports a new train station and a commuter-rail stop, as well as some of the trendiest shopping and dining in Metro Orlando. Now it needs a network of bike and walking trails, says a group of health advocates. “It has extraordinary benefits,” said Forest Michael, a planner helping […]

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FDOT’s 2015-16 budget includes $38.3 million for bike and pedestrian trails

Gov. Rick Scott signed the 2015-16 Department of Transportation budget, on June 23, which totals $9.9 billion. Of that total budget, $9.1 billion of it supports the Transportation Work Program and funds the construction and maintenance of Florida’s roads, bridges, rails, seaports and other public transportation systems. Here’s a few […]

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People for Bikes: Florida approves $25 million in annual funding for trails

People for Bikes By Alex Logemann June 29, 2015 In a major win for the development of Florida’s bicycle infrastructure, Governor Rick Scott has signed legislation that will significantly increase spending on bicycle and pedestrians trails. House Bill 2514-A requires the Department of Transportation to allocate $25 million per year […]