Transforming Central Florida into a Premier Biking and Walking Community! 
Amanda Day, 43, is the executive director of Bike/Walk Central Florida, a nonprofit that promotes bicycle and pedestrian safety throughout Metro Orlando. Members push to develop and maintain recreational trails and make sure roads are built to accommodate walkers and bicyclists. Day spoke recently with Orlando Sentinel transportation writer Dan […]
Great news, trail enthusiasts! The Shingle Creek Regional Trail project is moving along. Partners from Osceola County, City of Kissimmee, Orange County, City of Orlando, and FDOT met at MetroPlan Orlando on September 23 for a joint Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee and Transportation Technical Committee meeting to discuss status, regional […]
While there is a jump in bike to work commuters nationally, our numbers are tiny – more like 500 riders out of the 250,000 population in the city of Orlando. The positive is that the City of Orlando and Orange County are encouraging biking and walking by installing more sidewalks, […]
Valet racking: A young DC-based entrepreneur wants to build a business around keeping your bike (and your stuff) safe. His goal: to make bike valet service part of basic event logistics, like providing “porta-potties or trash cans.” So for those bike-entreprenuers in Orlando, what about a dedicated, scalable bike valet right here? If […]
Lisa Portelli, program director for the Winter Park Health Foundation, enjoyed having other commuters bike to work on “Bike to Work Day” May 9. Portelli, who commutes to work on bike 3 to 4 days a week, rode her bike to the SunRail station from her home in downtown Winter […]