Transforming Central Florida into a Premier Biking and Walking Community! 
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 […]
A few times a year, the Orlando Police Department (OPD) and the Orange County Sheriff’s Office (OCSO) join forces for Operation Best Foot Forward (BFF), a high-visibility crosswalk enforcement operation where officers sporting their everyday clothes face a dangerous obstacle – crossing the street in a crosswalk. When drivers fail […]
June 11, 2018: By Lisa Portelli, BWCF Board Member Bike/Walk Central Florida (BWCF) Board member and FDOT transportation professional, Brenda Young cycled her longest distance ever this month – 28 miles – and realized something while doing it. Brenda believes there is a huge pent up demand of people just […]
Among the close to 400 riders out on the streets for Bike 5 Cities was NASCAR driver and FDOT Alert Today Florida Bike Safety Advocate Scott Lagasse. He was the first to stop his bike and personally assist riders with flat tires proving just how committed he is to […]
Piece by piece, Florida trails are coming together to bridge the gaps in our trail system and give commuters and recreational cyclists miles of local, regional and statewide paths to comfortably ride on. The City of Orlando’s long-awaited completion of the Orlando Urban Trail into the downtown core via Gertrude’s Walk […]