Transforming Central Florida into a Premier Biking and Walking Community! 
UPDATED 4/26/22 9:06 PM – Following BOCC Vote Orange County has been working on a transportation initiative for some time and early this year the Transportation Sales Tax Referendum effort was relaunched. On April 26, following three Board of County Commissioner (BoCC) Work Sessions and numerous open houses, a public […]
Roni Wood, Community Outreach Specialist with Bike/Walk Central Florida, was named the 2021 Florida Bicycle Educator of the Year by Becky Afonso, Executive Director of the Florida Bicycle Association. The award ceremony took place alongside the City of Orlando’s Bike to Work Day Celebration on March 25, 2022. A transcript […]
Resident Survey and Open Houses Will Gather Community Feedback on Transportation Needs WHAT: On January 25, 2022, the Transportation Sales Tax Referendum effort was relaunched after nearly a two-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic crisis. Back in 2019, Orange County held over 200 community meetings and received nearly 11,000 surveys on local […]
Steering Committee to determine best use of $5.5 million grant February 11, 2022 – The Foundation for a Healthier West Orange (FHWO) announces the formation of a new steering committee – the Healthy West Orange Trails Connection (HWOTC). HWOTC promotes, activates, and enhances the trail system throughout West Orange to […]
Russ of Rusty’s Bicycle Recycle Uses the Bike to Help Many — Biking to work or to get around, for recreation and sport, for pleasure — it’s what bike enthusiasts do. It’s a life-change choice they’ve made, a self-actualization type of choice. But what about the bike changing lives in […]